Techniques!

Welcome to “Techniques!” a column that exists to showcase cutting-edge, process-driven cocktail creation, and so that reporter Jack Schramm — someone who formerly worked in that field — can keep learning.

Capturing California in Cocktails With Tone Arasa and Nicolas Torres of True Laurel

Capturing California in Cocktails With Tone Arasa and Nicolas Torres of True Laurel

Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence With Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

Fermentation for Flavor and Opulence With Sebastian Tollius of Clemente Bar

Hydrosol Martinis and Vacuum Distillation With Miles Macquarrie of Kimball House

Hydrosol Martinis and Vacuum Distillation With Miles Macquarrie of Kimball House

Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

Clarification and High-Acid Stirred Drinks With Theo Ouya of Bar Contra

Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost

Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost

Building Faster Rounds — and Better Drinks — With Attaboy’s Haley Traub

Building Faster Rounds — and Better Drinks — With Attaboy’s Haley Traub

A Fresh Take on Fat-Washing With GN Chan of Double Chicken Please

A Fresh Take on Fat-Washing With GN Chan of Double Chicken Please

Building a Purpose-Driven Backbar with Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray

Building a Purpose-Driven Backbar with Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray

Creating Culinary Cocktails With Schmuck’s Juliette Larrouy and Moe Aljaff

Creating Culinary Cocktails With Schmuck’s Juliette Larrouy and Moe Aljaff

Transforming Spirits to Liqueurs with Jonathan Adler and Danny Reylock of Shinji’s

Transforming Spirits to Liqueurs with Jonathan Adler and Danny Reylock of Shinji’s

Mastering Extracts and Essences With Sunken Harbor Club’s Garret Richard

Mastering Extracts and Essences With Sunken Harbor Club’s Garret Richard