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These Bartenders Are Redefining the Classic Japanese Highball

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Though the cocktails are simple and quaffable, they arent the same two-ingredient well drinks patrons order at a dive like a Vodka Soda or Rum and Coke. The challenge of making the perfect highball, and the increased popularity of technique-forward drinks, makes this cocktail the ideal canvas for creative bartenders to riff on.

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How to Make Blue Curacao at Home

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If you're here from my viral Instagram video and just need the ingredients list, here goes: 1 ½ cups orange peels (approximately 10-11 small oranges) 1 ½ cups sugar 1 cup water 1 cup alcohol of choice (I used white rum) Blue food coloring or blue spirulina Full recipe instructions and video are below. Navel or valencia oranges are great.

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Rum for Cocktails? (2024)

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If your home bar shows a conspicuous absence of rum despite an affinity for Daiquiris, then you’ve come to the right place. Seeking the best rums for cocktails, we asked bartenders around the world for their go-to bottles behind the bar. Here, the best rums for mixing into cocktails. Planteray Isle of Fiji R.L.

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

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That’s because a shot is more than a quick blast of liquor to lips. Its purposes vary: It can be a celebration of good news, a bartender’s friendly handshake , or an efficient means of catching a buzz before or during a night of revelry (and then responsibly ordering a ride share). Our go-to is a 50/50 of rum and amaro.

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We Asked 20 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bourbon? (2024)

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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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Chain Restaurant Cocktails: The Good, the Bad, and the Outrageously Boozy

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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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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

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” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. .” ” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.”