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.
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.
A variation on the classic gin Martini that incorporates tomato water, juniper- and basil-infused bianco vermouth and saline fino sherry.
A tea-inspired cocktail that marries gin, milk-washed dry vermouth and smoky Islay whiskey.
A floral gin-based cocktail elevated by pink rose bitters and vermouth infused with Candew melon, a cantaloupe-honeydew hybrid.
Derek Stilmann's gin-based cocktail is inspired by a traditional Indian mango lassi.
Inspired by the Greek myth of Helen of Troy, Jamie Socci's cocktail primarily uses ingredients that would have been available in the ancient world.
The Miami bartender on his passion for fermentation, the one book that changed his approach entirely and the recipe for his Culture to Culture cocktail.
The Portland bartender on why storytelling is key to the human experience, imitating Oprah and the recipe for her Helen of Troy-inspired A Thousand Ships cocktail.
An earthy Negroni variation featuring black pepper–fig syrup and coffee-infused verjus blanc.
