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Stop Asking Bartenders to Make Your Drinks ‘Strong’

VinePair

When this craving hits out at a bar, it might be tempting to ask the bartender for an “extra strong” drink. However, these requests tend to be vague, so bartenders are left not knowing what exactly the consumer wants. Either way, try to resist the urge to throw a vague “make it strong” request at a bartender.

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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Imbibe Magazine

What started as a YouTube series from actor-turned-bartender Leandro DiMonriva on the history and craft behind classic cocktails has transformed into an ever-expanding encyclopedia of bartending expertise. Also check out his picks for five classic cocktails every home bartender should know.)

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

VinePair

Picture this: The year is 1978 and “Stayin’ Alive” is blasting from the speakers at New York City’s hottest nightclub, Studio 54. The bartender thrusts a Hulk green cocktail into your hands and you take a sip, allowing the melon-flavored concoction to wash over your taste buds. you ask the bartender. “A

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Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

VinePair

They doubled down on developing products they thought would appeal to the flavored vodka-loving ‘echo boomer’ generation,” says Tammy Coxen, a Michigan-based spirits educator. sic)” wrote bartender Jo Volstead on the Webtender forums in 2005. Even if, by 2002, Barcardí had long been the best-selling distilled spirit in all of the U.S.,

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The Most Iconic Booze Brand Name-Drops in Music History

VinePair

Country musicians sure aren’t shy about professing their love for humble macro lagers , and rappers have always been keen on name-dropping luxury Champagnes , Cognacs , vodkas , and tequilas. Patrón: ‘Bartender’ (T Pain ft. Belvedere Vodka: ‘Work It’ (Missy Elliott) “Don’t I look like a Halle Berry poster?

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Inside Bord Bia, Ireland’s Big Global Spirits Push

Drinkhacker

That includes connecting producers to North American retailers, providing free Irish spirits education to American bartenders, and even providing graphic design support for emerging brands tinkering with their bottling and labels. Daragh Flanagan: I started working in bars and nightclubs back in Ireland, just outside of Dublin.

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EDITION PARTNERS WITH AWARD-WINNING BARS FOR A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE EVENTS CELEBRATING THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS IN MADRID

Bar Magazine

Bringing top talent from the international and local bar scene to The Madrid EDITION, the hotel will offer guests and locals alike the opportunity to experience first-hand the award-winning work of some of the world’s best bartenders, including Giacomo Giannotti of Paradiso, Harrison Ginsberg of Overstory, Alonso Palomino of Lady Bee, and more.

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