The 2011 World’s 50 Best Bars list has been published, in partnership with sponsor Stolichnaya. This year, New York speakeasy PDT (Please Don’t Tell) took the top spot, with London hotel bars The Connaught and the Artesian in second and third place.
1. PDT, New York
2 Connaught, London
The Auchentoshan Switch: two bartenders in the US and the UK will swap positions for two weeks to work in one of New York City’s and London’s most distinguished bars, the award winning 69 Colebrooke Row and Apotheke. The Switch will take place in early 2012.
This week a had the great fortune to be contacted by the owner one of the best cocktail bars in Florida, Ro Patel from Ciro’s Speakeasy located in Tampa. He had a fantastic idea to open a temporary bar while Ciro’s would be closed for a two week vacation. This Cocktail Pop Up bar would have a completly different food and cocktail menu and the bar would have a different feel then it’s speakeasy theme. In all, it would be
Sponsored by Liquor.com, NYC Cocktail Week will last until the 29th. During this time, customers can get two cocktails and an appetizer from a special menu (featuring about three to five cocktails and two to three appetizers) at participating bars/restaurants. The full list of participating restaurants include: Employees Only, Macao Trading Company, Pegu Club, Death & Company, 1534, Clover Club, Pranna, Lani Kai, Ward III, the Rum House, Fort Defiance, Rye, Red Rooster, Daddy-O, Vandaag, Respite, and La Biblioteca de
“Know your bartender” by Jordana Rothman and Chris Schonberger, Photograph: Dale May Check out this article from Time Out NY Technorati Tags: Brad Farran, clover club, Death & Company, Dram, Drink, Dutch Kills, Employees only, featured, Frank Cisneros, Greg Seider, Jason Littrell, Jeff Bell, Karin Stanley, Kenta Goto, Lantern’s Keep, Little Branch, Macao Trading Co., Meaghan Dorman, Milk and Honey, PDT, Pegu Club, Raines Law Room, Sam Ross, Steve Schneider, Summit Bar
Speakeasy By Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric This cocktail book comes from owners of New York’s hugely successful Employees Only – a modern speakeasy style venue. This bar is very special to me because it was one of the first bars that I visited when I moved to NYC and helped me put the art of mixing drinks into perspective. There you could see all the elements of a great cocktail bar in sync. No matter how busy and packed
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