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This Week's Beer News: Revolution Brewpub to Close in December

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Revolution Brewing revealed on Saturday morning that they would be permanently shuttering their Logan Square brewpub on Dec. 15th. As I mentioned in our Instagram Stories immediately following the news, a major announcement like this dropping on Saturday morning is definitely not the normal time for something like this. Considering this Reddit post with info about the closure popped up late on Friday night, I’m guessing that probably sped up the timeline a bit, as Revolution is excellent a

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2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Imbibe Magazine

Don’t stress about what to get your favorite imbiber this year. Our 2024 holiday gift guide covers all types of swoon-worthy options, whether you’re looking for stocking stuffers, a gift in a specific price range, or splurges to delight home bartenders and drink enthusiasts, or for yourself. Stocking Stuffers Yuzu Salt Add a bright and aromatic salt rim to cocktails with this offering from Curio Spice Co., made with Maine sea salt and yuzu zest. $5.95 /0.7 ounce Bourbon Cask Aged Dar

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5 Essential Cocktails for November 2024

Chilled Magazine

Each month Chilled presents you with five essential cocktails based on our National Drink Day Calendar. Don’t forget to reference it so you can prepare for the upcoming holidays. November is filled with good company, delicious food, and even better cocktails. There’s no better time than now to cozy up with these essential cocktails that highlight the flavors of the seasons.

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How Red Drink Has Endured and Evolved

Imbibe Magazine

It was less than 20 years after Christopher Columbus accidentally happened upon the islands of the Caribbean that the first Spanish ships began transporting precious cargo across the Atlantic: sugarcane, and captive Black and Brown bodies from Africa (and, in the earliest days, India) to farm it. The navigator had guessed correctly that the climate of the islands would be suitable not just for sugar but for any number of foods and spices traded at high cost on the ancient silk routes into Europe

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Did Malört Suddenly Get Less “Gross”?

PUNCH

Did the taste of Malört, the bitter liqueur from Chicago and notorious dare shot, change and get less “gross”? Some fans and bartenders think so.

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Upgrade Your Home Bar with New White Kitchen Tools, a Black Barware Set, & More!

A Bar Above

Copyright A Bar Above Table of Contents : Black 14-piece stainless steel cocktail set Cocktail to make Mixing glasses with new designs Black pour spouts White channel knife White citrus zester Ready to give your bar a fresh upgrade? Or are you looking for the perfect gift for the bartender or cocktail enthusiast in your life? Well, no matter who you’re shopping for, we’re super excited to announce the launch of some of our best-selling products in brand-new colors and designs so you can s

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The Goldfinch

Chilled Magazine

At The Select in Charleston, S.C., The Goldfinch cocktail pays homage to the color of the drink as well as the native South Carolina bird. “The drink itself is inspired by the history of the area and the unique spices brought to the area that have since made themselves part of the Charleston culture,” says Managing Partner, Jen Bresnahan. Check out the recipe below!

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Where To Drink in Salt Lake City, Utah

Imbibe Magazine

As Utah’s capital and most populous city, Salt Lake City is by no means a small market. But the evolution of the local drinks scene over the last dozen years or so can be seen as both a microcosm of industry trends as well as a wholly distinct landscape. This is due in large part to a young population eager to rise within the industry, and the state’s notoriously strict liquor laws.

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Rescuing the Bocce Ball

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The Bocce Ball, a cocktail from the 1970s made with amaretto, orange juice and soda water, gets a modern update at New York bar Bronze Owl.

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We Asked 7 Wine Pros: What’s the Best Cheap Champagne?

VinePair

When you have a glass of Champagne in your hand, there’s not much that can ruin the moment. All that matters is that you’re drinking perhaps the biggest producer of vibes the wine world has to offer. It’s a mood built on reputation: If you’re celebrating a joyful occasion, there’s more than a decent chance that a Champagne toast is involved. Those good vibes, though, can end up costing a pretty penny if your bubbles come from a prestigious house in the French region.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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This Week's Murder Mysteries, Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Lots of breweries go big for Halloween, but not many breweries host a murder mystery and get their social media into it. I want to recognize Crown Brewing in Crown Point, IN for “murdering” their bartender Jake, starting with this impressively well-produced reel and moving on to a sort of game of Clue — was the murderer Mike with a Tap Handle?

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Chilled 100 Bartenders Create India-inspired Cocktails using Smoke Lab Saffron Vodka

Chilled Magazine

Smoke Lab Vodka partners with the Chilled 100 Bartenders to create exceptional cocktails using its latest expression, Smoke Lab Saffron Vodka along with its flagship Smoke Lab Vodka. Our group of expert bartenders were invited to experience the world of India through cocktails by using Smoke Lab’s Saffron Vodka made with Basmati rice, Himalayan spring water, and pure Kashmiri Saffron.

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How Jackson Cannon Helped Build (and Rebuild) Boston’s Cocktail Culture

Imbibe Magazine

The Boston cocktail scene has suffered some serious blows over the past few years. Brother Cleve, the musician, DJ, and mixologist who was regarded as the godfather of the Boston cocktail revival, died suddenly in September 2022. In January of this year, Drink, a pioneering local bar, shuttered for good. For a long while, it looked like Eastern Standard—the stylish and influential high-volume bar and restaurant near Fenway Park that opened in 2005—might also be among those casualties.

