Drink Up With Nashville’s Very Best Bartenders

To be the best bartender is to be more than a great mixologist. They tirelessly develop their craft, meticulously curate what sits on their back bar, and lead communities in trying new trends and thinking about cocktail culture as something that’s never final, but continuously renewing itself. Not to mention they have one hell of a time in the process. This city is brimming with creative talent, and there’s no shortage in the bar scene, which makes it all the more difficult to narrow down the best. There were several factors, from their countless beverage competition wins, to successfully getting staunch whiskey-loving Southerners to embrace absinthe… but we did it. We went through a slew of big names to highlight the top performers and bring you Nashville’s top bartenders of 2016.