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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Alessandro Arduini, head bartender, Amarena , NYC “The best bourbon that I would choose to mix in a cocktail is Garrison Brothers Small Batch. The sweet notes of vanilla and light pepper go great with our Corleone cocktail, crafted with amaro and crème de cacao. It’s our twist on a classic Old Fashioned.”

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APRIL 23, 2024

To cut through the noise, we turned to bartenders across the country to highlight bottles they think are underrated, whether that means a forgotten classic they reach for over and over or a new product they are excited to see more guests enjoy. These are the most underrated bourbons, according to bartenders across the country.

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JULY 25, 2024

and cultivating a generation of well-trained bartenders. The structure that these systems provided also helped shape his career as a consultant for bars and liquor brands. Credit: Adam Reiner “Every cocktail at TGI Fridays is too sweet,” says Izzy Tulloch, the head bartender at Milady’s in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Evan Flynn, head bartender, Death & Co , Denver “ Wyoming Whiskey’s Double Cask Bourbon. It’s 100 proof, so it stands up well in cocktails but doesn’t blow people’s heads off if they want to drink it neat. Almost every liquor store and restaurant in Colorado carries Ella for a respectable reason.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Bitters and liquor can raise the temperature just as much as a glass of hot water and whiskey.” ” —Patty Dennison, head bartender, Grand Army Bar , Brooklyn “In the world of winter cocktails, I’ve noticed a common belief that richness and heaviness are the keys to a satisfying drink.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants ’ annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast cites the rise of Latin American spirits and liquors such as aguariente, singani and cocuy, served within craft cocktails or enjoyed on the rocks. “I They bring a beautiful depth to any drink and a lovely bitter note that makes you want to take another sip.”

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

explicitly defining the term as a “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” There, head bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana helped normalize the concept of a cocktail lab. Many archivists point to an 1806 news column out of Hudson, N.Y.,

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Edward Hardebeck, head bartender, Corima , NYC The trendiest shot right now, in my opinion, would be the Green Tea shot. David Muhs, head bartender, Monkey Thief , NYC We are heavy on only two items: Tequila Ocho Reposado, and our No. Lately, weve noticed that people are moving away from the tough, straight liquor shots.

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MAY 15, 2025

Lauren Rojas, head bartender, Jacs on Bond , NYC If money is no object because it will no longer be necessary if doomsday is calling then I’m reaching for a 2019 release of Brown-Forman’s King of Kentucky, which is aged for 15 years in rickhouses that are heat cycled monthly, resulting in roughly 70 percent angel’s share.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The profit margin for NA beverages is not as good as it is for liquor, so it didnt noticeably affect the business in a positive way in terms of earnings, she says, but it may have intangible benefits, like how were perceived by the sober or non-drinking community.

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JUNE 5, 2025

The Liquor Store, another must-visit cocktail bar in the city, falls under the same banner. Start at Mother , where co-owner and head bartender Massimo Zitti has played a critical role in elevating the city’s cocktail culture while cultivating a distinctive ethos of his own.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Published in 1930, the book was compiled by bartender Harry Craddock, who served as the head bartender at the Savoy Hotel’s American Bar in London for over a decade. The original 1806 definition of a cocktail prescribes “a stimulating liquor composed of any kind of sugar, water and bitters.”

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APRIL 17, 2025

Ratios are based on the spirits and we want to make sure the liquor is the highlight of the drink.” ” Liz Johnson, bartender, Bormio , St. For Margaritas, we use a combination of bergamot, orange, and lime juice with a honey simple. For Amaretto Sours , we use a combination of lemon, orange, and a Demerara.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Kinsman wrote that the spirit was a “smooth, warm, vegetal liquor that is simultaneously familiar and elusive, and endlessly sippable,” while noting it was not ideal for cocktails. ” “The whole inspiration is a tamarind and plum candy you get in Mexico called saladitos,” says co-owner Nacho Jimenez.

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