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Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tequila Aphrodite’s Arrow by Virgin Hotels NYC’s Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 1/2 oz. Photo by Tucker + Hossler Photography Rum Tiki Affair by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Sammy’s Red Head Rum 1 oz. Patron Silver 3/4 oz. Raspberry Pure 1 oz. Coconut Milk 1/2 oz. Vanilla Extract 1/2 oz.

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A New Standard: 5 Balcones Cocktails That Showcase American Single Malt Whisky at Its Best

VinePair

APRIL 8, 2025

Balcones head bartender Don Phet is here to help break down what this new ruling means for the industry and consumers alike, as well as show off the versatility of American Single Malts in cocktails (because no, its not just for sipping neat!).

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

VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

Ben Hopkins, head bartender, Pitts , Brooklyn Yes, there is non-alcoholic vodka, and yes it works. ” Connor Nelson, bartender, Jack & Gingers Irish Pub , Austin *Image retrieved from ARAMYAN via stock.adobe.com The article We Asked 21 Bartenders: Whats the Best Vodka for Mixing Cocktails? We love it.

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

VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

Andy May, head bartender, The Golden Swan , NYC “A rum I absolutely love for cocktails is Probitas , a beautiful blend from Foursquare in Barbados and Hampden Estate in Jamaica. Oscar, our head bartender, had this genius idea to mix it with dry vermouth and throw in some lemon and vanilla, making it a hit among our guests.”

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We Asked 22 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Summer Cocktail?

VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

This tiki-style gin drink offers a delightful blend of tropical flavors, ideal for warm weather and summer vibes. While rum is often the go-to for tiki cocktails, gin adds a lovely layer of botanical notes that complement the tropical sweetness of passion fruit and the nutty richness of orgeat syrup. “The Saturn.

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We Asked 25 Bartenders: What’s the Best Bourbon for Mixing Cocktails?

VinePair

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. Old Forester 86 fits well in everything, from a tiki classic like the Saturn to a dryer cocktail like a Boulevardier.” It’s our twist on a classic Old Fashioned.”

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

It has funky, tropical notes from the rum and pineapple juice appealing to your tiki lovers, and the addition of Campari will bring some bitter qualities that your Negroni drinker will find comfort in. I love sherry and vermouth so Id really love for bartenders to spread their vermouth wings and explore beyond Dolin for their Martinis.

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

VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —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. Jill Mott, director of wine, The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel , NYC “Tiki drinks are surprisingly great winter cocktails.

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Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost

VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Along with Sunken Harbor Club , Paradise Lost represents the new generation of tropical bars in New York that take a novel approach to the category and dive deep into what’s possible in a tiki-style cocktail.

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In a Post-Prohibition World, What’s the Point of ‘Speakeasies’?

VinePair

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It was the modern speakeasy that legal but hidden bar that carried the non-tiki torch forward when the cocktail renaissance kicked off in earnest. says Keith Motsi, head bartender of Virt at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, giddy at the notion of quashing faux speakeasies.

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The Sneaky Ingredients Making Your Cocktail More Expensive

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We’re very transparent with our guests,” explains Service Bar’s head bartender and partner Christine Kim. “If This could potentially make it tough for classic tiki or modern tropical bars to keep their drink prices down, since so many of the genre’s cocktails rely on pineapple usage.

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The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Paradise Lost integrates the retro coolness of a classic Southern California tiki bar with the East Village’s gritty punk rock ethos to create hell’s version of a tropical joint. I don’t want to take away from the damage the pandemic caused, because it took a lot away from us,” says Paradise Lost’s head bartender, Kitty Bernardo.

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Trick Dog Bar Announces The Salty Dog Menu

Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Salty Dog’s 17 original creations are each named after a famous pirate ship, draw inspiration from classic cocktails and tropical drinks you might find at a Tiki bar and are executed with Trick Dog’s signature culinary approach.

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The Bourbon Trail’s Best Kept Secret? World-Class Cocktails at Distillery Bars

VinePair

JUNE 4, 2025

Credit: Michter’s Since late 2019, head bartender Dallas White has taken the reins, working alongside lead bartender Christy LeCompte to maintain Wondrichs list of classics while adding a fresh lineup of modern cocktails rotated twice a year.

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We Asked 15 Bartenders: Which Cognac Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Nic Anslemo, head bartender, Bar Meridian , Brooklyn “Gautier VS. It has a full body and mixes great in a Sazerac or a rum split base spirit forward sipper.” —Rob I love sipping this Cognac after a long shift as well as shaking it up in some of my favorite rum-based classic tiki cocktails.

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Jukebox Blues: The Songs Every Bartender Is Sick of Hearing

VinePair

APRIL 28, 2025

Sam Park, head bartender, LOpossum , Richmond, Va. And as much as I love tiki, there are some Martin Denny songs with loud bird calls that come outta nowhere that drive me up a wall. Brian Miller, head bartender, Stockton Inn , Stockton, N.J. Let’s expand our musical repositories, please.

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The Top Beverage Trends For 2025

Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

And Tiki Taka , a new restaurant from chef and restaurateur Richard Blais in Scottsdale, AZ, offers the on-trend Yuzu Delicious with Haku Japanese vodka, pistachio orgeat, yuzu, vanilla and lemon, topped with pistachios. No wonder every top international craft cocktail bar seems to have dedicated most of their menus to it.

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Toast To Love With These 8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails!

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