VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

Gerwin laments that when a technique becomes popular, bartenders can run wild with it, without considering how it will improve or change a cocktail. Many bartenders consider Dave Arnold a sort of father of the resurgence of clarified cocktails. Sometimes clarifying a drink is the right technique to achieve a creative vision.

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Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This is a story about ordering drinks off menu, and specifically figuring out how to quickly, efficiently, and precisely describe the sort of drink you want to a bartender. Cocktails With Suderman is the home bartender’s guide, with tips, tricks, opinions, anecdotes, and recipes. What Can I Get You?

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Sunset Paradise Course Drinks Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, cranberry, lime, orange juice, peach brandy, tequila, Triple sec, vodka Ingredients ½ oz. Peach brandy 1 ½ oz. Notes Oscar Garcia, lead bartender at seafood grill Corvina in Boca Raton, FL, created this recipe.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2025

That profile makes this a great selection for highballs and Margaritas, while the price bolsters its selection as a cocktail staple. Bartenders love it and weve raved about Teremanas blanco in the past. Dulce Vida blanco leans into peel, along with supporting mineral aromas and vibrant pepper undertones across its nose and palate.

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VinePair

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Mule also ranked 10th on Drinks International’s annual compendium of the 50 most popular cocktails worldwide according to bartenders, behind the auspicious likes of the Negroni , Old Fashioned , Daiquiri , Espresso and Dry Martinis , and the Whiskey Sour. This doesn’t always spring from the minds of barkeeps, either. “I percent from $7.38

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

The day I graduated from college I was fortunate enough to already be working my dream job, bartending at New York’s Booker and Dax. From Backbar to Cocktail Beyond the spirits list handed to guests, backbar choices become the palette of flavors from which bartenders create drinks. So how does one build a purpose-driven backbar?

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2025

Prior to World War I, a shake might be made with brandy, gin, or another ardent spirit. Retired TGI Fridays bartender Jim Mancini describes the shape of the drink at the precise moment everything comes together in a blender: Its done when the top looks like a perfect babys butt.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Highballs at Kiko When dining out in the depths of winter, an often unspoken yet wildly important factor in choosing a restaurant is its warmth. Our favorite was the Nashi Highball, made with Japanese whisky , sherry , ginger, and pear cider. Helmed by internationally acclaimed bartenders Juliette Larrouy and Moe Aljaff, schmuck.

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VinePair

MAY 23, 2024

Thankfully, 25 bartenders from around the world have come to the rescue. Keep reading for the Scotches bartenders love to use when mixing up cocktails, along with drink ideas that will fit seamlessly into your summertime repertoire. Karl Goranowski, bartender/beverage director, BATA , Tucson, Ariz.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

The stout-and- Champagne combo was allegedly created by a bartender at London’s Brooks’s Club to mourn the death of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert. Though it’s unclear as to which stout that bartender employed, Guinness has long been the go-to brew in this spec. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The recipe, which simply includes one sugar cube, a few dashes of Angostura bitters , and Champagne, was written by legendary bartender Jerry Thomas and first appeared in the “Bon Vivant’s Companion.” The Champagne Cocktail If you’re a purist, the appropriately named Champagne Cocktail is a wonderful build to branch out with.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Supposedly created in 1919 by a bartender in Florence, Italy looking to bolster an Americano , the Negroni fuses equal parts London dry gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari. But double the mint and muddle it in a highball glass before adding simple syrup, fresh lime juice, and rum in place of gin, and you’ll have yourself a Mojito.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There, in the 1990s, bartender Julio Bermejo originally made the swap from orange liqueur to agave nectar, and beverage pros and at-home bartenders have been loving the fresh take on the drink ever since. Legend has it that Ramos had to hire “shaker boys” to assist the bartenders with the bicep-straining shaking.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

See Recipe The Perfect Pear While Scotch may not be the first spirit you think of when you think “daytime cocktail,” this seasonal highball bursting with autumnal aromas of cinnamon and pear is sure to prove you wrong. See Recipe Fiery Caramel Apple Hot Toddy Who says Fireball is only for college students?

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

… The ships bartenders made drinks popular at the timeMartinis, Manhattans, Stingers. But the Titanics cargo manifest supports the idea that the ships bartenders made drinks popular at the time Martinis , Manhattans , Stingers. Dubois, 110 cases of brandy from H. Hollander, and 15 cases of Cognac from Van Renssaller.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At the time, brandy wasn’t particularly new. French brandy production dates to the 1300s and started out, like a lot of other spirits, as something intended for medicinal purposes. In 1724, an entrepreneurial winemaker in southwestern France with a catchy name — Rémy Martin — began his journey with distilling the now famous spirit.

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VinePair

MAY 15, 2025

As such, a handful of their drinks as well as those from bartenders who came after them employ many base spirits other than rum, like gin, tequila , bourbon, and even Chartreuse. The simple highball consists of tequila, lime juice, crme de cassis, and a splash of ginger beer, making it a refreshing respite from its rum-based cohorts.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It is perhaps the boldest booze move the city’s drinking landscape has seen since Joe Heron decided to open brandy distillery Copper & Kings a decade ago. As for Scotch’s reputation as an aggressive spirit that overwhelms all other components in a drink, some bartenders find that judicious moderation solves that problem.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

It is overproof, but its extremely soft, says Sarah Morrissey, bar director at Le Veau dOr, where the house Martini cheekily titled our way on the menu calls for 2 and a half ounces of Old Raj to a half-ounce of dry vermouth, and comes with a highball sidecar of vermouth and Vichy water. A lot of bartenders dont know it, either.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 8, 2025

A variety of daily and weekly passes, discounted bartender passes, and individual event tickets will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. This years tours are: Brandy/Bourbon/Bitters/Ice, Louche: The French Quarter Absinthe Tour, The Big Gay Bar Tour, The Ramos Reality Tour: Separating Fact from Fizz.

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Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

Beyond basic equipment, aspiring home bartenders should consider specialized tools to expand their repertoire. Bartenders at bartenderschool emphasize the importance of using high-quality components like fresh citrus, herbs, and spices to enhance the taste profile of drinks.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 2, 2025

Lee's legendary Benton's Old Fashioned started the fat-washing craze and introduced the idea of fat washing to a generation of curious and creative bartenders. Simply build the drink in a highball glass filled with ice and garnish with fresh fruit and mint for an extra fresh aroma and flavor. My favorite fat wash? Cocoa butter!

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VinePair

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Average price: $33 St-Germain Described as bartenders ketchup, this elderflower liqueur has the ability to improve countless drinks, especially those made with clear spirits. A Spanish, wine-based bitter red aperitivo, this liqueur is fruity and light, and ideal for simple summer highballs. Enjoy as an aperitif or in highballs.

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Bartender.com

APRIL 10, 2025

Build a Stylish Home Bar With Must-Have Tools Want to impress guests with your bartending skills at home? Bartenders often start with a sturdy mixing glass, a long-handled bar spoon, and a reliable cocktail shaker. A set of rocks glasses, highball glasses, and coupe glasses covers most drink styles.

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Mixologists

JANUARY 16, 2025

Today's discerning drinkers seek out drinks that not only tantalize the taste buds, but also showcase the skill and creativity of the bartender. In a large bowl or pitcher, combine the cooled milk mixture, rum, brandy, and lemon juice. Pour the clarified gin and tonic over ice in a highball glass. Allow to cool.

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