Paris is a great city. Period. It’s cute and historic and there are magnificent buildings that you recognize from every European history book and a ton of movies. People also talk about pastries and wine, which are both great too. Do you know what else Paris has? Killer cocktail bars. Lots of them. We visited…
Service industry communities don’t just appear. It takes the time and skills of organised and dedicated people to make it happen. Once those communities come together, they are strengthened by the people that drive endlessly to keep improving what the community can do and the impact that it can have on the rest of a…
Cocktail culture doesn’t ever “just happen”. There are people and places that work tirelessly to build it. Someone has an idea and then they act on it, either alone or with help. That idea comes to fruition and it brings people together. Danielle Tatarin is one of those people. After moving from “Shooter Girl” to…
In the interest of transparency, it would be irresponsible for us to not start this series. Even with all the bartenders, interviews with industry leaders, cocktails, bar hops and stories, the most popular post on this site is the Drinking at an All-Inclusive Resort. We are surprised every week when we look at the web…
By now you likely know that Barcelona is FULL of great cocktail bars! Because of this, we split our Barcelona Bar Hop into two parts. First up we explored the Gracia and Eixample neighbourhoods. This time around, we hit up the Born, Raval and Gothic areas of Barcelona. And just a little warning: you will…
For a moment in 2011 it looked like I was going to be the bar manager at a Chinese inspired restaurant. In the research phase of what direction to take the cocktail list, I resolved on one and only one direction… the South Seas. It didn’t take long for me to decide which books I…
The best ideas often come from the most unexpected moments. The term “Spaggle” came from exactly one of those moments in time. A casual few words said from one bartender to another: Spaggle it! And when said aloud, we suddenly realised that we have fallen on what could be one of the greatest drink trends…
I will start by saying that I don’t live in your mouth and so I can’t actually tell you what you should or shouldn’t drink based on my tastes and experiences. I will tell you though that you HAVE to be able to find something better to drink than a Dirty Martini. As a service…
Barcelona is one hell of a city! So much so that when we thought about how to talk about all the killer bars we visited while there, we realized it would take more than one post – so here is part one featuring the Gracia and Eixample neighbourhoods of Barcelona! Let’s start by saying that…
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…
