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Cocktail Competitions - Dreams Come True at Drinks Come True!
We are living in a resurgence period of cocktail competitions & one of the more inspiring ones we've seen this year was none other than...


Bartender Techniques - How to make a Home-made Soda out of ANYTHING!
One of the biggest trends in bartending in recent times has been the implementation of fermentation techniques in creating ingredients...


Next Level Bar Techniques | Fat-Washing with Carrot Butter + other Vegetable Butters!
Fat-washing isn't a new thing in the bartending world! We've seen butters made from all sorts of fat from bacon, duck & beurre noisette...


Bartender In-Depth: Lime Juice - History & Fresh VS Old!
The most popular style of drinks in the world are sours & all sours must contain some sort of 'sour' ingredient. Very often this comes in...


New Garnishing Technique - Salt Cured Egg Yolk!
The food & drinks world is interlinked on many different levels. The bartending industry regularly borrows inspiration from chef's &...


OPIHR GIN Global Cocktail Competition 2019
MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN Entry to the competition is simple. Submit a cocktail that is a twist on a classic, created with at least 35ml of...


“Switching” the Cocktail Technique you’ve never heard of...
It's rare that in the bartending profession real innovation comes along. Usually we borrow a lot from the kitchen & chef based...


Liquid Market Vienna - Revolutionary New Bar EVENT!
Over the weekend 40 of the best bars of Germany & Austria were all on stage in Vienna making thousands of drinks over the course of 3...


How to be a REAL bartender - Manual from 1900 by Harry Johnson
Everyday at Cocktails For You we receive over 200 messages asking us numerous questions about the bartending profession. One of the most...


History of the Mai Tai
The mai tai is more than a drink. It’s a happy place: Each sip invokes dreamy images of sunsets on sandy beaches, cobalt blue water and...
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