Stick People
We profile the bartenders, bar owners, distillers and ambassadors to know right now, from accomplished veterans to up-and-coming stars. This is a who's who of the drinks world.
Liquor Awards 2023
For our second annual Liquor Awards, we're celebrating the bars, individuals, organizations, and producers that represent the best of the drinks industry.
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This Vietnamese Cocktail Bar Comes from Seattle’s First Family of Phở
At Phocific Standard Time in Seattle, Yenvy Pham and Quynh-Vy translate Southeast Asian ingredients into boldly-flavored cocktails.
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The Complicated Journey from Holy Studies to Hospitality
These bartenders, all alumni of evangelical Christian colleges, found the bar industry to be a better source of community and connection than the church. In turn, their religious upbringings provide them with a unique perspective on hospitality.
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Julio Bermejo on the State of the Tequila Industry
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This Las Vegas Bar Pro Runs the Drink Programs at 31 Venues
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How Hortense Van Der Horst Is Helping Reinvent Paris' Queer Drinking Scene
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There Will Never Be Another Gary Regan
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This Legendary Rum Maker Doesn’t Care if You Read This Story
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Meet the Man Who Turned San Antonio into a Bona Fide Cocktail Town
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Nick Wu's Advice for Making It as a Bartender? Never Stop Learning.
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How to Build a Charming Bar. One That Seats Only 20 People.
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Tokyo’s Gen Yamamoto on the Importance of Balance and Body in a Cocktail
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Jim Meehan Is Making the Next Hot Mixer You Didn't Know You Needed
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Meet the Bartender Who's Putting Manila's Cocktail Scene on the Map
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How 3 Filipina Women Opened the Most Unlikely and Empowering Gin Bar in the USA
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The Drink That Changed My Life: Lisa Laird Dunn on the Applejack Drink That Started a Revolution
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Meet the Bartender Behind New York City’s Hottest Restaurant and Bar Group
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From PhD to ABV: How One Distiller Uses Chemistry to Make a Great Gin
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This Brand Ambassador's Advice for Bartenders? Learn to Take Care of Yourself.
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One Man’s Quest to Take Cocktail Photography to the Next Level
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Meet the Indiana Jones of Mezcal
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Stick People: Shingo Gokan Is Ready to Show How to Break from the Ordinary Bar
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This Scottish Bartender Commutes 5,100 Miles to Work
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This Boston Bartender Makes His Mai Tais the Italian Way
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Victoria Chow Is the Busiest Bartender in Hong Kong. And She Likes It That Way.
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How Do You Follow Up a Successful Speakeasy? Turn the Lights Up Bright.
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This Barbadian Bartender Is Changing the Way We Drink in Paradise
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Maggie Campbell Is the Unsung Savior of American Rum
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Asia's Hottest Bar Scene Is Just Getting Started. And You Can Thank This Guy.
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Suffolk Arms’ Giuseppe González on Paying His Bar World Dues
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This Bartender Is Making Wood-Fired Cocktails. But How Do They Taste?
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Jerry Thomas, 125 Years Later
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Where Do You Go to Hire a Master Distiller? Check the Accounting Department.
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What It's Like to Be a Brand Ambassador for Japanese Whisky When Your Cultish Brands Already Sell Themselves
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The Perfect Highball: How It Forever Changed One Bartender’s Career
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Selma Slabiak on Aquavit and Hygge
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Writer Alexander Chee on Classic Cocktails and What Makes a Good Bartender
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Inside the Mind of Charles Joly, Diageo World Class Winner
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This Chicago Bar Owner Is Crazy About Rum—And Thinks You Should Taste These 6 Bottles
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The Key to Being a Badass Bartender in Los Angeles? Ignore Hollywood.
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Talking Cognac with Hennessy's Oliver Paultes
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Meet the Man Who's Shaking Up the Rum Industry
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This Is How Chocolate and a Family Business Won This Bartender a Fancy Cocktail Competition
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Meet Bridget Maloney. She’s the Woman Behind Women Who Love Whiskey.
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Behind Danny Louie’s Inspired Menu at Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco
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This Bartender Thinks About Instagram First When Making Drinks. Yes, His Drinks Are Beautiful. And Delicious.
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What Is It Like to Work the Bar at a Plant-Obsessed Restaurant?
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Film Director Benjamin Dickinson on Why Red Wine Makes People Chatty
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You Ready for the Best Kind of Italian Bar Hospitality?
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Can Bartending Make Room for Being a Mother?
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Meet Jennifer Le Nechet, the 2016 Diageo World Class Winner
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Meet the Newest Face of Hong Kong's Exciting Drink Scene
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The Woman Behind Houston’s Booming Bar Scene
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Masters of Mixology: Ada Coleman