Behind the Bar

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.
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
This Bartender Really Knows Her Booze—And Thinks You Shouldn't Live Without These 5 Bottles
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
This NYC Bar Director Really Knows His Booze—And Thinks You Shouldn't Live Without These 5 Bottles
5 Useful Tips for Nailing Your Cocktail Book Pitch
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
Simon Ford Knows How to Start a Liquor Brand
Washington, DC, Has Gone Rum Crazy. And This Man Might Be the Reason.
Sam Ross Has Some Frank Opinions About Classic Cocktails
Can the Las Vegas Strip Handle Great Cocktails? Sam Ross Thinks So
Jason Asher on How to Kick Up Your Bar Program
How to Conquer the Unique Challenges of Running a Hotel Bar