VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jeff White, lead bartender, Experimental Cocktail Club , NYC “I wish that black or opaque bottles would disappear from the back bar — sorry Hendrick’s ! Vodkas infused in-house [with real ingredients] demonstrate a bar team’s creativity, and they offer a unique blend to a cocktail’s flavor palate.”

Bar

VinePair

JUNE 30, 2025

Douglas hit the judges with a Sicilian-salad-inspired twist on Death & Co’s Joy Division cocktail, infused with dried mandarins, orange peel, and various herbs. Fuller shook up a tiki cocktail crafted with a blend of three rums , tahini-infused amaro , espresso liqueur, and a raspberry Demerara syrup.

Bartending

Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

“Pandan is strong and will stand out in cocktails, but also subtle enough that it can still let the spirit shine,” says Alex Law, lead bartender for Bar Podmore in Honolulu. “It It works well with everything from gin or agave to whiskey or rum.” pandan and oolong–infused rye whiskey 1/2 oz. white rum 3/4 oz.

Infusions

VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In some cases, a vodka imbued with a little flavoring can even be a bartender’s friend, whether that flavoring comes straight out of the bottle or through something fancy like an infusion. Skilled bartenders can identify these singular properties and use them to their advantage.

Vodka

Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

House-made peach-infused bourbon oz. Red wine Instructions Add peach-infused bourbon, lemon, syrup and aquafaba to a shaker. Print King Cake Clarified Milk Punch Course Drinks Keyword brandy, Fireball, lemon, milk, rum cream liqueur, Simple syrup, vanilla Ingredients 1 oz.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

JUNE 4, 2025

There was also 10 Years, 55 Seconds, a coffee cocktail made with coffee-infused Russells Reserve 10 Year Old Bourbon, Grand Marnier, Punt y Mes, and a Frangelico foam. In turn, White has become a bartending celebrity of sorts, invited to guest-shift at top spots like Torontos Library Bar.

Bar

VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

Its that intriguingly interwoven and somewhat contradictory combo consistency infused with evolution and a dash of romantic nostalgia that lends the solera technique its alchemic je ne sais quois. Alexandria Bowler , lead bartender at Emerils in New Orleans , says she has a soft spot for Spanish brandies produced with a solera system.

Brandy