by James Ratliff | Jan 28, 2015 | Mixologists
Ardit Dizdari, Speakeasy Fridays at Southport & Irving, Chicago, Illinois Clover Club When Ardit Dizdari got his hands on a copy of “The Old Waldorf Astoria Bar Book 1935,” he was inspired to create what’s now a weekend jazz destination in...
by James Ratliff | Jan 20, 2015 | Brewers
Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Boonville, California In the world of craft beer, brewers are always looking for new and exciting ingredients, and one brewery in northern California has used fruit, spices, herbs, vegetables and even tree branches to make...
by James Ratliff | Jan 19, 2015 | Mixologists
Nick Detrich, Owner, Cane & Table The Good Drug Perfect President Before New Orleans bar owner Nick Detrich discovered The Perfect Purée Coconut Puree, he would make his own coconut puree by breaking open a young coconut with a hatchet and prying out the meat with...
by James Ratliff | Jan 18, 2015 | Mixologists
Christina Maffei, Mixologist Ilikea’s Mai Tai Polynesian Perfection Across the Seas Christina Maffei is an award winning mixologist that has created the concept of ‘Liquid Artistry’ as her philosophy of cocktail making. Liquid Artistry combines the ideas of a bar chef...
by James Ratliff | Jan 17, 2015 | Mixologists
Matt Sweeney, Bartender, Third and Main, Aurora, Indiana Rye of the Tiger In 2012, Matt Sweeney (pictured far right) and his brother Josh were toiling at soulless corporate jobs near Cincinnati when their father, Ron Sweeney, came to them with the idea of opening...
