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What We’re Into Right Now
A Thai-style Michelada, a standout Martini, the perfect party wine and more.
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- photo: Shannon Sturgis
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For Four Houston Bartenders, Success Means a Shared Work Ethic
Houston’s “Team Culture” built an all-star bar team with a simple mantra: work hard, play hard.
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- photos: Kirsten Gilliam
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Four New York Bartenders on What It Takes to Win
Friendly competition is second nature to the Saxon & Parole team.
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- photos: Evan Sung
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This Is What Creativity Means to Marta Ess
The Toronto-based bartender on how a 25-year career in dance informs her approach to drinks, the one piece of advice she gives young bartenders and the recipe for her cocktail,…
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- photo: Lindsey Grace Whiddon
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This Is What Creativity Means to Emilio Salehi
The San Francisco bartender on how videography has shaped his approach to bartending, his hack for building complex flavor profiles and the recipe for his In Bokeh cocktail.
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- photo: KLiK Concepts
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This Is What Creativity Means to Nikolas Zoylinos
The Austin-based bartender on balancing improvisation and structure, his globetrotting introduction to bartending and the recipe for his cocktail, Oops I Forgot My Line.
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- photo: Lindsey Grace Whiddon
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The New Whiskey Classics
The evolution of the category’s modern classics, from the Gold Rush to the Paper Plane and beyond.
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- photo: Lizzie Munro
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The Making of the Modern Sazerac
Three top bartenders offer their signature takes on the timeless classic made with Knob Creek.
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- photos: Lizzie Munro
A Year Without White Claw, and Other Drinking Resolutions
A handful of our favorite drinkers look back at 2019 to determine what they absolutely won't (and will) do again.
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- photo: Aaron Bernstein
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The Making of the Modern Old-Fashioned
The classic template is ripe for reinvention. Here, three top bartenders share their signature updates built around the flavor profile of Knob Creek.
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- photos: Lizzie Munro