VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

To cut through the noise, we turned to bartenders across the country to highlight bottles they think are underrated, whether that means a forgotten classic they reach for over and over or a new product they are excited to see more guests enjoy. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

To help take out the guesswork, we asked bartenders from around the country to share their favorite bourbons for mixed drinks. Will Rivas, bartender, Rafael , NYC “We like to use George Dickel 8 Year. Vinny Spatafore, bartender and beverage operations manager, Blue Bridge Hospitality , Coronado, Calif.

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Cheers

APRIL 10, 2024

Jocelyn Jolley is head bartender at Michael’s on Naples , an Italian restaurant in Long Beach, CA. How did you learn bartending and improve when you were starting out? In the beginning, I sat at the well of every bartender I knew in town, with my notebook, and asked every question. Garnish with an edible flower.

Mixologist

VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

To explore this variance, we asked 18 bartenders what they choose when they simply want a bourbon that brings joy to the palate every time, any time. Patrick Gibson, bartender, Jack Rose Dining Saloon , Washington, D.C. Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death & Co , Denver “ Wyoming Whiskey’s Double Cask Bourbon.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For inspiration, we asked bartenders and beverage professionals from across the country for their most underrated winter cocktails. Kyle Kuchler, bartender, Six Seven , The Edgewater, Seattle “I think some of the best winter drinks are the ones that give you hope when you can’t handle one more dreary day.

Bartender

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JULY 25, 2024

After placing a footed glass filled with frothy, pink liquid atop a thick marble bar, the bartender gently pours something glittery and purple over my drink from a tiny pitcher. To become a bartender at Fridays back then, employees had to commit over 400 cocktail recipes to memory and pass a comprehensive written exam.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

explicitly defining the term as a “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Even before Thomas’s tome hit shelves in 1862, the British capital was already an aspirational destination for bartenders, according to Brown. Many archivists point to an 1806 news column out of Hudson, N.Y.,

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ’ annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast cites the rise of Latin American spirits and liquors such as aguariente, singani and cocuy, served within craft cocktails or enjoyed on the rocks. “I They bring a beautiful depth to any drink and a lovely bitter note that makes you want to take another sip.”

Gin

VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Kinsman wrote that the spirit was a “smooth, warm, vegetal liquor that is simultaneously familiar and elusive, and endlessly sippable,” while noting it was not ideal for cocktails. I’m a decent bartender, but no Mr. Lyan. But over the next four years I barely touched it and it gathered dust on my spirits shelf.

Liquor

VinePair

MAY 15, 2025

From readily available and versatile bottles to thousand-dollar splurges, keep reading to discover the best bunker bottles of bourbon according to 22 bartenders. Michter’s is a bartender’s favorite because it has consistency and never fails in depth of flavor. A reliable bottle to hole up with and wait out.

Bartender

VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

From classic boilermakers to themed shooters and even bartender handshakes , shots are the bread and butter of the bar world. And if theres one group of people that knows exactly what the people want, its bartenders. Here, we asked 18 bartenders and industry pros which shots are currently trending in their bars.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Non-alcoholic cocktails, once the butt of bartenders jokes, are being made with greater care and intention , and momentum continues to build around the alcohol-free spirit market. Our non-alcoholic beverage sales stayed the same from December to January; however, January liquor sales were a third of what we did in December.

Bar

VinePair

JUNE 5, 2025

The world needs to see what makes Brazil so special, says Marcio Silva, the mastermind behind Eximia and a force in the industry long seen as one of South America’s top bartenders. The Liquor Store, another must-visit cocktail bar in the city, falls under the same banner.

Bar

VinePair

APRIL 17, 2025

With more bartenders pushing the creative envelope behind the stick, cocktails are arguably better today than theyve ever been before. With that in mind, we were curious to learn more about which cocktail ingredients and techniques the pros believe are the most overrated, so we asked nine bartenders to share their opinions.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Published in 1930, the book was compiled by bartender Harry Craddock, who served as the head bartender at the Savoy Hotel’s American Bar in London for over a decade. The original 1806 definition of a cocktail prescribes “a stimulating liquor composed of any kind of sugar, water and bitters.”

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