PUNCH

JUNE 24, 2025

The mashup of the iconic Ramos Gin Fizz and the Champagne Piña Colada from London’s Coupette was so simple, yet so clever, and it completely stole my heart (as did my now-wife, whom I also happened to meet and share this cocktail with on said trip). I named my iteration the Seafire Colada , which I featured in my book, Tiny Cocktails.

Head Bartender

Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Start with the "holy trinity" of base liquors: vodka, gin, and rum. For gin, Tanqueray 10 offers a citrusy profile. Highball Glass: For Gin & Tonic, Moscow Mule. The Foundation: Essential Spirits for Your Bar Cart Collection (Expert Picks) A bar cart without spirits is like a stage without actors. Elegant and iconic.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2025

It quickly became a staple on ships leaving British ports, and sailors began mixing it with gin on their voyages. As bartender and food science writer Dave Arnold puts it in his book “ Liquid Intelligence ,” “I would never use [Lime Acid] instead of fruit, but it can be used to bolster fruit with a bit of acidity.”

Simple Syrup

The Cocktail Lovers

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Talk about a true London icon, this is the home of Beefeater Gin, where they’ve been making their incredible gin to the same recipe since the 19th century. Some guests signed up for specific sessions, others like Jazzey a psychologist from Miami, booked up for the entire two days.

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VinePair

JUNE 30, 2025

Pedraza whipped up a White Negroni -inspired highball with gin, Bitter Bianco, vermouth, raspberry apricots, and grapefruit. I had been reading some bartending books over the summer and I was like, ‘I think that I could do this right now.’” Elizabeth Staino, judged the bonus round.

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VinePair

JULY 22, 2025

Stefan Was, owner, Porco Lounge & Tiki Room , Cleveland “The most underrated contemporary classic in my book is the Piña Verde. It’s essentially a low-ABV Negroni with fino sherry, Cynar , a touch of gin , and an orange twist. A mix of cucumber, mint, gin, and lime, it’s a crushable crowd-pleaser with a refreshing edge.

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Create a menu or recipe book for easy reference. Use lighter spirits, such as vodka or gin, instead of rum or bourbon. Invest in quality bar tools, such as a shaker, strainer, jigger, and bar spoon. Consider adding a coffee grinder and espresso machine for freshly brewed coffee. Use clear containers to store ingredients and garnishes.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

JULY 14, 2025

Sasha and I had spent 10 years as passing ships, be it at his bars, in the subway where he would tip his hat to me with a polite, ‘Good morning, Miss Moger,’ or in dining rooms as I was coming out and he was coming in, both of us with books tucked under our arms. (‘The The duck is exceptional, Mr. Petraske!’) Of course,’ I said. ‘It’s

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In 2022, he and Tamika Hall published Black Mixcellence , a book featuring recipes by dozens of Black mixologists. Soon, Simon Ford, then brand ambassador for Plymouth gin, asked him to come to New York to help launch the newly revived brand. Lately, however, his profile has risen. Heavily hyped by the media, Fifteen was always packed.

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VinePair

JUNE 15, 2025

Renowned for its influence on cocktail culture, the American Bar first opened in 1893 and has employed some of the most famous bartenders of all time, including Ada Coleman and Harry Craddock, who went on to pen “The Savoy Cocktail Book” in 1930, one of the most influential texts in the drinks world. While the bar’s name might suggest U.S.

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2025

Book & Bourbon Southern Kitchen Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Louisville, Ky., United States (SDF) Credit: Book & Bourbon It’s unlikely that anyone passing through the Louisville airport will forget that they’re in bourbon country, but just in case they do, a visit to Book & Bourbon is sure to jog the memory.

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Nightlife City Guide

MARCH 21, 2025

The Mezzanino area can be booked for private parties up to 10 people. Hong Kong nightlife: sugar bar.deck.lounge Ping Pong 129 Gin lovers can finally enjoy an underground ping pong room transformed into a g & t bar. Subsequently, the DJs take control, continuing with house, disc, top 40 and hip-hop.

Nightlife

Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 25, 2025

Is there a correct glass for a Gin & Tonic? Simon Ford, the man behind this newsletter’s recommendation for best all-around gin, ranks Martinis. You can read more about his methods in his book, Tropical Standard , which is somewhat technical but quite fascinating. No mistakes allowed! Amaro Daiquiris? Amaros Daiquiri?

Tiki

Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 25, 2025

International Bangkok: Vesper Simon Ford, founder of Fords Gin, says if you’re visiting Bangkok, a stop at Vesper is a must. Even though the bar is known for their innovative and elaborate original cocktails, Martini maven Julie Reiner’s go-to is the Supercool Martini made with gin distilled with fennel and oregano.

Gin

The Cocktail Lovers

JUNE 12, 2025

With that in mind, we’ve picked out two very different bases for our Martinis, we go high proof with Beluga Gold Line Vodka and low – not in quality, but volume – with Second Sip, a new, recently released 20% abv gin created very much with sessional Martinis in mind by industry stalwarts Leo Robitschek and Nick Strangeway.

Vodka

VinePair

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Byron published The Modern Bartenders Guide, which lists the Martinez as a gin-based Manhattan riff. On page 38, Johnson provides a Martini recipe consisting of several dashes of gum syrup, Bokers Bitters , and Curaao with equal parts Old Tom gin and vermouth , and garnished with a lemon twist. He also drank gin, Wondrich writes.

Gin

Bartender.com

JULY 11, 2025

And that’s not to mention the critically acclaimed Netflix adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s Nobel-prize winning book One Hundred Years of Solitude, which celebrates Colombian culture and history. You remove the gin and replace it with Bacan and continue with the same recipe.

