These Bottled Cocktails Are Overseen by a Japanese Bartending Icon

These Bottled Cocktails Are Overseen by a Japanese Bartending Icon

What we’re drinking: The Harmony Collection from On the Rocks Premium Cocktails Where they’re from: The ready-to-drink brand, founded in 2015, teamed up with The House of Suntory and acclaimed Japanese bartender Hidetsugu Ueno to create these two limited-edition bottled cocktails.  Why we’re drinking these: I like the previous releases from On the Rocks, which include a Cosmopolitan and an Old Fashioned. But I’d also love to see these bottled co…

Make Drinking Culture Great Again? A Cocktail Icon Has Ideas.

Tony Abou-Ganim, a legendary figure in the world of cocktails and hospitality with nearly five decades behind the bar, is sounding an alarm for the industry he cherishes. “Where did the fun go?” he asks – a question that reverberates across the ever-evolving landscape of bars and beverage culture. As the founder of cocktail platform Modern Mixologist, Tony’s career has been a masterclass in passion and perseverance. From his early days as a barb…