About 105 days ago my city of Toronto shut down. Three weeks prior we had been innocently touring distilleries in Northern Italy. We had kept up with the news of a Global Pandemic but all of it seemed so far away. Upon landing home from Italy, we learned of the outbreak there and then those…
Aww mezcal! That spirit that is winning over the hearts of many people all over the world. Most of the best of this delicious spirit stays in Mexico but there are a few people out there working hard to get it to exported to other countries. Carmen Marron is one such person. Over the past…
How many different expressions from different distilleries could you taste through in a week? What about in 5 days? What if you were in Northern Italy? On a recent trip there, we visited the home base for 7 different Italian spirit companies and the variety and quality of everything we tasted was impressive. A few…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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[…] extracts of the flavours they want included and add the flavours that way. On this trip and our previous one to Italy, I am never surprised at all the different processes that each family uses to get to their finished […]