VinePair

JUNE 6, 2025

Bartender of The Year – USBG Presents World Class Sponsored by Diageo “Overly complex cocktail builds just don’t fit the reality of a busy, high-volume NYC bar. I love thoughtful technique and creativity, but some modern cocktails are becoming unnecessarily complicated. Nic Wallace, 2025 U.S. Not the Manhattan.

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Bartending Bartender High Volume Head Bartender 52

Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Brother Cleve, the musician, DJ, and mixologist who was regarded as the godfather of the Boston cocktail revival, died suddenly in September 2022. For a long while, it looked like Eastern Standard—the stylish and influential high-volume bar and restaurant near Fenway Park that opened in 2005—might also be among those casualties.

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Cocktail Culture Hospitality Bar Bartending 246

VinePair

JUNE 5, 2025

Then there are the cities that may have been long visited for reasons unrelated to cocktail culture, but which are now, at last, putting their creative or financial muscle to use behind the bar. Now, it’s making a play to become a hub for cocktail culture as well. Who wouldve thought?

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Bar Cocktail Culture Head Bartender Bartending 60