It was just over 18 months ago that I first heard the Bit By A Fox Podcast. Long time supporter of Bartender Atlas, and bartenders in general, Christine Sismondo was a guest and had drawn my attention to it. Throughout that episode I realized that the host, Prairie Rose, was not just doing this as…
The depth and breadth of Italian made tipples is astounding. Of course when you think about drinking in Italy, most people will think of wine. However, last month The Italian Trade Commission and the people from The Spirit Of Italy sent a delegation of Canadian and American bartenders and writers and one photographer to Rome…
Ready for a little story time? Let’s go! In the 1800’s, everything you ever thought you needed was right down the road. The general store had flour, eggs, whatever vegetables were in season and your liquor. The spirits at the time ranged in quality so infusions and distillations with flowers and fruit were commonplace. Then…
There are just too many great spots in Paris to grab a cocktail. If you haven’t looked at our Paris Bar Hop Part One yet it is right here. And in case that wasn’t enough (it definitely wasn’t) here another 4 amazing bars to visit in the City of Lights (does anyone call it that…
If you are a bartender, hopefully you have had the chance to experience one of the many “cocktail weeks” happening all over the world in the last 5 years. If you have attended any of these, you have almost certainly heard the phrase: “We drink with our eyes first.” While at first you might look…
Pendulums swing. It’s what they do. We had 7-8 years of really boozy Don Draper style drinks but in the last few years we’ve been scaling things back (well, some of us). Along with these lower octane drinks comes a focus on overall wellness. Mental and physical health has never been the first thing we…
We at Bartender Atlas are so excited! About lots of things really. The skunks living in our back yard (so cute!), the upcoming Toronto Cocktail Conference and also, we’ve been invited to tour some distilleries in Italy! One of the distilleries we will be visiting (and one that I have spent a long time collecting…
In the last decade and a half, few people have documented and contributed to the growth of cocktail culture than Camper English. Through his website Alcademics.com he has shown all of us ways to taste drinks more efficiently, the history of many of our favourite spirits and how to make clear ice. He took some…
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…
A COINTREAU-VERSIAL HISTORY OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR LIQUEURS
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