cocktails

  • Patrón Perfectionists Returns For 2023 With New Education Program

    Patrón Perfectionists has opened for 2023 bringing a new bartender education and engagement program to the heart of this year’s edition. As the cocktail competition has significantly broadened its reach and distinction in the bar…

  • America’s Top Bartender, Jessi Pollak, Talks Cocktails And USBG Presents World Class Sponsored By Diageo

    Earlier this year, USBG and Diageo named Jessi Pollak the 2022 U.S. Bartender of the Year. From there, she headed to Sydney, Australia to compete with 15 of the best bartenders from around the world.…

  • Independence Day Cocktails To Make Your Fourth Of July Party A Blast

    Summer is officially here and with it the smell of fresh cut grass, the hum of ice cream trucks, and the season’s first major holiday, the Fourth of July. Independence Day marks an opportunity for…

  • Paul McCartney Unveils His Favorite Cocktail

    Paul McCartney has shared a tutorial on how to make his favorite cocktail, the Maccarita. The rock ‘n’ roll octogenarian unveiled the margarita riff on his daughter’s cooking show, Mary McCartney Serves It Up. The…

  • This Pineapple Old Fashioned Riff Should Be Your Go-To Summer Cocktail

    Mount Gay has teamed up with chef Richard Blais to concoct the perfect summer cocktail. Too often, hot weather drinks are saccharine and forgettable, the “Good Old Pine,” however, is a robust rum old fashioned-riff…

  • Bella Donna – Vaca

    Bella Donna – Vaca

    Created by Renee Griego, Bar Manager of Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California, the Bella Donna finds gin and whisky coming together to do something more typically done by rum. A more labor-intensive cocktail, “the…

  • Nessie – Vaca 

    Nessie – Vaca 

    In an effort to take the classic gin and tonic to the next level with a few simple additions, Renee Griego, Bar Manager of Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California, has created the Nessie.  It…

  • William Grant & Sons Launches Batch & Bottle Ready-To-Serve Cocktails

    On May 1, William Grant & Sons will launch Batch & Bottle, a range of four pre-batched, ready-to-serve cocktails, featuring some of the company’s most iconic spirits brands. The bar-ready drinks will be available nationwide…

  • Celery Daiquiri – Hanky Panky

    In 2021, Hanky Panky entered the World’s 50 Best Bars list for the first time at number 12, the highest new entry of any bar that year. The bar celebrates Mexico’s traditions and ingredients by…

  • Arandas Sunset – Hanky Panky

    In 2021, Hanky Panky entered the World’s 50 Best Bars list for the first time at number 12, the highest new entry of any bar that year. The bar celebrates Mexico’s traditions and ingredients by…