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B&T Menu Travel Guide

Ross Simon holding a cocktail glass and smiling, wearing a T-shirt that says 'Have you tried turning off and back on again,' at a cocktail event.
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This yearโ€™s menu is inspired by travel. Along the way, friends from around the world shared their favorite places to eat and drink in their cities, creating a mini global travel guide. This one next to me is from the Bitter & Twisted team, a short, unordered list of a few of our favorite spots around Arizona & Phoenix for cocktails, bites and sites. Great if you're just visiting the city for the first time.

(Click the little legend key on the top left of the map Unlock all the categories)

Enjoy exploring.
Ross

#DrinkBetter

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Los Angeles

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Joe, has been with team Fords Gin for 10 years now. Making sure the kids know how to make proper cocktails, and to enjoy themselves in this industry of ours. If possible.

He was so devoted to the cause that he injured his eye shaking a Ramos. Like Odin leaving his at the bottom of the well of wisdom, only Joe got his back. Weโ€™ll let you draw your own conclusions about that.

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London

Poster featuring Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne standing in a hot air balloon basket, with a globe and vintage sailing ship illustration in the background, promoting London Cocktail Week and The Pinnacle Guide.

Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhรกn Payne are among the most influential figures in the global cocktail world. As consultants, contributors, and connectors within the drinks industry, they have spent over a decade elevating hospitality from the inside out, championing better bars, stronger teams, and more meaningful guest experiences worldwide.

Best known as the founders of London Cocktail Week, launched in 2010, Hannah and Siobhรกn helped transform the way a city drinks. In 2024, alongside Dan Dove, they co-founded The Pinnacle Guide: a rigorous 1, 2 & 3 PIN recognition system celebrating true excellence on both sides of the bar. The Pinnacle Guide now recognizes 146 of the worldโ€™s best bars and continues to raise the standard for hospitality across fourteen countries.

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New York

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Connector and community builder - Colin Asare-Appiah is a highly influential figure in the spirits industry, currently serving as the Trade Director of Culture and Lifestyle at Bacardi USA. With over 20 years of experience, he is recognized for his role in shaping cocktail culture and mentoring a new generation of bartenders worldwide.

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Barcelona

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Ambiguous Slavic boy with questionable sense of humour focusing on practical education, online content & events in the bar industry.

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Tokyo

Custom bobblehead figurine of a woman with blonde hair, red lipstick, and a black outfit, holding a cityscape featuring the Tokyo Tower, with a blue banner reading 'Holly Graham, Founder and Creative Director, Tokyo Confidential'.

Holly Graham is the founder of cocktail bar Tokyo Confidential in Japan's capital, and creative director of bars Niseko Confidential and Tepache in Hokkaido, Japan.
She is also the author of Cocktails of Asia, a book that shares the recipes, stories and history behind the cocktails, bars and people that define the spirited region she's called home for almost two decades. Holly has featured for six consecutive years on the Bar World 100 โ€“ a list of the world's most influential figures in the bar industry. Holly is also the Asia Advocate for Bar-Fabric โ€“ a next level advocacy platform for hospitality leaders of today and tomorrow by Brown-Forman.
Previously, she was a journalist, serving as the Managing Editor of DRiNK Magazine Asia and the Food and Drink Editor of Time Out Hong Kong.

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