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…
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…
