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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

VinePair

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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How to Make Batched Cocktails at Home

Casual Mixologist

Its a trick used in busy bars to cut down on the time it takes to serve classic cocktails or some of their more complex drinks. Bartenders mix the cocktail in volume before service begins and store it in a single bottle. Making a cocktail batch doesnt mean you have to stop making your favorite drinks.

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From Shaken to Smitten: 22 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Try

Chilled Magazine

Valentines Day is all about love, and what better way to toast to romance than with a beautifully crafted cocktail? Liqueur , Vodka Will You Be Mine by Mixologist Jessica Christensen / Graton Resort & Casino Ingredients 1 oz. Turbinado Sugar Syrup Preparation Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Chambord 1 oz.

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Flavor Manipulation Course Series: Cocktail Bitters, Infusions, & Simple Syrups

A Bar Above

From understanding the basics to exploring more diverse sweeteners, this course helps you enhance your cocktail creations and overall cocktail mixology skills in the simplest of ways, so to speak. Explore creative flavor combinations, timing, advanced techniques, and the use of complex ingredients.

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Wedding Party Gift Guide

A Bar Above

It covers everything from classic cocktails to some more modern and unique drinks; so know matter what day it is, the recipient will get the opportunity to make a delightful cocktail. Add a personal touch by flagging your own favorite cocktail recipe or adding a mini bottle of alcohol to the gift.

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The Botanist Releases Distiller’s Strength Gin

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Distiller’s Strength is The Botanist’s attempt to answer calls from bartenders looking to create craft cocktails where the base spirit can hold its own alongside stronger flavors, the company says. “For this release, I was inspired by Bruichladdich Distillery’s long-practiced art of bottling whisky at 50% ABV.

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

VinePair

“I think this made people look at Midori again, but this time in relation to the quality of shochu and all these whiskies that weren’t really a thing in the States before the craft cocktail movement.” “As As craft cocktails push the boundaries of what bars can do, bartenders have been able to use Midori in unprecedented ways.

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