A Bar Above

JANUARY 17, 2024

And we’re especially excited to share with you our Flavor Manipulation series, a trio of self-paced online courses that explore the use of essential ingredients like different types of bitters and syrups , as well as how to use various flavor profiles in alcoholic drinks. Sign up for the course here.

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Simple Syrup Infusions Bitters Tinctures 181

A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Surprisingly, the origin word “mocktail” doesn’t come from a sober mixologist but instead from a 1979 Libbey Glass advertisement targeting both alcohol-drinkers and those who abstain from liquor. Balance – Balance is the interplay between the five basic taste elements: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.

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Mocktails Zero-Proof Tinctures Alcohol 233

Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

In a nutshell, it combines vacuum oleo-saccharum, “oil sugar,” to pull the aromatic oils from an herb via osmotic dehydration, and a good old fashioned liquor infusion. We wash Dudognon Cognac, combine it with lime and mint oleo, fresh lime, a few mint leaves, and quince bitters. We top that with a bit of sparkling wine on a tall cube.

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Bar Tinctures Bartending Bartender 260

Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2024

This drink combines the richness of pistachios with mango purée, lime juice, cardamom bitters, and saffron rose water, creating a harmonious blend of sweet and savory notes. This trend aligns with a 60% increase in Japanese liquor exports in recent years and the growing influence of Asian-Americans in the U.S.

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Mocktails Mixology Tinctures Gin 246

Cocktail Whisperer

MAY 21, 2024

Learning about these aspects of the flower, syrup, tincture, or other weed product can help the novice bartender key into the flavors best paired with their drink recipe. The dynamic liquor can complement many classic cocktail flavors and inventive new creations, much like weed. You can thank me later,” Wall said.

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Mixologist Tinctures Mocktails Infusions 97

VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

The 176-proof bottles apparently come with 13 different health warnings on the label, and one liquor store even warns on its website that it “essentially shouldn’t be drunk neat, sniffed, held or even owned. This is the base used in medicinal tinctures, homemade bitters, and perfumery.” So, use at your own discretion.

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Rum Alcohol Tinctures Vodka 111

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 rhubarb bitters, blood orange tincture and Fever Tree aromatic tonic.

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Gin Tinctures Liqueur Infusions 111