Whether the occasion is an after-work happy hour, cheering on your favorite sports team, celebrating a friend’s birthday or just another day, cocktails always have been a way to enhance the experience. As the beverage industry progresses, a cocktail isn’t just a cocktail and a bartender isn’t just a bartender anymore. More recently dubbed mixology and mixologists, new craft trends are fueling a different kind of cocktail experience.
Mixology is the combination of spirits and ingredients that make balanced artisanal cocktails, says Craig Welsh, head bartender and mixologist at Miami-based restaurant Boulud Sud.