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Inside, a long mahogany counter glows beneath warm gold walls, where bartenders move with precision through a selection of classics and inventive cocktails built on bold spirits and house infusions.—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 Please Don’t Tell as a bartender in 2010 and took over as owner a decade later.—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026 This winter, bartenders at every Dante address (from the original on Macdougal Street, to its residency in Claridge’s in London) are slinging the Cranberry Spritz, which combines cranberry juice and Perrier-Jouët champagne with a housemade cranberry syrup spiced with cardamom and vanilla.—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026 This crowd pleaser, invented by bartender Sam Ross in 2008, gets its charm from two different bittersweet Italian liqueurs, even though the resulting cocktail is neither particularly bitter nor sweet.—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bartender