Welcome to this new edition of Jigger Daily, your 100% bars and bartenders newsletter!

This month's agenda:

• 🔥 Trends for 2025
• 🍍 A reimagined Madeleine
• 🔑 New bar openings
• 🍹 New menus
• 🌾 A mixology technique
• 🏆 International competitions

And much more!

🍰 When Amaretto Reinvents Itself in Madeleine 2.0

If you think Amaretto must always rhyme with Sour, here’s something to reconsider! Imagine for a moment Proust enjoying his famous madeleine... in cocktail form! This is precisely the challenge taken on by the Lausanne Cocktail Bar with an original creation that perfectly blends the white almond liqueur from Puglia Adriatico Bianco (16% vol.) with fresh pineapple and mandarin flavors, offering a contemporary - and vegan 🌱 - twist that promises to be unforgettable. A must-try!

EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS DANGEROUS FOR HEALTH. CONSUME IN MODERATION.

🍸 Bars

Behind the Counter of the Cambridge Public House, with Nicolas Goradesky

The Cambridge Public House is among the most renowned bars in Paris internationally. For Jigger Daily, Nicolas Goradesky, its bar manager, discussed the specifics of its cocktail menu, his relationship with Little Red Door since its acquisition, and its growing recognition in the 50 Best Bars - Read more

New Menus

• The CopperBay Lancaster has launched a new festive menu titled "A Christmas in Provence". It features original creations inspired by the 13 desserts of Provençal Christmas, including Pompe à huile, Nougat, and Mendiant - Source
• The Parisian bar specializing in draft cocktails The Honey Moon has unveiled a new autumn menu, featuring new recipes as well as revisited classics in on tap mode - Source
• Still in the capital, Golden Promise has revealed a new menu, Synergies, created in collaboration with the gourmet restaurant ERH (French-Japanese fusion cuisine). The menu includes 6 small-format cocktails, each accompanied by an appetizer - Source

Openings

• The Fridge has opened a new location in Rouen. More are planned. Stay tuned! - Source
• Ben Tyler, former of Little Red Door and La Mezcaleria, has opened a cocktail bar specializing in mezcal called Dealer with his partner Dia in the Sentier district of Paris. The establishment offers 9 signature cocktails with the aim of making mezcal more accessible - Source
• A new coffee shop/cocktail club concept has opened in South Pigalle (Paris), led by Pierre Marquet: Carlota. Open from 8:30 AM, the venue offers a hybrid experience throughout the day, featuring signature cocktails, specialty coffees, and shareable dishes - Source
• William Fior and Hugo Simonet, former members of Bar Chaumont, have unveiled a brand new address, Bonsoir Bonsoir (33 Rue Saint-Maur / 101 Rue du Chemin Vert in the 11th) - Source

To Follow

• Bisou is preparing to open a new establishment near Canal St Martin, where it will offer (among other things) bottled cocktails to go. Its inauguration is planned for next spring - Source
• Alex Kratena (Tayēr + Elementary) is working on the opening of a new "spectacular" hotel bar in Barcelona. He is currently recruiting a full team to prepare for its inauguration! - Source
• In a recent interview, Nico de Soto announced his intention to relaunch his London bar Wacky Wombat, with a new concept aligned with the restaurant Daroco in which it is located. This reopening is not expected to happen until next March - Source

Awards

• The bar Povera (Nice) has received the award for Best Author Bar 2025 awarded by Le Fooding - Source

🚀 Trends 2025

• Bacardi has unveiled its 6th annual cocktail trends report for the upcoming year. According to its findings, the Mojito is expected to be the most ordered cocktail in the world again in 2025 (a position it ceded to Gin & Tonic last year), while coffee will be the bartenders' favorite flavor, and tequila and mezcal will be the spirits generating the most interest (77% and 66% respectively). Another takeaway: in France, 25% of young adults now prefer low-alcohol cocktails - Report / Infographic
• The beverage development company Flavorman (Kentucky) also presented its trend predictions for next year, highlighting the rise of exotic flavors such as coconut, papaya, and dragon fruit, as well as a continued growth of the "sober curious" movement, which will favor no/low and mocktail offerings - Source
• As a sign of the category's growth in Australia, the group Australian Venue Co (over 200 establishments across the country and New Zealand) has converted 20% of its beer taps into ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail taps. According to data from CGA by NIQ, 49% of Australian consumers now opt for this type of offering when going out (up from 39% a year ago) - Source
• Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I (AB InBev) conducted a study among 2000 British adults on alcohol consumption during the holidays. The results show that 78% of Generation Z plans to start Dry January at the beginning of the holiday season, compared to only 6% of Baby Boomers who plan to abstain from drinking during Christmas - Source

🏆 Competitions

The last few weeks have been rich in various finals. Among them:

• The international final of the Nikka Perfect Serve, held on December 2 and 3 at the Parisian bar Fréquence, gathered 15 participants selected during national qualifications held throughout the year in Europe, North America, and Asia. At the end of this two-day ultimate challenge, it was the British Miley Kendrick (Tiki Hideway, Leeds) who won this 13th edition - Source
• Also British, Ned Ratcliffe won the The Bartenders Society competition, ahead of Justin Levaughn (USA) and Filipe Manuel Assis Sustelo (Portugal). The day before, the French final was led by Yoann Peffer, ahead of Stanislas Stomma and Benoît Guerin - Source
• Rory Sorrell (UK again) won the Meister Hunter competition from Jägermeister, which took place in London after attracting 154 participants from 5 European countries. He outperformed Laurie Howells and Marian Hughes, who placed 2nd and 3rd respectively - Source
• The Monin Cup 2024 concluded with the victory of South Korean Juseong Park, ahead of Adam Bohunek (Czech Republic) and Luke Jackson (Netherlands) - Source
• Finally, the Calva Club also announced its results a few days ago: Julien Achille (Boubalé) won this 2024 edition, ahead of Luc Litschgi (Carry Nation) - Source

🧪 Mixology

Sushi Negroni?

If you're looking for original ideas to twist your next Negroni (or beyond for your Martinis or Old-Fashioneds), Punch has highlighted a technique called "rice washing", popularized by New York bartender Leanne Favre. It involves mixing your spirit with lightly rinsed raw sushi rice to extract some of its starch, thus giving the cocktail a silky texture - Source

📚 To See, Read, or Listen

Kwãnt 2.0

To conclude, still in the realm of inspiration, Erik Lorincz has published videos on Instagram showcasing the open island/station of his bar Kwãnt Mayfair in London, explaining how they were designed, keeping in mind both the customer experience and that of the bartenders working there - Video 1 / Video 2

💌 That's all folks!

That's all for today! A big thank you again to Adriatico for its partnership!

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Have a good shift!