Backbar Academy

Spring 2023 is here and it’s time to set to bar or restaurant up for a successful season. From staying up to date on popular trends to making sure you’re not falling behind on..

Happy Cinco de Mayo! In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is widely interpreted as a day to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. This celebration is perfect for showing off your..

Elevate your bar menu with these cocktail trends. In 2023 spirits industry is constantly evolving to keep up with the demands of consumers. Here are a few key trends you're going..

Wine lovers are showing up more than ever. With the ever-growing catalog of wine options ranging in color, flavor, sweetness, ABV, and price point, wine is setting trends of its..

Bottoms up to a new year and new beer trends. While thinking about what to stock behind your bar in 2023, consider these five industry-hot picks to make the most of your..

The ready-to-drink beverage category (RTD) has seen insane growth the past couple years. That's mostly thanks to the explosive sales of hard seltzer propelling the drink category..

The wine world is like the universe, vast and ever expanding. Its rich history is fascinating and the modern wine world is innovative and engaged in making the world a more..

The leaves are falling and temperatures are dropping; a sign this year is rapidly coming to a close. States emerged out of their quarantine - we were able to take off our masks,..

What trends are in store for beer in 2022?  Let's take a look at some of the larger shifts happening in the beer market and see how those trends are showing up in restaurants and..

This past year has been a trying one for the wine industry. In California, wine makers were again besieged and burnt by a terrible wildfire season in California. And of course,..

Can you believe it’s going to be 2021 in less than two months? I can’t believe it either. It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in 2020, excited for a year that was going..

When you order a drink at a bar, you probably have a pretty good idea of what glassware it's going to be served in. 

We're used to seeing our martinis in delicate stemware, our..

Everyone remembers the first time they had a beer (well, you might remember, depending on how much you had).

Whether it was in a basement at a college party, or on the back..

Batched cocktails are nothing new, but with the given circumstances of COVID-19, their convenience and ingenuity are integral to the survival of restaurants.With to-go cocktails..