For his tireless pursuit of the craft of the cocktail, Dale DeGroff has been selected to receive the inaugural VIBE Visionary Award during the VIBE Conference at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, March 9-10.More>>

The 12th annual International Finlandia Vodka Cup took place, and Wynn Las Vegas mixologist Patricia Richards earned a fourth place finish, the highest ever for an American competitor.More>>

BarSmarts ADVANCED Bartender Education Program set to hit Seattle, Washington, D.C., Orlando and New Orleans this spring.More>>

The USBG is growing yet again! Congratulations to our fellow bartenders down in the “Big D” — we now have a USBG North Texas Chapter in Dallas and are excited to see it grow.More>>

Hearts and Cocktails benefits Haiti relief efforts at Bar Celona; Manhattan Cocktail Classic seeks speakers for educational seminars; and Damon Dyer named Alchemist of Our Age.More>>

Charles Joly heads up the mixology program for The Drawing Room at Le Passage in Chicago, the winner of Cocktail Lounge of the Year in the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards.More>>

Las Vegas' Patricia Richards finished fourth in the Finlandia Vodka Cup, the highest finish ever for a U.S. contestant in the 12-year history of the competition.More>>

Student inventors at the University of Washington came up with a "bar-bot" with the capability to hold up to four different bottles and has memory capacity for recipes and drink preferences.More>>

Tony Abou-Ganim's new guide to mixology, The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails (Agate Surrey, 978-1-57284-107-9, $35) will be released March 26, 2010.More>>

At his bar Copa d’Oro in Santa Monica, Calif., Vincenzo Marianella crafts drinks to order for his guests using a menu based on what’s freshest in the market each day. Here's how.More>>