Spirits & Mixology

New Products: Rendezvous Bay Mixes

Article By: Nightclub and Bar - March 10, 2010

Information on the following new products: Rendezvous Bay Mixes, GUBNA Imperial IPA, The BarMaster.

Gin’s Closest Cousins

Article By: Kelly Magyarics - March 10, 2010

While some bartenders and patrons are just now warming to gin and exploring its various expressions others are branching out beyond the category and tapping into its roots and its next phases.

Bar News Extra: Openings and Cocktail Menus

Article By: Jack Robertiello - March 9, 2010

Baltimore's Pazo launches Cupcakes and Cocktails; La Descarga opens in East Hollywood; Chef Kerry Simon introduces LA Market; and Richard Boccato and Giuseppe Gonzalez to open Painkiller.

Recession-Friendly Bar Menus

Article By: Jack Robertiello - March 9, 2010

Here’s a sampling of the new bar menus from Occidental Grill & Seafood in Washington, D.C., Chicago’s N9NE Steakhouse, D.C.’s Founding Farmers and Heathman Restaurant and Bar in Portland, Ore.

Charitable and Educational Cocktail Events

Article By: Jack Robertiello - March 9, 2010

Elixir hosts fundraiser for Museum of the American Cocktail and Barbary Coast Conservancy; Chicago’s Elate joins Veev’s Treetini program; D.C.’s Occidental hosts cocktail classes; and more.

USBG Master Accreditation at the Nightclub & Bar Show

Article By: United States Bartenders' Guild - March 9, 2010

This week at the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, USBG Master Accreditation Board will proctor the Spirits Professional Exam and Advanced Bartender Exam.

The Wide World of Whiskey and Cocktails

Article By: Jack Robertiello - March 9, 2010

World Cocktail Week is to be held May 6-13, with fundraising events planned in cities around the world; 16th annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards announced; Foley’s Pub gets Danny Boy whiskey.

Spirits and Cocktail Programs, Parties and More

Article By: Jack Robertiello - March 9, 2010

Nightclub & Bar hosts Professional Series at Tales of the Cocktail; TOTC's Cocktail Apprentice Program; Leblon Bartender's Masquerade Ball; DISCUS Craft Distiller program and much more.

Product News: Rendezvous Bay Mixes

Article By: Nightclub and Bar - March 8, 2010

Product News features Sun Orchard's Rendezvous Bay mixes, the relaunch of Phillips Bonafide Original Collections , and Full Throttle Energy Drink now on the gun.

Selling the Stranger Stuff

Article By: Nightclub and Bar - March 8, 2010

The Edison's Absinthe Fairy is an asset, helping sell absinthe to hesitant customers. Dressed in a beautiful costume, she stops by tables, offering a choice of three absinthe cocktails.