The Recipe Changed. Did Anyone Tell the Bartenders?
Changing a cocktail recipe is easy. Making sure every bartender is working from the new version can be harder. When old and new recipes…
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Read article →: The Recipe Changed. Did Anyone Tell the Bartenders?
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Your Cocktail Recipe Isn’t Complete Without the Prep Recipe
Read article →: Your Cocktail Recipe Isn’t Complete Without the Prep RecipeA signature cocktail might be perfectly documented, but if it calls for a house-made syrup that exists only in someone’s notebook, the recipe isn’t…
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Corpse Reviver No. 2 Cocktail: History, Recipe & Bartender’s Guide
Read article →: Corpse Reviver No. 2 Cocktail: History, Recipe & Bartender’s GuideThere are cocktail names that tell you exactly what you’re getting. The Gin & Tonic isn’t keeping many secrets. Neither is the Whisky Sour.…
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When Is a Cocktail Recipe Actually Finished?
Read article →: When Is a Cocktail Recipe Actually Finished?Great cocktails rarely arrive fully formed. They are tasted, adjusted and refined until experimentation becomes a recipe. But once a drink reaches the menu,…
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Why Every Great Cocktail Has a Story
Read article →: Why Every Great Cocktail Has a StoryEvery memorable cocktail tells a story. Sometimes it’s the bartender who created it. Sometimes it’s the city where it was born. Sometimes it’s the…
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The Most Valuable Ingredient Behind Your Bar Isn’t in a Bottle
Read article →: The Most Valuable Ingredient Behind Your Bar Isn’t in a BottleEvery bar has recipes that define it, from signature cocktails to house-made syrups. The challenge isn’t creating those recipes. It’s making sure they never…
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Every New Bartender Asks the Same Five Questions
Read article →: Every New Bartender Asks the Same Five QuestionsEvery bar has its own recipes, standards and signature drinks. Helping new bartenders learn them quickly starts with making those recipes easy to find.
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Blood and Sand Cocktail: History, Recipe & Bartender’s Guide
Read article →: Blood and Sand Cocktail: History, Recipe & Bartender’s GuideNamed after a Hollywood film and built on an unlikely combination of Scotch, cherry, sweet vermouth and orange juice, the Blood and Sand has…
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Mise en Place: The Secret Behind Every Great Bar
Read article →: Mise en Place: The Secret Behind Every Great BarEvery great shift begins long before the first guest arrives. Mise en place is more than preparing garnishes or stocking bottles. It’s the confidence…