Behind the bar

Oleg Volovei and Nia Nova, the founders of That Bartender Project, next to a phone showing the Cocktail Architect Laboratory, with the headline: Major Update! Cocktail Architect is live.

What is Cocktail Architect? The World's First D...

That Bartender Project

What Cocktail Architect calculates, which models it uses and how it differs from other bar software: dilution, Brix, pH, pour cost, the Workshop and the AI bar master.

What is Cocktail Architect? The World's First D...

That Bartender Project

What Cocktail Architect calculates, which models it uses and how it differs from other bar software: dilution, Brix, pH, pour cost, the Workshop and the AI bar master.

A clip-top jar of citrus peel layered with sugar, turning into oleo saccharum syrup, with the headline Don't use oleo saccharum this way!

Oleo Saccharum vs Super Juice (Oleo Citrate): 1...

Oleg Volovei

How osmosis pulls essential oils from citrus peel: 1:1 sugar ratios for 70° Brix oleo saccharum and 70/25/5 acid blends for oleo citrate and super juice.

Oleo Saccharum vs Super Juice (Oleo Citrate): 1...

Oleg Volovei

How osmosis pulls essential oils from citrus peel: 1:1 sugar ratios for 70° Brix oleo saccharum and 70/25/5 acid blends for oleo citrate and super juice.

A frosted bottle of vodka and a chilled glass of vodka on a bar, with the headline Vodka. Good or bad?

Vodka Behind the Bar: 96.6% Rectification, Pric...

Oleg Volovei

How 96.6% rectification strips raw base flavours, why premium vodka stops improving past Finlandia and Absolut, and how to use vodka for infusions and body.

Vodka Behind the Bar: 96.6% Rectification, Pric...

Oleg Volovei

How 96.6% rectification strips raw base flavours, why premium vodka stops improving past Finlandia and Absolut, and how to use vodka for infusions and body.

A Shakshuka Bloody Mary in a highball with celery and roasted tomatoes, surrounded by peppers, garlic, citrus and spices, with the headline Shakshuka Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary Cocktail Structure: 1:2 Ratio, Sang...

Oleg Volovei

How to build a Bloody Mary from scratch: 60 ml spirit to 120 ml spiced sangrita, balancing salty, sour, sweet, and umami tastes, throwing for aeration, and a roasted shakshuka...

Bloody Mary Cocktail Structure: 1:2 Ratio, Sang...

Oleg Volovei

How to build a Bloody Mary from scratch: 60 ml spirit to 120 ml spiced sangrita, balancing salty, sour, sweet, and umami tastes, throwing for aeration, and a roasted shakshuka...

A Martini with an olive beside a card reading A readable drink beats one with too many ingredients, with the headline 5 steps cocktail.

How to Create an Original Cocktail Recipe: 5 St...

Oleg Volovei

Five steps to build an original cocktail, from idea and classic template to execution, and the one test for every ingredient: does the drink change without it?

How to Create an Original Cocktail Recipe: 5 St...

Oleg Volovei

Five steps to build an original cocktail, from idea and classic template to execution, and the one test for every ingredient: does the drink change without it?

A Margarita with a salt rim, a Sidecar and a White Lady in coupes on a bar, with the headline Cocktail structure: why classics are the foundation.

Cocktail Structure and the 8 Classic Templates:...

Oleg Volovei

The 8 core classic cocktail templates (Old Fashioned, Sour, Sidecar, Negroni, Last Word, Martini, Highball, Flip) and how Margarita and White Lady share one structure.

Cocktail Structure and the 8 Classic Templates:...

Oleg Volovei

The 8 core classic cocktail templates (Old Fashioned, Sour, Sidecar, Negroni, Last Word, Martini, Highball, Flip) and how Margarita and White Lady share one structure.