Simple Syrup

PubClub

JULY 17, 2025

The annual convention of comic book and sci-fi characters takes over downtown for several days the end July each year and it’s such as huge deal that themed pop-ups appear in small spaces on the street, bars and restaurants create special cocktails for it, the staff dresses up in superhero costumes and, of course, there is a pub crawl.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2025

Prior to World War I, a shake might be made with brandy, gin, or another ardent spirit. Fans of a Ramos Gin Fizz , batidos , or caffe shakerato , a caf specialty of shaken espresso and cold milk, know this effect. Cocktail Bill Boothby, for example, described a Rum Shake in his 1891 drinks manual The American Bar-Tender.

Rum

Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 22, 2025

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The Cocktail Lovers

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Carb loading on Giorgio Bargiani’s Martini sauce pizza, checking out The Cultural Exchange Series at Viajante87 and stocking up on the new Compass Box Hedonism just a few of the things we’re looking forward to in the coming week NEW TASTES The only thing better than a gin Martini with a pizza is a pizza with a Gin Martini Sauce topping.

Mixology

VinePair

JULY 21, 2025

Between its original location and its current address, it has inspired at least four cocktail books detailing its liquid legacy. After repeal, Crockett published an updated edition, “The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book.” Another Waldorf publicity man, Ted Saucier, published his own cocktail book, “Bottoms Up,” in 1951.)

Liqueur

Australian Bartender

APRIL 7, 2025

Every Thursday, the rooftop will host live vinyl, the perfect excuse to book the night off and socialise.

Highball

Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 22, 2025

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 29, 2025

Martiny’s, another buzzy newish bar in NYC , serves a Vesper—a James Bond-derived vodka-+gin Martini variation that is famously impossible to make well—that is somehow one of the best drinks I had last year. The brooding, ultra-dark New York drinking den Death & Co. Cocktail maximalism is thriving.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Gin, cranberry juice, grenadine, lime, foamers, freeze-dried raspberries FOREVER YOURS FIZZ 12 Peach Liqueur, Rose Liqueur, Prosecco, Edible flower Feeling peckish? Book a table at the bar online in advance or walk straight in! CUPIDS BOW 12.50 Elevate your evening with their menu of mouth-watering bar bites and sumptuous small plates!

Liqueur

Tales of the Cocktail

JULY 28, 2025

Held during Tales of the Cocktail, this year’s NOSC featured live judging across all spirits categories, both domestic and international, including whiskey, gin, brandy, baijiu, vodka, rum, agave spirits, liqueurs and non-alcoholic. NOSC is proud to partner with Imbibe Magazine as the competition’s official 2025 Media Partner.

Brandy

Mix That Drink

JULY 7, 2025

Cold nights: Curl up with a mug while watching movies or reading a book. After dinner: It’s basically dessert in a mug, especially after a hearty meal. Holiday gatherings: The maple and chocolate flavors make it feel festive for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Brew a whole pot of strong coffee.

Whiskey

Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 20, 2025

At the time, this was a fairly novel theory of how news and information would transmit in the digital era, and it captured the way that information becomes almost omnipresent when untethered from physical objects like books, magazines, and newspapers. Like I said—it’s a gin-and-beer-based kinda-sorta-tiki drink.

Tiki

The Cocktail Lovers

JULY 11, 2025

Our book sees us getting into full disco mode as we enter the spirit of Natasha David’s ‘Drink Lightly – A lighter take on serious cocktails, with 100+ recipes for low and no-alcohol drinks’, then it’s time to get serious in our bar pack of the week, which is the classic Vesper Bar at The Dorchester in London.

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VinePair

JULY 16, 2025

Or maybe it’s smaller Pickering’s that is the gin brand most akin to Wonka, what “with a knack for the unconventional,” according to Fortune. “I Full disclosure: I co-wrote a book with Grasse in 2022, in which he likened himself more to Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin, or Jules Verne.) But it’s not just whiskey makers, either.

Rum

Just Drinks

JUNE 6, 2025

Organically, the decline was less stark (down 2%) as Brown-Forman booked an impairment charge on one of its brands (more on that later). The net sales from Gin Mare inched up 1% during the fiscal year on an organic basis, with Brown-Forman pointing to growth in France, Germany and Spain. Net income was also down 45% at $146m.

Gin

Just Drinks

JULY 23, 2025

The group booked small declines in unit case volumes in Latin America, Asia Pacific and North America, where they dropped 2%, 1% and 3% respectively. In the three months ended 27 June, the Fuze teas maker saw net revenues grow 1% and 5% organically to $12.5bn. Gross profit was up 3.5% at $7.8bn, while operating income jumped 62.6%

Hospitality

Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It serves the book well, as it provides a welcoming framework ideal for beginners looking to dive into spirits for the first time (i.e. The book delivers what’s promised in clear, accessible language that never veers into academic or tech-speak, and is an ideal starting point if you’re looking to shift from hops or grapes into something new.

Mixology

VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

But we’re also keen on sharing the knowledge that makes their contents special, and that’s where the best new drinks books come in. Here are some of the best drinks books to gift in 2023. Gin A Tasting Course: A Flavor-focused Approach to the World of Gin Anthony Gladman, DK, September 2023.

Gin

Chilled Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

This sophisticated mix of gin, Campari, Cointreau, and dry vermouth pays tribute to Lucien Gaudin, a legendary French fencer and Olympiad gold medalist. Another close relative is the Boulevardier, which swaps gin for bourbon, offering a richer, warmer twist on the Negroni’s composition. The Cocktail: A Tribute in a Glass.

Gin

Bar Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Sipsmith Re-Writes the History of English Gin by Unveiling Origin 1639 Gin: A revival of the first English gin recipe, redefining the origins of this quintessentially English spirit. This exceptional release is rooted in a recipe from 1639, which proves that gin originated in England, not Holland as widely believed.

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