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.

Brooklyn Brewery’s Garrett Oliver on the Importance of Inviting Everyone to the Table

Uncle Nearest’s Victoria Butler on Her Ascent to Master Blender

Beer Pro Ashlie Randolph on Overcoming Stereotypes in the Craft Beer Industry

Uncle Nearest Founder Fawn Weaver on Removing Barriers to a More Diverse Distilling Scene

Spirits Educator Jackie Summers on Addressing the Hospitality Industry’s Diversity Problem

Jomaree Pinkard on Building a Brand While Advocating for Diversity

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

Pro Bartenders Share Their Picks for Top Bar Aprons

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

Two Legends Talk About Finding Success While Dealing with 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