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Check out the TOP TEN (10) Finalists in the Silks Gin Garden to Glass Cocktail Competition. The Cooney family, of Boann Distillery, Ireland, invited the Chilled 100 Bartenders to compete for cash prizes in the Silks Gin Garden to Glass cocktail competition....
Throughout her twenty years in the hospitality industry, Kristan Arnold has worked every restaurant position. However, it wasn’t until she became a bartender that she could truly say she felt at home. Once she stepped behind the bar and started to whip up drinks, it...
Being a bartender can be stressful, whether it’s working long, late hours, dealing with demanding customers or acting as counselors to your clientele while crafting the perfect cocktail. Self-care isn’t usually on top of the list, which can mean that your mental...
Creating a glass designed for whiskey sipping might seem like an artistic endeavor. But George Manska, Chief of Research and Development for Arsilica, Inc. begs to differ. For George, it’s all about the science of nosing, tasting and evaluating spirits. And to...
Nick Kokonas grew up in a family that revolved around food and drink. At an early age, he was drawn to the industry and was always mesmerized by bartenders. “When I turned 21, the bar manager where I worked gave me a copy of the original Trader Vic’s...
Chilled 100 Member Brittany Kellum began working in the industry during college. “I began at one of our restaurant group's original locations, Dressler's, and proceeded to grow over time into a bartending role at a new concept we were opening (Dogwood),” she recalls....
CHILLED 100 bartenders were treated to sips of the divinely delicious Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur while learning about the sustainability behind the brand from Chinola co-founder Robert Pallone, in Louisville, Kentucky at the inaugural ELEVATE event. Sharing the...
Did you know that you taste with your nose? In fact, all five senses can play a major role in a customer’s enjoyment of a cocktail, which is why it’s so important that bartenders understand how to perfect their cocktail craft through the use of sight, sound, smell,...
This Sunday the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LVII, February 12th. We asked two of our Chilled 100 members, Ashley Mac, bartender in the Washington D.C. Baltimore area and Jenn Tosato, beverage director at Bamboo Penny in Kansas...
Always up to learning new things, I walked in the REÁL Infused Exotics – Flavor Seminar at the Chilled 100 ELEVATE Conference. Sitting on the table in front of me were four small cups of golden yellow-orange puree. We didn't have to wait long before those sitting...
As a volleyball player and coach for many years, Nohelani Ader found that playing a sport doesn’t pay well, so she would serve cocktails on the side at a sand volleyball bar. “One year one of my athlete’s parent asked what I did on the side. I told him I was a server....
Everyone these days uses social media, including bartenders who can use it to promote themselves and the places they work. Creating good, consistent content and engaging with the audience is the easiest way to reach a global audience and may even help you move forward...
