Written by Carrie Jean Lipe As a budding bartender, all you need are three simple things when you attempt to make a new drink on the fly (cough, piña colada, cough). The only items to equip yourself are the ingredients, a killer recipe, and a quick talking point to make it seem like you’ve been […]

Tiki cocktails had a glorious heyday in the 1940’s and 50’s, but fell out of fashion into a campy, joke-version of themselves after that. But the cocktail renaissance of the last fifteen years or so is rescuing tiki-style drinks and coming back to their original roots: lots of flavors layered together in a balanced and […]

New bartender, meet Whisky Sour. Whisky Sour, meet my friend. They’re new to life behind the bar. This almost two-hundred-year-old old cocktail needs to find a place in your bartending toolbelt. Why? It’s still a super popular drink that’s ordered all the time and you’ll definitely want to practice making it. If you don’t, you’ll end up looking like a […]

When the days grow long and cold, we know winter has returned once again. And with winter comes the craving for cozy winter cocktails to warm us up. As a team of bartending gurus, we’re no novices to festive cocktail recipes or bars (and holiday parties) filled with people in their feels. What’s there to […]

It’s time to spring yourself out of hibernation, my friend. A new season is fully blooming and the sun is shining to welcome you back. And let’s be honest… as a bartender, you might not have seen it in a while! Thanks, winter. With all of that extra sun making our days longer and brighter, […]

Grab your sunnies and sunblock! It’s officially that time of year and these light summer cocktails are here to bring you a sip of shade. They’re light, simple, and delicious on a summer day. The start of summer and the Fourth of July mark two of the drunkest days of the year, my friends. And […]

Tell your bar guests to pour that pumpkin spice down the drain… yep, I said it. You’ve got something better that will beat a sugary latte any day. What trumps the all-glorious PSL? Fall cocktails. That’s what. These recipes are full of cozy feelings, warm colors, and seasonal spirits. Your guests will bring the sweaters. You […]

As a bartender, you will never run out of whiskey lovers since the whiskey community is constantly growing.  With the growing number of whiskey fans comes more whiskey cocktails. A few tried and true whiskey recipes are essential to make your bar guests happy. Assignment = understood. Whiskey is versatile, as these drinks prove they […]

Before I started bartending, my knowledge of rum cocktails stopped at Malibu and party punch. Other, crazier things have happened but my rum knowledge was limited. Since our fine art of crafting cocktails and bartending requires more than just pouring coconut flavored rum into a solo cup, you’ll need to know a few of the most popular, top, […]

Gin. People either hate it or they love it. And where does all that polarizing flavor come from? Not by the hair on my ginny-gin-gin. It actually comes from juniper! A floral-smelling little berry that brings the botanical punch to gin that everyone knows and loves (or totally hates). What To Mix with Gin (Flavors, […]