June 2012
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“I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also...”
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Straight up with David Wolowidnyk
Straight up refers to an alcoholic drink served neat without the addition of ice, water or any other lengthening agent. In other words…straight to the point.
There are far too many people in the world that don’t enjoy what they do and it often makes me wonder why they have made those choices, especially because I feel so fortunate that I love what I do, and it doesn’t seem like work.
With over...
“Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself,...”
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The Great American Bar Crawl →
Teachers lie to you. Television lies to you. Guide books—they really lie to you. But your barkeep? He’ll always give it to you straight. Think of him as the cooler version of your hotel’s concierge. He knows all the good places in town and what to ask for when you get there. This weaving, wandering tour was founded on our faith in that good word, a cross-continental cocktail crawl...
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Two Bartenders Walk into a Bar and...
Above: Travis Khun represented South Africa in this years Bombay Sapphire’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition.
Two Bartenders walk into a bar and…, for those wanting me to complete the remainder of what many of you had thought was a joke, you are unfortunately mistaken…Grasshopper walks into a bar, the bartender declares , “We have a drink here named after you.”...
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“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. ~...”
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The Daily Bitters:
On the 19th of June the bartending sphere commemorated National Dry Martini Day. As previously stated there is always in great reason to celebrate on the alchemist says…,in saying this lets advocate this in a responsible manner.
Gin and Dry Vermouth is one of the greatest marriages known to man but alas…short lived. When simplicity and technicality collide, you get religion.
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“Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman, or a bad woman. ~ George Burns”
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No School Like Old School
The bartender’s job is not any job. The bartender must change depending on the customer who is standing in front of him. He has to know and guess the flavour and the mood he should offer him… a sort of panacea against dark moods or reversals of fortune. ~ Fosco Scarselli
Previously on the alchemist says… we featured Dre Masso in straight up...
“Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always...”
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The Daily Bitters:
Words by: Hamish Smith
French bartender Julien Escot became the Havana Club Grand Prix cocktail champion for 2012 yesterday, after prevailing from a field of 40 bartenders.
The Havana-based final, which takes place every two years, was the culmination of a globally-contested competition and the centre piece of a series of festivities organised by...
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Bombay Sapphire Worlds Most Imaginative Bartender →
In a competition that featured eight finalists cultivated from thousands of mixologists all over the world, Cananda’s David Wolowidnyk was named Bombay Sapphire’s Most Imaginative Bartender for the third consecutive year at the gin brand’s annual competition in Morocco….(Continue Reading)
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“For the perfect martini fill a glass with cold gin and look at a bottle of...”
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The Daily Bitters:
The Top 25 Bars in Europe (in alphabetical order) voted by the industry for the Cocktails Spirits 2012 Top Ten Awards.
69 Colebrook Row – London Amano Bar- Berlin American Bar Savoy – London Artesian Langham – London Bramble- Edinburgh Buck & Breck – Berlin Calloh Callay – London Candelaria – Paris Connaught Hotel – London Doctor’s – Rotterdam Door 74 – Amsterdam Dry Martini – Barcelona ECC...
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The Tahona Society: →
Above: Destilería Colonial de Jalisco - Olmeca (NOM: 1111 history)
The Tahona Society is a global network of passionate Bartenders that sets out to recognise and celebrate the ancient art of true Tequila production – the Tahona. The Tahona Society sets out to introduce key players to the Tequila category and into the global professional community of bartenders and operators in an order to gain...
