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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s Your Favorite Cocktail and Food Pairing?

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To find out which cocktails elevate different popular dishes — and vice versa — we hit up 10 bartenders from across the country to get their top picks. Whether you’re at a Mexican restaurant, a French bistro, a tiki bar, or your own home, here are 10 exceptional cocktail and food pairings.

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Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

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Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum Tiki Affair by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Sammy’s Red Head Rum 1 oz. Patron Silver 3/4 oz. Raspberry Pure 1 oz. Coconut Milk 1/2 oz. Vanilla Extract 1/2 oz.

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A New Standard: 5 Balcones Cocktails That Showcase American Single Malt Whisky at Its Best

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Balcones head bartender Don Phet is here to help break down what this new ruling means for the industry and consumers alike, as well as show off the versatility of American Single Malts in cocktails (because no, its not just for sipping neat!). Add whisky, pecan syrup, and bitters. Ingredients 1.5 Stir until glass is chilled.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

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Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn Yes, there is non-alcoholic vodka, and yes it works. Its smooth and mixes well, and its flavored variants (particularly the honeysuckle and bitter orange options) arent overly sweet and can be easily incorporated in cocktails as well. Its both practical and conceptual. We love it.

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Summer Cocktail?

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This tiki-style gin drink offers a delightful blend of tropical flavors, ideal for warm weather and summer vibes. While rum is often the go-to for tiki cocktails, gin adds a lovely layer of botanical notes that complement the tropical sweetness of passion fruit and the nutty richness of orgeat syrup. “The “The Saturn.

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Bourbon for Mixing Cocktails?

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It works well in a] Revolver or other Old Fashioned-style cocktails with a bitter backbone.” —Joe Alessandro Arduini, head bartender, Amarena , NYC “The best bourbon that I would choose to mix in a cocktail is Garrison Brothers Small Batch. Joe Oddo, beverage director, Jack Rose , Washington, D.C.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

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It has funky, tropical notes from the rum and pineapple juice appealing to your tiki lovers, and the addition of Campari will bring some bitter qualities that your Negroni drinker will find comfort in. If you are looking to branch out to try a tropical, bitter, but crushable cocktail, I highly recommend ordering a Jungle Bird.”