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Beverage Director Jeremy LeBlanche use of unexpected ingredients reimagines cocktails in taste, aroma, and presentation

(Photo Courtesy of GQ) With the Houston Heat becoming excruciatingly warm, all everyone wants to do is stay hydrated and be under the a/c. However, who said it had to be at home? Bars have been popping up left and right, and these are definitely worth checking out this summer!

The typical movie trope of the bartender - the man behind the bar waiting for his ship to come in - has gone out the window. Modern bartenders have made their careers around tastes and mixology.

Bacardi teamed up with The Future Lab, trend forecasters, to get insight on the top trends that will impact the spirits industry.

Lady Luck is fickle. If you've depleted your gambling money, there's still a lot of fun things to do on Fremont Street.

Read all about the bar skill “flaming” here. It is a theatrical trick which adds more than just showman to your cocktails.

One of our favorite neighborhood cocktail spots when we lived in River North, Chicago, was Sable Kitchen & Bar. We love their Spanish-style gin & tonic menu. All of the gin and tonics are served in large-bowl stemmed wine glasses. It became one of our favorite ways to serve gin and tonics at home.

Need some inspiration for your next pre-dinner cocktail? These apéritif drinks are perfect for kicking off the night.

Julio Cabrera's Café La Trova in Miami keeps Cuba's cantinero tradition alive with a bartending school—and of course, expertly mixed cocktails.