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...
We are back for another round with The Home Bartender! This series caters to those of you who are not necessarily working bartenders but who are really interested in drinking better cocktails and learning how to make them! Each month our Home Bartender expert, Matej Novak, will run you through a new topic. This month, what...
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...
There are literally thousands of bitter companies out there these days and many are doing some pretty great things. One company that sticks out for us is Bittered Sling who is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company is run by the perfect pairing bartender/beverage consultant/World Class Canada ambassador Lauren Mote and renowned chef Jonathan Chovancek....
You know what question I get asked most as a bartender (other than “What’s good?”)? “Where did you get those big ice cubes?” For six years I have been trying to think of a way to say “From a big ice cube tray” without sounding like a jerk. Of course, after I convince the questioner that...
