Informational Guides
How-To: Run A Sustainable Bar Program
Learn how to incorporate sustainable practices into your establishment’s bar program.
Set Your Coffee Bar Apart With The Espresso & Tonic
The E&T is coffee's most refreshing trend. Find out how to brew up this Instagram-worthy drink in your café!
Master the Moscow Mule with Top Note Ginger Beer
Find out why Top Note Ginger Beer is the Mule-enhancer your guests have been waiting for.
Tonic is Having a Moment...this time with Coffee
Learn about the history of tonic water and how it continues to affect our lives today.
Take Your G&T To The Next Level
The ubiquitous Gin & Tonic. We love the original, but we love a creative riff just as much!
And The Winner Is: Top Note Tonic!
With a focus on natural ingredients, balanced flavors and out-of-this-world carbonation levels, it’s no wonder that T...
10 Midwestern Whiskey Bars to Visit
Spring has sprung, the ice is melting, and the worst of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be behind us *fingers cross...
Home Bartending: Finding Inspiration In Unexpected Places
If living through a pandemic has taught us anything, it’s how to combine creativity with resourcefulness. We’re takin...
The Best Cocktail Kits: Distilleries
Easily the best way to begin your journey into local spirits is by visiting your local distilleries. While some disti...
The Best Cocktail Kits: Bars & Restaurants
We’ve been so inspired by the myriad of ways in which businesses have pivoted over the past year. Many of our favorit...
More Than A Spritz: Sparkling Wine & Champagne Cocktails
Top Note breaks down the essential elements to making great sparkling cocktails with wine and champagne.
What's Up With Hard Seltzer?
Over the last two years, hard seltzer has found its way onto store shelves, bar and restaurant menus and even tap roo...