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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Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Grand Marnier partners with bar entrepreneur and mixology aficionado Carina Soto Velasquez to present ‘The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar’ a video content series and new chapter of their Grand Encounters campaign, with collaborators, Hugo Togni, Takuma Watanabe, and Deniseea Head.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Bringing this concept to life on screen, each episode will pair industry-leading bartenders with host Carina Soto Velasquez, to explore the marriage of unlikely elements and how these unexpected fusions can create something special.

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Bar Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

Grand Marnier partners with bar entrepreneur and mixology aficionado Carina Soto Velasquez to present ‘The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar’ a video content series and new chapter of their Grand Encounters campaign, with collaborators, Hugo Togni, Takuma Watanabe, and Deniseea Head.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Mellow Corn is abundantly available across the country for damn near $12 a bottle. Nevertheless, it’s a liquid universally beloved by bartenders and feverishly embraced by a wide swath of American whiskey aficionados. Another showed how they drape their bottle in a velvet cloth reserved for a far pricier American whiskey.

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VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

Sherrys old-school strategy of aging and blending , known as the solera system, has trickled its way into all kinds of drinks culture over the past few years as a buzzworthy technique for distillers, mixology pros, and even breweries. Each year, a fraction of wine is drained and bottled from the bottom barrel. Beam Distilling Co.

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VinePair

MARCH 27, 2025

He is currently a semi-retired bartender, puppet show host, and, most importantly, a stay-at-home dad. Today, Kellie Thorne is the Global Headquarters Bar and Mixology Lead for Suntory Global Spirits in NYC. But 16 years ago, she was a lead bartender in Georgia. I can still hold a bottle in my hand.

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