Category: Editor’s Picks
Scenes From The Nightclub & Bar Show
by: Melissa Dowling
I spent a few days last week at the 30th annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas. You always expect this conference …
Ginger Beer Cocktail Recipes
by: The Staff
Spicy Pear Cooler 1 ½ oz. Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition Scotch whisky ¼ oz. Ancho Reyes chile liqueur ¼ oz. Lemon juice ¼ oz. Honey 2 …
The Pleasure Principle: Beverage Trends For 2015
by: Andrew Freeman
Instant gratification, education and participation will be recurrent themes throughout restaurants and hotels in the coming year. The economic upturn in 2014, coupled with the desire …
The Top 10 Cocktails of The Past 25 Years
by: Melissa Dowling
When the first issue of Cheers came out, the cocktail scene was dominated by drinks that mixed basic spirits—primarily vodka, gin or rum—with fruit juice or …
The Top 10 Most-influential People of The Past 25 Years
by: Melissa Dowling and Matt Remsberg
Dale DeGroff They don’t call him “King Cocktail” for nothing. Master mixologist Dale DeGroff is best known for his time at the Rainbow Room in New …
Scene: A Fine Philly Watering Hole
by: The Staff
In the heart of the City of Brotherly Love, Square 1682 is a lively gathering spot for fans of the locally sourced, modern American cuisine of …
Scene: Omni Creates a Rum and Tequila Experience
by: Jeremy Nedelka
Until its transformation earlier this season, the area adjacent to one of the pools at the oceanfront Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort was vastly underused. “It …
Back2Basics: Sherry, Sherry Baby
by: John Fischer
Sherry-based drinks are a hot new trend in cocktailian bars, but I didn’t have a handle on them until recently. An educational trip I took with …
Back2Basics: Wine from Other Grapes
by: Jeremy Nedelka
When it comes to wines people order when they visit bars and restaurants, chardonnay and merlot still top the list in the U.S. I can remember …
Growth Brands 2014: Beer Here!
by: Melissa Dowling
Americans’ current preference for beer is among the highest Gallup has recorded since beer fell to 36% in 2005. Still, total beer consumption slipped 1.6% in 2013 to 2.8 billion 2.25-gallon cases, according to the Beverage Information Group, the research unit of Cheers’ parent company.
