Cocktail menus have never been so filled with so many multi-ingredient drinks, unusual components and concoctions that defy easy assumptions about taste, sweetness, potency and depth. Time for a change?More>>

Mezcal cocktails are spreading fast, but this long, hot summer has also brought us slushitos, frappés and pupsicles. Oh, and then there are wine milk shakes...More>>

Not many bars give enough attention to non-alcohol drinks for the adult palate, but beverage manager Vincent Stipo explains how Philadelphia's Vernick Food & Drink tries to serve exceptional creative and delicious drinks. More>>

Lincoln Journal Star: After a liquor rep approached Wilderness Ridge mixologist Jill Cockson about competing for a spot in the United States Bartenders’ Guild Most Inspired Bartender contest, she seized on the word “inspired.”More>>

Struggling to find out how to build or keep your social media community? Try these seven tips.More>>

Virtual-Strategy: Social media consulting firm Maximize Social Media LLC announced its social media marketing program today, providing online marketing support to nightclubs and related businesses nationwide. More>>

Tampa Bay Times: Some call it the Logan Special, others the Logantini. At Tryst Gastro Lounge in St. Petersburg, Logan Owens will invent a drink for you, on the spot.More>>

Post Bulletin: Women are the lead cooks in many homes, but somehow men far outnumber women as chefs in restaurant kitchens.More>>

To my way of thinking, a tour of duty as a bar back is the best way to become a bartender. You learn that bartending as a nightlong series of interactions and transactions interspersed with making a few hundred cocktails.More>>

Outfitting the bar with glassware can cost you a tremendous amount of money over the course of a typical year. Glassware is fragile, expensive and capable of decimating the bottom line.More>>