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

VinePair

No craft cocktail bar should ever use it. For home bartenders], using the same mix in a Margarita , Whiskey Sour , and Tom Collins will result in subpar drinks that taste overwhelmingly similar. Doing inventory with them is absolutely impossible.

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

VinePair

The data may make the whiskey snob in your life roll their eyes, but it makes sense from a cocktail perspective. Its ultra-smooth for the price point, and it has a slightly citrusy note that makes it great for cocktails like a Lemon Drop or Mule. in 2024, raking in $7.2

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We Asked 10 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now?

VinePair

It doesn’t matter if you’re in a fancy craft cocktail spot serving $20 Negroni riffs or a seedy dive bar with sticky floors and the faint smell of urine wafting through the air: Shot glasses are always on hand, waiting to be filled. Here, we asked 10 bartenders which shots are capturing the most attention in their bars.

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We Asked 10 Bar Professionals: What Bottle Is a ‘Green Flag’ When You See It at a Bar?

VinePair

“A major green flag from an Irish whiskey perspective is Lost Irish. It’s a blended Irish whiskey containing the three core styles of Irish whiskey [production], and uses casks from six continents. If a bar has this, they care about who they support within Irish whiskey. Peters, Mo.

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There’s No “I” in Team for Collin Griffith, Beverage Director at OAK

Chilled Magazine

I started working for Bryan Dayton in 2015 at Denvers Acorn and really started to dig into the craft cocktail side of things. It gave me a profound appreciation of attention to detail and pride in craft. At this point, I decided to get some new experience and worked at Beast and Bottle as the lead bartender.

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We Asked 18 Bartenders: What’s the Trendiest Shot to Order Right Now? (2025)

VinePair

Others may prefer to keep things classic, opting for simple pours of tequila or whiskey. And if theres one group of people that knows exactly what the people want, its bartenders. The White Tea shot keeps the same flavors but swaps whiskey for vodka , making it lighter and more approachable for a wider range of drinkers.