Toby Maloney | Head Mixologist, The Violet Hour
Industry veteran Toby Maloney has been bartending for 25 years, with an extensive resume that firmly establishes him as both a trailblazer and an educator. “All of the projects I've…
Five Fresh Takes on the Beer Can Cocktail
The built-in-can cocktail, or “dressed can,” allows plenty of room for experimentation. Here, five bartenders offer everything from an insta-shandy to a loaded Tecate by way of Japan.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
The Art of the Free Pour
Unbeknownst to most customers, a great debate is stirring among bartenders across America about how exactly booze is poured into their mixing tins. Leslie Pariseau on the merits of free…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Lizzie Munro
The Bamboozled Angel
Toby Maloney's citrus-driven cocktail is layered with bourbon and and housemade cinnamon syrup, for a winter cocktail both refreshing and fortifying.
Hungry Hungry Hipster
A riff on the “bro-mosa,” an ironic mix of Miller High Life and orange juice.
Tribute to Mermaids
Toby Maloney builds on the big citrus notes of saison with added lemon and rum, plus honey syrup and Peychaud’s bitters.
Violet Hour
Not much has changed at the Violet Hour since it set the standard for Windy City cocktailing in 2009. In fact, after six years, the bar's speakeasy entrance, smooth jazz…
Advice from America’s Bartenders on Coping with the Lime Crisis
As the lime shortage continues, bars are learning to cope with the reality of an expensive necessity. From cutting them out all together to using alternative acids, six spirits experts…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
Hallelujah IUD
Toby Maloney combines Avèze with gin, Dolin Blanc and a dash of Peychaud's bitters.
