Behind the Bar

These are the profiles, interviews, stories and useful tips about life behind and away from the stick, including industry professionals and trend-setting bars.
Aid and Resources for Bartenders During the COVID-19 Bar Closures
What It's Like to Be Behind the Stick Right Now
How to Make Perfect Cocktail Shrubs
Bar Talk
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
The Business of the Bar
What It's Like to Launch a New Product During a Pandemic
This Company Is Disrupting How Spirits Are Distributed
Why Bartenders Love Using the Rotovap for Cocktail Ingredients
Make Your Bar More Sustainable and Profitable with Prediluted Cocktails
Stick People
Female Gin Distillers Making Waves in the Gin World
How Hortense Van Der Horst Is Helping Reinvent Paris' Queer Drinking Scene
There Will Never Be Another Gary Regan
This Legendary Rum Maker Doesn’t Care if You Read This Story
Snap Shot
This Georgian Bar Is Going All In on the Country’s Native Spirit
The Renegade Solution to Not Using Cocktail Napkins or Coasters
3 Drinks That Explain Why Super Lyan Is a New Bar That Matters
Showing Off Poitín, Ireland’s Homegrown Spirit, at a New Bar. One That’s All Poitín, All the Time.
How They Got It Right
The Motto at WhistlePig After the Death of Its Iconic Master Distiller: What Would Dave Do?
These 2 Columbus Distilleries Changed the Way Ohio Drinks
One Missouri Company Puts the Whiskey Before the Distillery. And It's Really Paying Off.
Don't Take Your Campari for Granted. This Denver Bar Has to Make Every Bottle from Scratch.
My Take
What It's Like to Be Behind the Stick Right Now
A Drink I Still Love: The Singapore Sling
Have We Seen the End of the 9-Ingredient Drink?
Is Canadian Whisky Making a Comeback?
To Your Health
How to Navigate Romantic Relationships When You're Both Behind the Stick
How Bartenders Are Channeling Their Creative Energy at Home
Free Online Classes for Staying Active When Not Behind the Stick
8 Mental Health Tips for Bartenders During Bar and Restaurant Closures