VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Grace Tomczak, lead bartender, MAKfam , Denver “ Square One ’s lineup of rye vodkas. Alex Jump, founder and director of operations, Focus on Health /founder, Dim Lights Hospitality , Denver “Over the years, I’ve gained a certain appreciation for the role vodka plays in a cocktail bar.

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PubClub

JULY 16, 2024

The multi-day festival-like celebration saw the region’s best bar talent headlining guest shifts at some of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed cocktail bars in the lead-up to the main event on 16 July, welcoming over 1000 of Asia’s leading bartenders, drinks industry professionals and tastemakers to the city.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We asked lead bartender Monica Hernandez, who has been with RC for 13 years, to shed some light on the process and its challenges. The Learning Curve Before even setting foot on the ship, Hernandez says the entire bartending team headed to Spain for an intense, two-week cocktail bootcamp to prepare them for slinging drinks at sea.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sheila Arndt, lead bartender, Chef John Folse’s Restaurant R’evolution , New Orleans “When it comes to a great bourbon at an approachable cost, I would lean on Old Forester 100 Proof. David Kravitz, beverage director, The Group Hospitality , NYC “Great Jones bourbon offers the best bang for your buck. Evan Williams 1783.

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VinePair

APRIL 23, 2024

Victoria Goodwin, lead bartender, Blue Sunday , Bensalem, Pa. ” —Will Patton, bar director, Maass , and Hive Hospitality, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “I would have to say the Eagle Rare 10-year Single Barrel. Although it’s not ‘cheap,’ it is affordable for a single-barrel bourbon and well worth the money.”

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

One of the UK’s biggest drinks and hospitality shows will host the InDrinks Bartenders competition in partnership with UKBG and Hoxton Spirits. Bartenders across the UK are being called to share the stories behind their drinks, bars and communities in a new competition from Hoxton Spirits, the UK Bartenders Guild and InDrinks.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Vinny Spatafore, bartender and beverage operations manager, Blue Bridge Hospitality , Coronado, Calif. This allows the spirits to really cut through and be the leading stars of the cocktail.” [Hailing] from the heat of Hye, Texas, it is a fun one to [use] in drinks that have a smoky and unique flavor.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

. “I wrote my first cocktail menu in that hospital bed, based on what I was learning from Dale DeGroff, Gary Regan, Dave Wondrich, and others…” Then I had a pulmonary embolism and almost died. The cocktail books arrived while I was in the hospital and my roommate brought them to me. Enter mixology.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

Gabriel Urrutia, professor of spirits, FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management , Miami “My favorite bourbon has changed so much over the years, from the quantity-over-quality that my adolescent years provided to the new heightened sense of palatability that [I’ve grown] accustomed to in recent years. As simple as that!”

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Lead Bartender at Chemin la Mer, James ODonnell, was introduced to the hospitality industry while attending school in Wilmington, N.C., There, he worked numerous gigs ranging from host and barista to server and bartender. However, what he finds most impactful is the hospitality and service aspect of the job.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

At this point, I decided to get some new experience and worked at Beast and Bottle as the lead bartender. In March of 2023, Half Eaten Cookie Hospitality named him Beverage Director of OAK at Fourteenth. OAK at Fourteenth is one of the reasons I fell in love with hospitality to begin with.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2025

Theres no better source to help with that first foray into whiskey than bartenders. Theyre in the hospitality industry, so theyre inherently inclined to choose whiskeys they think will make a fledgling imbiber happy. Mickey Stevenson, lead bartender, Four Walls , Nashville The Glenlivet 12-Year Single Malt.

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Bar Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

3 Gin and Fielden Whisky , will see leading bartenders, DJs, and industry professionals come together to raise funds for Equal Measures UK. On Sunday 9 th March, Franklin & Sons will be teaming up with Equal Parts to host a celebration soundtracked by an all-female DJ lineup and a four-person guest bartender shift.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Mickey Stevenson, lead bartender, Four Walls , Nashville A few years ago, bartenders from multiple locations in our group started asking for a recipe for a Mexican Candy shot. ” Alejandro Medina , beverage director, Bludorn Hospitality Group, Houston Shots, shots, shots! No chill, no dress. Nude shots of tequila!”

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VinePair

MARCH 27, 2025

The hospitality industry is often described as non-traditional and with good reason. However, bartending in NYC throughout his 20s and early 30s for bars that paid in cash and didnt tax on tips, let alone offer benefits, made wrapping his head around the concept extremely difficult. Tipped-based income can and does fluctuate.

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2025

Christopher Langowski, lead bartender, RosaNegra Miami , Miami Egg whites! ” Lucas Robinson, beverage director, Catch Hospitality Group One of the most overrated ingredients in cocktails is chocolate. You shake everything with ice first to chill the drink, then strain out the ice and shake again without it.

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