Up close & personal: Guoyi Gan and Indra Kantono, Jigger & Pony Group
The second instalment of our new video series sees us talking to Guoyi Gan and Indra Kantono, co-founders of Jigger & Pony Group. They share their past management mishaps, why they don’t like rules, and always remembering that a bar is a business
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Episode 2 – CLASSIC+MODERN with Takuma WatanabePairs to New York, one way. The second episode of The Grand Encounter, the exclusive mini-series by Grand Marnier, takes you to the Big Apple, where host Carina Soto Velasquez meets Takuma Watanabe: a movie-enthusiast and thorough researcher, Watanabe opened up his own venue in 2022, Martiny’s in Gramercy, immediately conquering New York through spotless hospitality and […]
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Millie Tang on being a bartender-photographerWhether behind the camera or the bar, Brisbane-based Millie Tang channels her creativity to create art that stands out. She explains how her two passions collide
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Discover The Grand Encounter: Behind the BarIt’s not just about the drinks. A bar is the subtle line that slightly separates stories, made of people, experiences, memories and projects. It’s where cocktails are silent witnesses of magic unfolding, the one that occurs when ideas and backgrounds merge: encounters, the unexpected combinations that happen together with everything that comes into their creations. […]
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Episode 1 – PARIS+WORLD with Hugo TogniThe journey begins. Grand Marnier’s new mini-series The Grand Encounter premieres with its first episode, and it’s already one you cannot miss. Host Carina Velasquez is joined by Hugo Togni, bar manager and co-owner of Bar Pompette in Toronto, Canada, which he opened in 2021 and quickly established as one of the most sought-after drinking […]
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The future is yours to create: Hedda BruceHedda Bruce is the bar manager at Stockholm’s Tjoget bar in Sweden. She looks up to her team who constantly inspire her, and hopes that trash talk can be a thing of the past
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Sam Ross: Why classic cocktails and formulas matterWorld famous bartender and bar owner Sam Ross recalls his first days working at Milk&Honey, and underlines the importance of the classic formulas
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Describe this flavourHow do our sensory memories impact how we describe or perceive flavours? Millie Milliken asks four experts from around the world what ingredients they associate with common flavour descriptors
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Discover the Classic Taste of BittersDelve into the origins of bitters as a cocktail ingredient and the different flavor profiles available. Learn to use them to create a variety of different cocktail recipes your customers will love.
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The Rise, Fall and Comeback of AperitivoHow aperitivo became a staple in drinking culture
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Extracting flavour series: Why infusion doesn't need to be complicatedIn the first of a new series on extracting flavour, Monica Berg shares her insights into the technique of infusion and why keeping it simple can get you the best results
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Seasonality, terroir and globality: How time and place can impact flavourWhen it comes to looking beyond the back bar, working seasonally is an undertaking that is becoming more pertinent among the bartending community. Millie Milliken asks bartenders from Australia, Japan and Peru how time and place impact how they work
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The origins series: The history of sugar and its role in cocktail cultureFor thousands of years, sugar has been a valued commodity around the world. As part of our series on origins, we take a whistle-stop tour of its history and its journey into the worlds of spirits and cocktails