"Bar Rescue" star and Nightclub & Bar Media Group President Jon Taffer and Spike TV are celebrating the grand reopening of The Olive Pit, located in historic Orange, Calif. More>>

From the Houston Press: An arc of Plymouth gin shot briefly through the air at Gallery M Squared on Sunday night, leaping out of the bottle like liquid sparks as bartender Lindsey Heffron battled her way through a roster of drinks at the Houston leg of the Speed Rack bartending competition.More>>

For the third year, Nightclub & Bar Media Group is delighted to announce the finalists of its elite awards program. The annual Nightclub & Bar Awards celebrate the nightlife industry’s cream of the crop. More>>

The city of Naples has a new signature cocktail. People were asked to vote for their favorite drink, out of six unique cocktails.More>>

From Mail Online: To celebrate the DVD release of HBO's hit Prohibition Era crime drama, "Boardwalk Empire," Marian Beke - head bartender at London's ‘speakeasy’ style haunt Nightjar - has created a selection of 1920s tipples. More>>

From Miami New Times: Bar Lab is at it again, this time planning to open Miami Beach's first cocktail pop-up bar.More>>

Pernod Ricard USA and BAR, LLC, recently completed their milestone 25th BarSmarts LIVE event in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 8. More>>

From Inside Scoop SF: Cocktails have come a long way in the last few years. You have aged Negroni in barrels at Restaurant 1833 in Monterey, and Negroni on tap at Jasper’s in San Francisco.More>>

From Nation's Restaurant News: With all the focus on fresh, mixed-to-order cocktails in recent years, perhaps it is inevitable that a countertrend should arise. Enter barrel-aged cocktails. More>>

From nzherald.co.nz: Mai Tais, margaritas, lychee mint muddles — it's music to a cocktail drinker's ears. More>>