National Bartending School

JULY 20, 2025

If you’re just starting out behind the bar, mastering a core set of cocktails is the perfect way to build confidence and impress customers. These classic drinks cover a wide range of skills: shaking, stirring, building, layering, garnishing, and balancing flavors. Here’s a list of the top 10 cocktails every new bartender should learn, and […] The post Top 10 Cocktails Every New Bartender Should Learn appeared first on National Bartenders.

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Moody Mixologist

JULY 20, 2025

The Water Lily is a beautiful, floral gin cocktail that was created by Richard Boccato at NYC bar Little Branch back in 2007. It's an easy cocktail to make at home and a great reason to dust off that bottle of violet liqueur (aka creme de violette)! My fun tropical variation on this gin and violet cocktail adds coconut for a surprisingly harmonious blend of herbal, tropical and floral flavors.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 20, 2025

Wild Turkey is one of Kentucky’s heavyweight bourbon producers. It’s the whiskey that never sold out, dumbed down, or played it safe. While others buckled under market pressure, Wild Turkey kept kicking down the saloon doors with full-bodied flavour and barrel-proof swagger. Here’s the ultimate guide to the other famous Kentucky bird. When was Wild Turkey founded?

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VinePair

JULY 20, 2025

Regional lagers are a cornerstone of American drinking culture. There’s Hamm’s , Utica Club, Natty Boh, Rainier, Pearl Beer — the list goes on and on. Much like craft beer, nearly every pocket of the country has a macro-style lager that locals enjoy with pride, embracing a slice of American pie that outsiders simply don’t have access to. The differences between them are subtle, but their light-bodied, easy-drinking, inoffensive profiles deliver a warm reminder of home.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 20, 2025

Garrison Brothers Balmorhea is a twice-barreled Texas bourbon, aged in intense heat. We review how this four-plus-one-year process plays out in the glass.

Whiskey

Drinkhacker

JULY 20, 2025

Attempting to “review” Malört has always been something of a fool’s errand. Despite some die-hard adherents, most people consider the stuff to be a inside joke concocted by Chicagoans and which should never be consumed outside of a bar bet. Malört is having something of a renaissance these days, however, rising up the pop culture ranks as it fully embraces its nasty reputation.

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Tales of the Cocktail

JULY 20, 2025

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Drinkhacker

JULY 20, 2025

Elouan , part of the Chuck Wagner empire, has been slowly taking its brand upmarket. Its Reserve bottlings, reviewed here, feature massive, heavy bottles with deep punts and wax seals — and are priced accordingly. Oddly, both of these wines are made from grapes grown in Oregon but the wines are actually made in California. Let’s give the pair a try. 2023 Elouan Oregon Reserve Chardonnay Review This is a traditional expression of well-oaked chardonnay, buttery and nutty, though surpri

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