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Tequila is just getting started

Tommy's Margarita creator Julio Bermejo and Maestro Tequilero Jesus Susunaga weigh in on new tequila trends.

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Asian Flavors Go Mainstream

Mary Palac shares 5 bartenders using Asian ingredients in thoughtful and artistic ways. (Bonus: 3 recipes!)

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Love Us Like You Love Our Food

Asian ingredients are having a huge moment in cocktails right now. Learn how to use them correctly.

How To Create a Sustainable Bar - Clair Sprouse

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Can A Cocktail Truly Be Sustainable?

Sustainability Behind The Bar with Claire Sprouse – Part 1 What does it mean for a cocktail to be sustainable? It’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways – ranging from sourcing environmentally conscious products to minimizing food waste – and everything in between. In this article, I’ll be sharing some […]

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The Art of Coaching

Ok, the menu is dialed, the lights are low, the playlists are fire, and the mise is en place…is your staff ready? How do you create an environment for success for your business and your team? How do you empower people, behind and outside the bar? Our panel of experts will talk tips on finding […]

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Techniques: How To Batch Cocktails

Tips on how to make batching work for your bar and at events – from quality control to pour cost. Batching cocktails – that is, combining multiple ingredients to make a singular, consistent liquid – has arguably been part of bar culture since people began making the earliest alcoholic punches. Batching has never left the […]

Black women imbibers are changing the drinks industry

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The New Generation of Black Female Imbibers

Black women have always had diverse palates and an often unacknowledged hand in shaping the culture at large—A new generation of Black bartenders, academics, producers, and creatives is re-centering the conversation and changing the drinks industry for the better. Traditionally a demographic overlooked or homogenized by some spirits brands, Black Americans, and especially women, are […]

Easy DIY Citrus Stock Recipe for Bartending

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How To: Citrus Stock

Use this DIY Citrus Stock recipe to give your lemons and limes new life.

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Building Blocks: Creating Diversity and Equity in the Bar Industry

Josh Davis of Brown & Balanced and Touré Folkes of Turning Tables speak to the challenges and tools for creating equity and diversity in the bar industry.

An illustration of a woman in a yoga pose, balancing bar tools

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Balancing Act: Finding Wellness Within The Industry

The dawn of a new year is often a time for reflection and renewal. It’s also a moment to prioritize mental and physical wellness practices. Some bartenders who put wellness foremost say that there are multiple payoffs. Jessica Pomerantz, 2022 Speedrack winner (and Team Campari member), a bartender in South Carolina, is currently pursuing a […]

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Serious Winter Drinks

Make these Winter cocktails today.

A glass of prosecco pours into a Negroni Sbagliato

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Negroni. Sbagliato. With Prosecco in it.

The Negroni Sbagliato stepped into the global spotlight as the first cocktail meme come to life. Learn its history and how to make it right.