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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program

Chilled Magazine

In today’s craft cocktail culture, being forward-thinking with your drink program is important. For example, if you are a tiki bar, then you want your menu to reflect cocktails, liquors, beers, and flavors that match a tropical and Caribbean theme, i.e. rums and frozen drinks. What kind of drinking establishment are you?

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New Orleans Bartender Geoffrey Wilson Helps Others Find Power and Purpose

Imbibe Magazine

He’s tended bar at the Violet Hour in Chicago, Bar Marco in Pittsburgh, Ocotillo in Phoenix, Multnomah Whiskey Library in Portland, and a slew of respected New Orleans bars: Peychaud’s , Cane & Table , Latitude 29 , Loa , and Tonique. In 2008, he was bestowed the “reader’s choice” award for best bartender by the Chicago Reader.

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Wedding Party Gift Guide

A Bar Above

Tiki Cocktail Book & Tiki Glasses Surprise your closest friends who are standing by you on your wedding day with some really cool cocktail recipes. Pretty much everyone loves tropical cocktails (or even mocktails ), so these are nice gifts for wedding attendants– ones everyone can enjoy.

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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. Titos Handmade Vodka stands out among all other vodkas, making it my top choice when crafting cocktails like my Passionfruit Sour. in 2024, raking in $7.2

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Guide to Gin (and Gin Cocktails)

Moody Mixologist

Most classic gin cocktails can be categorized into spirit-forward sips (like Martinis and Negronis), sours (like the Gimlet), and highballs (Gin and Tonic). Other notable gin classics include the bubbly gin and champagne cocktail the French 75, and the more modern tiki classic, Saturn (gin with passionfruit, lime, and orgeat syrup).

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From the Alabama Slammer to the White Russian: Were Any Good Cocktails Created in the ’70s?

VinePair

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. The ’70s were when we fully transitioned into the industrialization of alcohol production,” agrees Chad Hauge, co-owner of Common Good Cocktail House and private whiskey bar Subourbon in Chicago’s west suburbs.

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Mixology Magic: 7 Absinthe Cocktails You Need In Your Life

Advanced Mixology

Absinthe is making a comeback in the world of cocktails. This anise-flavored spirit has now been thrust back into the spotlight with the rising popularity of craft cocktails. For more depth, add rye whiskey or cognac and a few dashes of Peychaud's bitters, known for their spicy profile. Image Source 6.