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Inside Look: The Aladdin Sane, Detroit

Imbibe Magazine

The cocktail bar, an Imbibe 75 Place to Watch , is tucked beneath the restored, 1920s-era Book Tower in downtown Detroit. Rarities also include Glenfiddich 29-year Grand Yozakura (the only bottle in a Michigan bar). Stokes Architecture + Design and hospitality group Method Co.

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Damon’s Very Special Good Job Awards: A Satire Article By Damon Fabbo

Bartender.com

Some awards are for the best bartender. Fastest Barback Every bartender has a story about sending a barback for ice, limes, or—let’s be honest—emergency cigarettes. But we do not promote you to bartender. This award honors the bartender whose consumption levels would concern even Mr. Fernet himself. It was six minutes.

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The Acid Test: What’s the Best Version of Lime Juice for Cocktails?

VinePair

Not long ago, bartenders mainly relied on sweet & sour mix. Today, we’re in an era where molecular mixology is at a fever pitch, and more bartenders than ever are designing menus with sustainability in mind. All drinks were made back-to-back by the same bartender, Alec Kossoff of NYC’s Monkey Thief. Actually, pretty well.

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Even the Great Martini Revival Can’t Save Vermouth

VinePair

The Dry Martini is back, with a lot of extra dry and in and out orders, says Marcovaldo Dionysos, a veteran bartender in San Francisco, a city with a longstanding reputation as a Martini mecca. When the Martini first started showing up on menus and in cocktail books in the 1800s, it was a sweet drink, made of Old Tom gin and sweet vermouth.

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4 of the Strongest Cocktails You Can Order at a Bar

VinePair

Rather than ordering a classic like a Gin & Tonic or Old Fashioned and asking the bartender to make it strong , there are a few particularly powerful cocktails that pack a punch all on their own. While bottles can range in alcohol level, some expressions can reach 75 percent ABV.

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The Five Ingredient Rule

Cocktails with Suderman

Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, techniques, theories, anecdotes, opinions, and recipes. Finally, there’s the contrasting element—most commonly either something bitter, like dasher-bottle bitters or Campari, or something sour, like lemon or lime juice. So many recipes!

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Award-Winning Mixologist Molly Wellmann Joins Hidden Barn Whiskey as Master Taster

The Whiskey Wash

Molly Wellmann, recognized as “Best Bartender/Owner in the Nation” by Nightclub and Bar Media, will serve as Master Taster for Hidden Barn Whiskey, stepping into a role that shapes the brand’s flavor profile as it expands into 20 states. She authored Handcrafted Cocktails and is now working on a second book.