For all of the 1990s and most of the following decade, Scott Young was North America’s most recognizable flair bartender, trainer and educator. Between television appearances, trade show presentations and DVD training programs, few working bartenders garnered more ink or greater visibility. More>>

Catch up on what's happening around the mixology and bartending scene this week including information on upcoming competitions and recent bartending challenge winners! More>>

We're just now starting to see the menus of autumn arrive, and they are filled with bourbon and other brown spirits, as well as lots of intriguing ingredients - jackfruit, cherry dust, soju and citrate to start.More>>

Bartenders aren't the only spirit-creators these days. Chef John des Rosiers, has worked with North Shore Distillery, to create No Drama Gin.More>>

The trend towards specialty cocktails is now becoming a torrent as people are looking for a change and venues are finding ways to maximize profits from this revenue stream.More>>

Marcos Tello, likely the most accomplished bartender, mixologist and beverage consultant on the Left Coast, chose his career path at the age of five. More>>

Doing something because “it’s the way it has been done in the past,” in reality, is to do something because it is familiar and may only serve to perpetuate a costly, inefficient or otherwise unfounded practice.More>>

Rum is once again on the charts with a bullet! Even in a relatively weak economy, the rum category continued to grow last year at an impressive 2.2%. More>>

Catch up on what’s happening around the mixology and bartending scene this week including information on upcoming competitions and recent bartending challenge winners!More>>

It may be the platinum era of cocktails, but there are signs that the trend to create ultra-exclusive cocktail sanctuaries is starting to wind down.More>>