This is, along with using fresh fruits, veggies, and herbs is something that bartenders and mixologists have begun to do again.

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By aligning itself with sophisticated and unconventional cocktail ideas, it hopes to build credibility among the jaded ranks of top mixologists.

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In particular Venus, the goddess of love, has cast her spell over Vegas where mixologists demonstrate their inventiveness inspired by this holiday of love.

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The event will combine a traditional Argentine asado (barbeque) with gaucho (Argentine cowboy) music and dancing, as well as a selection of cocktails prepared by expert mixologists.

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The dazzling view is at its best at sunset, when a golden glow spreads across the harbour, and the talented mixologists create exquisite cocktails that will keep you going well into the night.

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Once inside, patrons have their choice of sitting in vintage, slatted-wood booths, which were resurrected from a New Orleans trolley graveyard, or standing at the bar to watch the skilled mixologists at work.

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Mixologists, on the other hand, can leverage the control panel to customize cocktail recipes, manage dispensers and even read reports of what drinks were made and how much of which ingredients were used.

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In the dimly lit space, complete with vintage-style wallpaper and velvet seating, the expert mixologists serve a concise menu of unusual drinks, such as the spicy yet refreshing Concombre Fumant, a mix of tequila, fresh cucumber and homemade chilli syrup, or the bitter Salers Smach, which features the old-fashioned tipple, Gentiane, made with the flower of the same name, alongside absinthe, Champagne and fresh mint.

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