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How It Started: Speed Rack

Imbibe Magazine

It’s hard to remember what the drinks world was like before Speed Rack co-founders Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero. We checked in with Mix to revisit how and why she and Marrero started Speed Rack. The cocktail luminaries have had their hands in nearly all facets of the movement to improve the drinks industry.

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Announces Top 10 Nominees for the 2025 Spirited Awards®

Tales of the Cocktail

In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Top 10 Nominees. In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Top 10 Nominees.

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55 of the Best Thanksgiving Cocktails

VinePair

See Recipe Cranberry Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule is a classic for a reason: The zippy combination of vodka, lime juice, and ginger beer is boozy yet balanced. Ivy Mix, co-founder of Speed Rack, co-owner Leyenda and FIASCO! The winter berry brings an undercurrent of bitter flavors to the ginger-spiced cocktail.

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Speed Rack’s Toast-Worthy Mother’s Day Cocktails

Chilled Magazine

Speed Rack the all-femme bartending competition that champions women behind the bar while raising funds to fight breast canceroffers more than just expertly shaken cocktails. For some competitors, their journey through Speed Rack was deeply personal, dedicated to mothers and grandmothers who faced breast cancer with courage and grace.

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How Drink Pros Make Their Margaritas

Imbibe Magazine

Lynnette Marrero, Speed Rack co-founder and co-author of A Quick Drink: Winning Cocktails for Every Mood , New York City For her Margarita, Marrero tailors the specs according to the type of tequila she wants to use. of fresh lime juice, and ice to a large beer glass with a salt rim, topped off with a pour of Carta Blanca.

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Where to Drink in Beacon, New York

Imbibe Magazine

Bar industry veteran Lynnette Marrero, co-creator of the philanthropic Speed Rack competition and bar director for forthcoming NYC spot Milly’s , has witnessed the local drinks scene evolve firsthand, calling Beacon her part-time residence since 2007, and full-time home for the past five years.

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Announces Top 10 Writing & Media, Books, Product & Ingredients, and World’s Best Nominees for the 2025 Spirited Awards®

Tales of the Cocktail

In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Top 10 Writing & Media, Books, Product & Ingredients, and Worlds Best Cocktail Menu and Spirits Selection Nominees.