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How Author and Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Is Immortalizing Black Cocktail Culture

VinePair

Her acclaimed, James Beard Award-winning cookbook, “Jubilee” (2019) started a conversation about African American culinary history, and her new cocktail book, “ Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice ,” continues this journey through the lens of drinks and the Black bartenders who have helped pave the nation’s cocktail culture.

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Meet the Judges of the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge

Chilled Magazine

As the National Spirits Specialist and Portfolio Mixologist, Lynn brings to life the essence of Heaven Hill through innovative cocktails tailored for both national and local settings. With a skilled eye for emerging trends, Lynn is not only an amazing mixologist but also a trendsetter, shaping the future of cocktail culture.

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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes

Chilled Magazine

When distilled true to tradition, authentic absinthe embodied a beautiful spirit that made an indelible impression on art and culture, including cocktail culture. For decades, absinthe owned an authentic place in cocktail history and therefore deserves a place in modern cocktail creation.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

By 1806, the word “cocktail” appeared in print. The cocktail is very much an American invention,” Breaux said, adding that it was a cultural contribution that spread across the world — and peak cocktail culture both in the U.S. and abroad was around 1914.

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Get to Know Chilled 100 Bartender, Amber Archer

Chilled Magazine

Don’t watch influencer Youtube crap about cocktails, read books by reputable authors and beverage folk. Get your golden ratio down for cocktails, make the classics well, and have fun with your own takes–it’s all trial by error. Where do you see the bartending/cocktail culture headed? Absolutely!

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We Ask Bar Owner Joe Lamonica the Story Behind Vuolo’s Cocktail Menu

Chilled Magazine

The “Agony and the Ecstasy” was a cocktail I developed on a trip to Florence, Italy. Chloe and I were on a tour to the statue of David by Michelangelo when the guide mentioned the book about Michelangelo’s life entitled The Agony and the Ecstasy. Where do you see cocktail culture headed?

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Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Announces Spirited Awards® 2025 Canada Regional Top 10 Honorees

Tales of the Cocktail

West Co-Chairs: Erin Shaeferle Mary Allison Wright Writing & Media Co-Chairs: Erick Castro Emma Janzen Books Chair: Anna Sulan Masing Timeless Co-Chairs: Franois Monti Rebecca Sturt To learn more about the Spirited Awards Committee and awards criteria, please visit the Tales of the Cocktail Foundations Spirited Awards page.