Guide to the Best Hawthorne Strainer for Home Bars
Learn why a Hawthorne strainer is an essential bar tool for smoother pours, cleaner cocktails, and better results at home. Read more at A Bar Above.
Guide to the Best Hawthorne Strainer for Home Bars
Learn why a Hawthorne strainer is an essential bar tool for smoother pours, cleaner cocktails, and better results at home. Read more at A Bar Above.
How To Double Strain A Cocktail
If you’re not straining correctly, you may be over-diluting your cocktails with water or leaving herbs, bits of fruit, or pulp floating in your drink. I’m here to tell you about double straining and why it’s an easy technique that’ll make your cocktails that much closer to the drinks you’d enjoy at a craft cocktail bar.
Meet Our Cocktail Atomizer & Eye Dropper Bottle Set
Discover creative cocktails that use mister spray bottles and droppers to add aromatic finishes, layered flavors, and eye-catching presentation.
Why You Need a Fine Strainer
Learn why a fine mesh strainer is essential for silky-smooth cocktails, removing ice shards, pulp, and herbs for a cleaner finish.
Classic Mint Julep Recipe
Featuring bourbon, mint, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters, this julep cocktail is a classic for a reason– and it’s not just for horse races. Get the recipe at A Bar Above!
Cuba Libre Cocktail
Get the perfect recipe for the Cuba Libre at A Bar Above: This refreshing rum and Coke cocktail adds a splash of lime juice & a secret ingredient.
Flying Dutchman Cocktail
The Flying Dutchman cocktail is a classic that mixes genever, yellow Chartreuse, Benedictine, & lemon juice. Get the recipe at A Bar Above.
Smoked Cocktails, an Interview with Ben Potts
Summer’s coming to an end, but you can keep the smoke going with Smoked Cocktails! Listen in to learn the do’s and don’ts of smoking cocktails behind the bar.
Tips & Tricks for Working with Large Format Ice for Bar Service
From how to break down ice to what kind of ice to choose for which drink, if you want to learn more about working with craft cocktail ice at your bar or in your own home, you’ve come to the right place.
Clear Ice, from Clinebell to Glass
Chris chats with ice experts Scott Clinebell and Gordon Bellaver about clear ice, commercial ice equipment, and why ice matters in great cocktails.
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