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The Boozy Bookshelf: Gift Guide Cocktail and Bartending Books 2025
We are big fans of books in our household. Books of all kinds, styles, genres. And this, of course, includes…
Where We’re Drinking in Mexico City
In mid-July we headed to Mexico City for Barra México. This was our first trip to CDMX since early 2019…
On Sustainability and Torres Brandy Zero Challenge
I have been thinking a lot about sustainability as of late. Well, I suppose that I always have since I…
Christine Sismondo and her Bottle Collection
We all know that so much more goes into making a bar experience great than what’s in the glass. If…
Bartenders
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Cocktail: El Ocaso | Bartender: Victor Martinez Robert
Ha llegado la época del Ocaso las flores se marchitan y las hojas comienzan a caerse de los árboles, y…
Cocktail: Buttered Sage Hot Toddy | Bartender: Mel Hack
How did this cocktail come about? Honestly, this drink was driven by the people. We get calls at the distillery…
Cocktail: Golden Curtain | Bartender: Josh Lindley
On this side of the planet, holiday parties are starting to kick off. It's great - you get to relax…
Cocktail: Summer’s Gone | Bartender: Shawn Harrison
Everyone loves a pumpkin spice latte but I wanted to make it boozy and cold. I also love making my…
Hospitality Gems
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Andrew Ho
We met Andrew Ho while he was in Toronto for a Hope & Sesame pop-up at Louix Louis. We connected with him through another Hospitality Gem, Tommy Wong whom Jess met at the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge in Barcelona earlier…
Samantha Casuga
We first met Sam Casuga on a trip to Victoria in 2014. At the time she was the smallest bartender behind a bar with Simon Ogden (who I had worked with during the 2010 Olympics...that's another story). Her agility and…
Iain McPherson
Iain McPherson is the founder of Panda & Sons. He also has a LONG list of accolades that includes Altos Bartenders' Bartender of The Year at The World's 50 Best Bars 2024, #1 for Bar World 100 Most Influential 2025…
Steva Casey
At the third ever Camp Runamok there was a Canadian Cabin and I (Josh) was in it. The thing is, even though I was in my early 30s at the time, I was still on the old side of the…
Kaitlyn Stewart
We launched Bartender Atlas on May 28th, 2016. Kaitlyn Stewart was the 78th bartender that we added to the website on May 30th. Six months later, we hosted our first Bartender Atlas events which took place over the course of…
Kate Gerwin
If you are unfamiliar with Kate Gerwin, you are really not paying attention. Kate is a trailblazer in the world in the cocktail and hospitality industry and her stack of accolades and awards show just how important she is. With…
Jen Bailey
About a year ago we were at a portfolio tasting when we hear Josh's name being yelled from across the room. The source of the yelling was an ol' Aussie pal of ours* whom we hadn't seen since 2018 when…
Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne
Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne are two of the friendly faces behind The Pinnacle Guide. We met them when we reached out to see if we could be of any help with this initiative. Within seconds of that initial virtual…
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