Our raison d’etre here at Bartender Atlas is to introduce the world to the people making their drinks. The Bacardi Legacy Competition has been taking place annually for the past decade and this year it has a twist that we can really get behind! This year’s Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition Final will be held in…
We are so fortunate! After a 3 year hiatus, we got to travel to Montreal twice in the last few months. Montreal in the summer is gorgeous. There are hundreds of terraces to sit on and watch the city go by. The drinks being offered on those patios and then in the cocktail bars later…
When I was a kid I remember being stuck at my dad’s house for a weekend and there was a made for TV movie about the life of Isiah Thomas that we watched. This was right before the Pistons won the NBA Championship and maybe was the reason I started getting into basketball. We recently…
At this point in what some people call the “New Golden Age of The Cocktail” there are few people that make splashes by doing things truly out of the ordinary. With dozens of YouTube channels, magazines, and (clears throat) websites letting you know about cocktail creation, new products and bartending in general, sometimes finding something…
When we decided to organize Toronto Cocktail Conference, there was one person at the top of our wish list for speakers. I first met Ashtin Berry in 2014 within hours of arriving in Kentucky for Camp Runamok and right from the get go, I knew that this woman was special. Ashtin is an accomplished bartender and…
A few weeks ago, we got to travel to Boston for their annual Cocktail Conference, Thirst! Neither of us had ever spent any real time in Boston. There had been quick drop-ins or family trips from our youth, but never any adult time so we were pumped to hit up the city. Boston is a great town…
When we started Bartender Atlas, one of our main goals was to have people travelling, for whatever reason, to whatever far reaches of the globe to hear stories. It might seem like a bit of a trope but we think that any bartender worth their salt (or acid or sweetness) should be able to tell…
Let’s start this by saying that any vessel that gets a drink into my mouth is good enough. However if you feel classy and that gas can or flower vase isn’t cutting it, you may want to use actual glasses. What drinks go in what glasses? What should you be drinking out of if you…
In Ontario, there are few people in the drinks industry more in touch with what’s really happening than Adam D’Intino. Since first meeting Adam about 5 years ago, he has supported the growth and education of bartenders in the province through his regular visits and his inspirational story. Besides all the stuff he talks about…
When you spend time as a bartender, you meet people with all kinds of lifestyles. If you are lucky, you will derive inspiration from these people. Josh Davis spent a few years tending bar before attending Camp Runamok which fostered his desire do more with his career. This is also where he and I met…
