Bar Talk

We talk shop with the best drinks people in the field, from bar owners and bartenders to distillers and ambassadors. Our interviews provide insider knowledge and advice to inspire you.

Ntsiki Biyela, South Africa's First Black Female Winemaker, Talks Wines and Progress

How to Run a 4AM Bar

This Is the Right Way to Do Music in a Bar

Inside the Revolutionary Tiki Book That’s Built for the Modern Age

This Is How You Build the Bar with the Largest Tequila and Mezcal Collection in the United States

There's Nothing More Beautiful Than the Perfect Bar Apron

Why Is Bar Legend Simon Ford Going All In on Gin?

Where Does One of Asia's Best Bartenders Find Her Cocktail Inspiration? Ask Her Mom.

Yup, It’s Our Fault Too: How We Beverage Journalists Can Do More and Better to Implement Social Justice in the Bar Industry

Bartending in Machismo Culture: Mexico City's Fátima León Breaks It Down

Simple Drinks Are Most Definitely Not Overrated

A Bartending Competition Winner Reflects on the Industry

Women in Bartending: Two Legends Talk About Finding Success While Dealing With Constant Gender-Related Challenges

What Happens When a Bar Has 1,000 Bottles

There’s a Right and Wrong Way to Serve Draft Cocktails

Bourbon Distiller Jim Rutledge Talks Life After Four Roses

Naren Young on How to Create a Strong Bar Team

How a Very Tiny Bar Can Have Really Large Ambitions

Bob Peters of The Punch Room on How to Keep It Local

Employees Only’s Igor Hadzismajlovic on How to Expand Your Bar

She’s the One Who Catches It All on Video

Willy Shine Knows How to Serve 90,000 People a Great Cocktail

Chad Arnholt on Building a Greener Bar

Meet the Bad Girl of Bourbon

This Bartender's Exit Strategy: Open a Rum Distillery

These Sisters Know the Power of Cocktail Time

Bartenders Only: Dale DeGroff on the Art of Hospitality

Alex Day on How to Manage Multiple Bars at Once

David Wondrich Thinks Cocktail Books Need a Makeover

Become a Financially Savvy Bartender

Antonio Lai on Drinking with Your Eyes

The Owner of Rob Roy on How Bartenders Can Truly Find Work-Life Balance

How to Run a Stirred-Only Drink Program

Derek Brown’s Essential Tips for Opening Your Own Bar

Really Good Tiki: Martin Cate on What Makes a Great Tiki Bar

This Is How You Build a Great Modern Dive Bar

Yes You Can Create a Great Drink Program with No Citrus At All

This Is What It’s Like to Have 12,000 Bottles in Your Home Bar

Washington, DC, Has Gone Rum Crazy. And This Man Might Be the Reason.

Sam Ross Has Some Frank Opinions About Classic Cocktails