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Sometimes you just need a drink. But if you’re, say, at work or riding the subway (or at a really cheap wedding), you might not be able to secure any liquid relief. For times when the only drinking you can do is vicarious, these are the bartender-curated Instagram rabbit holes to tumble down — you might find a new favorite bar, or at least a gorgeous cocktail you can feebly recreate at home after last call.
@mcblakewich >> Name: Blake Pope >> Followers: 2,208 >> Lives: Davidson, North Carolina >> Where you can find his drinks: Kindred, a 2015 Bon Appetit top 10 restaurant in the tiny town of Davidson >> Cocktails he’s known for: “I do a beautiful Pimm’s Cup. It’s a classic recipe but the presentation is killer. People go nuts over them.” >> How he got started: “I’ve been in hospitality for about 14 years now. I started as a busser and just kept moving up the ladder. When I was 21, I got a chance behind the bar at a club where I worked. I had no clue what I was doing but fake it till you make it, right?” >> Last trip: New York. “Our team from Kindred went up and did a James Beard House dinner last month. It was a blast. I was able to hit some while I was out there — Estela and as always, Roberta’s in Brooklyn.” Next trip: Seattle >> Follow if you like: Crisp, spare pics of cocktails and restaurant life candids that look like they were taken by a professional photographer.
@beautifulbooze >> Name: Natalie Migliarini >> Followers: 47,500 >> Lives: Seattle >> Where you can find her drinks: >> In your house. Migliarini doesn’t work at a bar or restaurant; she develops cocktail recipes you can make at home. >> Cocktails she’s known for: >> Mint Julep Shakes and other funky DIY cocktails. >> How she got started: “I began creating cocktails at home when entertaining friends and family. My cocktails were such a hit my friends were asking me for the recipes, so I started a little blog and Instagram to share the recipes with them and Beautiful Booze grew from there.” >> Last trip: “We have been on the road for a while now visiting Latin America and a lot of the US. Favorite locations have been Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Austin, New Orleans and Asheville.” >> Next trip: “Last Christmas, we were entered in a Maker’s Mark eggnog competition and our cocktail won. The prize was a visit to the Marker’s Mark distillery and dinner with the Samuels family, so we’re heading to Kentucky next week for a four-day Bourbon Trail discovery tour.” >> Follow if you like: Beautifully photographed, low-maintenance, high-impact cocktails — with recipes.
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@bostonmixdrink >> Name: Tenzin Samdo >> Followers: 13,800 >> Lives: Boston >> Where you can find his drinks: Tavern Road, Boston >> Cocktails he’s known for: Very elaborately garnished tiki drinks >> How he got started: “As a bar back in Boston 16 years ago to pay off my college tuition and moved up as a bartender. Now I’m beverage director at Tavern Roast and founder of Bostonmixdrink. >> Last trip: Isla Mujeres, Mexico >> Next trip: “Hopefully somewhere in Southeast Asia or Europe.” >> Follow if you like: Brightly colored beverages with garnishes that look like they’ve been plucked from toy chests and botanical gardens.
@mixography >> Name: Jim Meehan >> Followers: 27,000 >> Lives: Portland, Oregon >> Where you can find his drinks: >> PDT in New York City; Meehan also developed cocktails for all the American Express Centurion Lounges >> Cocktails he’s known for: Mescal Mule, East India Negroni, 21st Century >> How he got started: “I needed to pay for my expenses as a freshman in college at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.” >> Last trip: “The Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago.” Next trip: Suttle Lake, Oregon “for my friend’s wedding.” >> Follow if you like: Dreamy, hazy shots of drinks and industry pals interspersed with family photos and pictures from Meehan’s travels.
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@bob_peters >> Name: Bob Peters >> Followers: 37,400 >> Lives: Charlotte, North Carolina >> Where you can find his drinks: The Punch Room on the 15th floor of the Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. “Get there early; we only invite 37 people in at a time.” >> Cocktails he’s known for: “Unique, high-end, garden-to-glass cocktails.” >> How he got started: “At a humble little dive bar in Charlotte 20 years ago called the Elizabeth Pub. It was an ideal place to get my feet wet, lots of twist-off beers and shots of straight liquor for our regulars. It was a beautiful little smoke-filled building with a killer juke box, two pool tables, dart boards, a ping-pong table, a dusty fake Christmas tree that stayed up all year and a couple of TVs that didn’t work very well.” >> Last trip: New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail (sensing a pattern here?) >> Next trip: “A work trip but I’m not going to complain about having to go to Grand Cayman. I’ll be pouring cocktails and doing demonstrations at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman Cookout, a giant food festival the property puts on every January.” Follow if you like: Solo, statuesque cocktail portraits that stand out against black backdrops.
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