For the previous seven years, Punch has been spotlighting rising expertise within the bartending neighborhood by way of its Finest New Bartenders (BNB) program, previously generally known as Bartender in Residence. The mission of BNB is to advertise and acknowledge the subsequent technology of bartenders who usually are not solely making considerate cocktails, but in addition shifting the business ahead. This 12 months, we’re happy to associate with Astral Tequila, a model that places sustainability and social accountability on the coronary heart of its tequila-making course of and whose values align with the BNB dedication to progress and constructive impression.
The people listed beneath have been chosen as this 12 months’s finalists. Every brings a particular standpoint to their drinks, paired with a real need to create a extra sustainable business on each side of the bar. Test again in July, after we will identify the ten Finest New Bartenders of 2025 from this proficient group.
Tone Arasa | True Laurel, San Francisco, California
Dan Bareswilt | Alter Ego, Tampa, Florida
Lou Bernard | Mita, Washington, D.C.
Molly Gajdosik | Gigantic, Easthampton, Massachusetts
Kenzo Han | Firstborn, Los Angeles, California
Ben Hopkins | Pitt’s and Agi’s Counter, Brooklyn, New York
Matthew Izaguirre | Coral Membership, Nashville, Tennessee
Mak Kelly | Girl Jane, Denver, Colorado
Jakob McCabe-Johnston | Kimball Home, Decatur, Georgia
Jillian Moore | My Loup, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dominique Muñoz | Well mannered Provisions, San Diego, California
Kevin Nguyen | Camélia, Los Angeles, California
Kat Parsons | Viridian, Oakland, California
Becca Petersen | Daisies, Chicago, Illinois
Capucine Prager | Bar Goto, New York, New York
Sam Pritchard | Kampar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Logan Rodriguez | Smithereens, New York, New York
Ricardo Rodriguez | Lita and La Otra, Aberdeen Township, New Jersey
Mel Tate | Dovetail Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana
Benjamin Zapien | Pricey Irving on Broadway, New York, New York
