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JULY 8, 2025

Eric Slater, lead bartender, OsKar , Evanston, Ill. ” —Bernadette James, certified sommelier, Stages at One Washington / The Living Room , Dover, N.H. Alex Barbatsis, lead bartender, Mister Tiger , Chicago “ Wild Turkey 101 is the best bang-for-your-buck bourbon out there.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Bernadette James, sommelier and bartender, The Living Room , Dover, N.H. Any home bartender can really bring their cocktails to the next level with simple infusions adding herbs, spices, fruits, even meats to their favorite spirit to create a cocktail worthy of their favorite high-end cocktail lounge.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage/mixologist/sommelier, Bernardus Lodge and Spa , Caramel Valley, Calif. Carlos Suarez, lead bartender, Harvest at The Ranch , Laguna Beach, Calif. Popular brands are The Macallan, Lagavulin (which has great age to it), and Glenmorangie.”

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Heather Blanchard, lead bartender, Virgin Hotels , New Orleans ​​“I definitely wish more people ordered the Paloma ! Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage, mixologist, and sommelier, Bernardus Lodge & Spa , Carmel Valley, Calif. “In It’s such an underrated cocktail.

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MARCH 5, 2024

” —Roisin Garcia, lead bartender, Ocean Prime , NYC “Since I started imbibing, I’ve always been a whiskey girl. Abby Blanchard, lead bartender, Broken Shaker , Los Angeles “In the massive bourbon category, it can be hard to navigate the myriad labels and find ‘your whiskey.’

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MARCH 19, 2024

” —Mike Ross, lead bartender, Gravitas , Washington, D.C. ” —Jack Zarecky, beverage manager and sommelier, St. Matured in oak casks, it gives a pleasant honey and citrus notes on the nose and light peat, zest, apricot, and melon for the finish. I visited their distillery and ate (and drank) this pairing to death.”

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MARCH 24, 2025

Mickey Stevenson, lead bartender, Four Walls , Nashville At Grand Army, we have found Widow Jane Baby Jane very easy to bartend with since weve had it [here]. ” Lauren Campbell, lead bartender and whiskey sommelier, Bings Bar , Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

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