VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift.

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Bartending Bartender Bar Bottling 105

VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

Besides its fantastic taste, 10 percent of the proceeds from every bottle sold go to local LGBTQ+ organizations, making it a drink that supports and celebrates the community. Its ultra-smooth for the price point, and it has a slightly citrusy note that makes it great for cocktails like a Lemon Drop or Mule.

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Vodka Bartending Bartender Bar Management 105

VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you’re in a fancy craft cocktail spot serving $20 Negroni riffs or a seedy dive bar with sticky floors and the faint smell of urine wafting through the air: Shot glasses are always on hand, waiting to be filled. Shots are the bar scene’s greatest equalizer. I think it’s a little multifaceted.

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Bartending Bartender Head Bartender Bar Management 105

VinePair

OCTOBER 21, 2024

But sometimes, all it takes is seeing a specific bottle sitting on a shelf to let you know if a place is legit. It doesn’t matter if this bottle is in the well or if it’s a bit dusty and tucked in the corner of the top shelf — it’s there, and it sets off a IYKYK-type signal that says the bartenders behind the stick know what’s up.

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Bar Bottling Bartending Bartender 105

Chilled Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

I started working for Bryan Dayton in 2015 at Denvers Acorn and really started to dig into the craft cocktail side of things. It gave me a profound appreciation of attention to detail and pride in craft. At this point, I decided to get some new experience and worked at Beast and Bottle as the lead bartender.

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High Volume Lead Bartender Hospitality Bartending 147

VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

And we also serve my personal favorite, and the secret best deal on the menu, which is the Fiat a shot of Jameson served with a bottle of Moretti Italian lager as a backer. It’s only $8, which is, shhhh, cheaper than we charge for both a shot of Jameson or a bottle of Moretti on their own.

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Bartending Bartender Head Bartender Shooter 91

VinePair

MAY 20, 2025

However, if you ask any professional bartender, choices of ingredients and spirits like Tequila Ocho, a single estate tequila from the multi-generational Camarena family in Jalisco, Mexico are important factors for any variation. Marshall’s Lolita Paloma cocktail. And it was not good. It’s wild.

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Tequila Bartending Bartender Lead Bartender 98