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A worldwide directory of bartenders. What is Bartender Atlas? Bartender Atlas filters out the noise for you. We believe in community.

How many social media posts that start with “I’m going to (insert city on other side of the globe here), where do I go to eat/drink/get a cocktail/find cool things around the city?” have you seen? We all know that a good bartender is better than any online review or tourist guide. By looking at our website, you already know someone in the city you are visiting. While you are sitting across from th

em ask what else you should be doing in that town, or where they would be if they weren’t working (but please don’t be a creep). These people have shared this information, in their own words. A community of people make this wacky world a stronger place The community of bartenders is a strong one. Bartenders are generally chatty folk with a little bit of knowledge about a lot of things, especially in their hometowns. Go visit them, you can find them here. If you are are a bartender who would like to be on the site, please fill out the form: http://bartenderatlas.com/join

08/19/2026

NYE post service: doors closed, Champagne opened!

Who | Moe Farhat Where | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Current Bar | Bar Lupulus Past Bar(s) | Charlotte Favourite Spirit…

08/17/2026

It's always so nice when the Rich Guys order Rich Guy Stuff.

Who | Jonathan Choy Where | Fort Myers, Florida, USA Current Bar | Bruno’s of Brooklyn Past Bar(s) | De…

08/15/2026

The beer shower is a right of passage. Even if it is at a cottage.

Who | Kaja Poplawski Where | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Current Bar | Grand Trunk and Grand Surf Lounge Past Bar(s)…

08/14/2026

HOSPITALITY GEMS! If you work in the industry and don’t yet have a subscription to Imbibe Magazine, what the heck are you doing with your life? Imbibe has been around for twenty years and is a great resource for all things drink-related. Plus in this day and age, we truly need to be supporting quality print media – especially when it is independent. Having said all that, Paul Clarke is the Editor-in-Chief of Imbibe and has been for quite some time. We hosted Paul in 2019 as a speaker at Toronto Cocktail Conference where he did a seminar with Ashtin Berry called Communicating Values. We most recently saw Paul at Barcelona Cocktail Fest where he sat on a panel called Building a Bar with Purpose. It was a thoughtful conversation where Paul reminded us “Be sincere and clear in your message and who you are.” Sometimes in the wildness of this life, that’s easy to forget that.

Read the full interview:

If you work in the industry and don’t yet have a subscription to Imbibe Magazine, what the heck are you…

08/13/2026

Every party needs that spark!

Who | Andrea De La Pava Where | Toronto, Canada Current Bar | Full Circle Event Solutions Past Bar(s) | Toronto Airport…

08/08/2026

The thing about getting a Martini in any small Ontario town is that...yeah.....

Who | Julia Choi Where | Toronto, Canada Current Bar | Bar Mordecai Past Bar(s) | Mother Cocktail Bar, Shameful Tiki Room…

08/03/2026

Martini VS Beer - the post shift dilemma!

Who | Eoin Collins Where | Toronto, Canada Current Bar | Bar Cart Past Bar(s) | Stella Cocktail Club (Dublin,Ireland) Favourite Spirit…

08/01/2026

HOSPITALITY GEMS! Today we're heading to Barcelona with Tom and Theo of FOCO.

In 2025 I was in Barcelona with Torres Brandy for their global competition, the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge. I had…

07/31/2026

Wait, wait, wait...tell me about the elbow thing?

Who | Gwennaëlle Le Cam Where | Bordeaux, France, Europe Current Bar | Code 23 Past Bar(s) | Gina Bordeaux,…

07/30/2026

BOOZY BOOKSHELF: The Classic Cocktail Sessions by Toby Maloney and Emma Janzen

The worst part of any cocktail/bartending/hosting book is the recipes, right? It’s always the boring part. Here are some numbers next to some names of liquids. You stir it or whatever and there is your drink.

This is not the case with The Classic Cocktail Sessions by Toby Maloney and Emma Janzen*.

Instead, what we get is a thoughtful and funny introduction to how the book came to be and the purpose of this book in contrast to so many of the big deal bar books of the last decade and a half.

The Classic Cocktail Sessions revisits classic that you think you already have nailed down and asks you to explore the idea that if you shake something with slightly less ice or for a little bit longer, you will end up with a much different cocktail. There is no “right” way for a drink to taste when it hits the bar, but there is a “right” way to make that drink. That is: carefully.

This is illustrated by the care taken in explaining not just the recipe of each of these classics, but 6 or 7 detailed paragraphs about how to approach the making of each of the 61 recipes in this book. Maybe you need a bit more sweetness because lemons are out of season, or the bite of the booze is too aggressive so maybe another 3 seconds of shaking will help.

The point here is to pay close attention and show care for what you are putting in the glass, so that whoever ends up drinking that cocktail can feel the love.

*- Also the case with their previous collaboration: The Bartender’s Manifesto

We are so excited to be hosting Toby and Emma soon at Toronto Cocktail Conference ! Get your ticket now to see them speak on Monday, August 10th and get your book signed! Tickets to TOCC here: https://torontococktailconference.ca/shop/

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