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Check Out the Semi-Finalists in the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge presented by Deep Eddy Vodka

Chilled Magazine

The Craft Cocktail renaissance has raised the standards of technique and ingredients for cocktail making. With the focus on raising the craft, however, one aspect of cocktail culture often gets forgotten: this is supposed to be fun. Check out the Semi-Finalists’ entries at Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge.

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We Asked 21 Bartenders: What’s the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails?

VinePair

Were still living in a vodka world. While tequilas rise in popularity grabs headlines and drives conversations, vodka remained the top-selling spirit in the U.S. The data may make the whiskey snob in your life roll their eyes, but it makes sense from a cocktail perspective. Which vodkas do they consider best for mixing drinks?

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We Ask Dan Anderson About New Jersey’s American Bar and Grille

Chilled Magazine

Dan Anderson has a diverse and accomplished background in the hospitality industry. Moscow Mules are made with local Hammonton blueberries and blueberry vodka, offering a regional touch. Anderson and his team also craft cocktails based on guest preferences, from tequila and bourbon favorites to seasonal and trending drinks.

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Is Craft Vodka Ready for Its Moment?

VinePair

About 15 years ago, the nascent craft spirits industry was awash in vodka. A few distillers did make vodka from whole ingredients, including West Virginia’s Smooth Ambler , which used the same mash bill as its wheated bourbon. “We Vodka usually sells because it’s well priced or well marketed and ours was neither.”

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Q&A: Leandro DiMonriva aka The Educated Barfly

Imbibe Magazine

But it was a nightclub mostly, so we weren’t making craft cocktails really. We were churning out vodka Red Bulls to folks lined up 10 deep at the bar. We never wanted to be one of those channels that was, like, melting Jolly Ranchers into watermelons, or dumping vodka and schnapps into a bathtub.

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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance

VinePair

Ten years after “Hey Bartender”’s release captured the movement, we’re still seeing the fruits of such growth: These days, any city large enough to have a professional sports team will have a thriving craft cocktail scene. You could see the respect these craft bartenders had for Carpi and what he was doing,” he says.

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USBG Presents World Class Sponsored by DIAGEO Heads to Denver, CO to Host 2024 National Finals

Chilled Magazine

The long-standing partnership between USBG and DIAGEO shows the commitment behind this one-of-a-king program and our mission to provide hospitality professionals with the best knowledge and tools needed to succeed in this industry.” The three challenges of this year’s U.S.

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