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ShakeStir Acquires Shaker & Spoon

Chilled Magazine

A Perfect Blend of Expertise and Innovation Shaker & Spoon, known for its handcrafted cocktails and deeply engaged community of cocktail lovers, joins ShakeStirs portfolio, which includes Cocktail Courier and Thirstie.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2024: The Second Golden Age of the American Cocktail with Dale DeGroff and Ted Breaux

Chilled Magazine

By 1806, the word “cocktail” appeared in print. The cocktail is very much an American invention,” Breaux said, adding that it was a cultural contribution that spread across the world — and peak cocktail culture both in the U.S. was in its disco area, and the high-volume bar concept was introduced.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s Your Most Controversial Cocktail Take?

VinePair

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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Call for More Cheer for Beer

Spiritz

Beer is, in fact, much closer to the soft drinks – both are low-value, high-volume products, carbonated, need chillers and cold supply chain, are sold in cans and bottles of similar sizes, consumed without additives, and share a younger demographic user base. That aside, there is nothing even remotely in common.

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How Jackson Cannon Helped Build (and Rebuild) Boston’s Cocktail Culture

Imbibe Magazine

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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Employees Only Turns 20: An Oral History of the Iconic NYC Speakeasy

VinePair

Excellent craft drinks, yes, but ones that were free-poured, doled out with haste, and in high volume. There were some cocktails that were being seen all over the city such as the Appletini and the Cosmopolitan. Of course, there was a really great underground scene of cocktail culture.

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10 Unexpected Cities to Visit This Year for Top-Tier Cocktails

VinePair

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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