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A Zippy, Unfussy French Classic, the Perroquet, Gets a Fresh Look

PUNCH

The Perroquet, a classic French cocktail combining pastis, mint and water, gets a modern update. Here is the easy, low-proof recipe.

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The 9 Best Alternatives to Meiomi Pinot Noir

VinePair

When it comes to entry-level California Pinot Noir, Meiomi dominates the market. The label was originally founded in 2006 by the Wagner family (of Caymus and Belle Glos fame) and sold to beverage giant Constellation Brands in 2015 to the tune of $315 million. Though the wide-reaching brand makes a range of varieties, it’s most well-known for its fruit-forward Pinot Noir.

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A Visit to Great Jones Distillery

Drinkhacker

It’s an unusually chilly and drizzly grey evening in late August in the Big Apple and as we walk along Broadway north of Houston, a golden glow illuminating from a streetfront window inviting us into a wonderland with a geometric display of alchemy. We’ve approached Great Jones Distillery and its three-floor homage to the gilded age in New York City.

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Watch Dominique Jackson Create Hotel Nacional cocktail Using Barfly by Mercer Mixology Gear

Chilled Magazine

Barfly Mixology Gear by Mercer presents the Chilled 100 Bartenders with its popular and professional mixology tools, earning bartender respect and loyalty from coast to coast. Check out our very own Dominique Jackson’s latest video where she unboxes some amazing bar tools from the Barfly by Mercer gifting program! These tools have become indispensable to Dom as she crafts amazing cocktails behind the bar each day.

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Elements: PX Sherry

Imbibe Magazine

Nobody’s quite sure why Pedro Ximénez grapes, or the fortified wine made from them, bear a name more apt for a human. (Several largely debunked theories involve the grape being brought to Spain by either a soldier named Pedro Ximen or a Catholic cardinal named Ximénez, or that the grape was possibly named for the Spanish village of Jiménez.) But one thing is absolutely true about the Pedro Ximénez style of sherry (typically shortened to PX): The wine anchors the dark, indulgent end of the sherry

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The 15 Best Cocktail Recipes to Make This Holiday Season

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The 15 best cocktail recipes to make this holiday season, from a Manhattan made with amaro to a winter mezcal Negroni and other easy drinks.

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There’s a Reason Why There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in the U.S.

VinePair

This article is part of our Cocktail Chatter series, where we dive into the wild, weird, and wondrous corners of history to share over a cocktail and impress your friends. Food is undeniably one of the world’s most commanding forces, and it does more than simply sustain us. Sitting down for a meal can be a moment of reprieve; a time to reconnect with yourself and others outside of life’s usual hustle and bustle.

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Boulder Spirits To Open A New Downtown Retail Space

The Whiskey Wash

Boulder Spirits , the Colorado-based producer of American single malts and bourbon whiskeys, has announced the opening of a new retail store in Boulder. The store will open in the historic Pearl Street Mall on November 30th, 2024, which also happens to be Small Business Saturday. The retail space will showcase Boulder Spirits’ offerings including whiskeys, gins, vodka, liqueurs, and bitters, giving those in the city easy access to the award-winning spirits.

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Travel to the Cayman Islands in a Cocktail

Chilled Magazine

“We actually have a saying here,” explains Cristian Coro. “It is known as ‘CaymanKind’ which is how we describe the culture in a nutshell. It’s always very friendly and so helpful.” Coro would know. As the Food & Beverage Manager at the The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa , the native Italian has been living on the breezy Caribbean island for the past 17 years.

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Five Underrated Whiskey Cocktails

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5 underrated whiskey cocktail recipes, from a forgotten bourbon Old-Fashioned riff to a modern classic made with Scotch and more.

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Beer Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Costco’s $10 Imperial Stout

VinePair

It used to be that once a week there was an exciting one-off beer release that had fans rushing to breweries and stores — and then rushing to social media to post their scores. Dark Lord. Hunahpu’s. The yearly Bourbon County stout madness. Any number of weekly haze releases from breweries like Other Half and Tree House. But then came the pandemic, the rise of seltzer-loving Zoomers, and what seemed to be the end of anyone giving a damn about rare beer releases.

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Tender coconut wine from Kerala

Spiritz

Marking a first in India's wine industry, a tender coconut wine from Kerala is set to enter the country’s domestic alcobev market. Sebastian P. Augustine, a retired government employee and a farmer from Kerala, has been granted the licence to produce this tender coconut wine. Augustine owns River Island Winery and will utilise tender coconut along with dragon fruit, mango, banana, jackfruit, and papaya, all sourced from his own farm, to produce the coconut wine.

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4 Frighteningly Delicious Cocktails

Chilled Magazine

With its blend of whimsy and fright, this season invites us to gather with friends and family to celebrate the spookiest night of the year — and what better way to set the mood than with some creatively crafted cocktails? Whether you’re hosting a haunted house party or simply enjoying a cozy gathering, these delightful concoctions are sure to elevate the festivities.

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For Samara Davis, It’s Just the Beginning

Imbibe Magazine

When writer Gray Chapman caught up with Imbibe 75 alum Samara Davis for our July/August 2024 issue, Davis hinted at wanting to pass the torch and move beyond her impactful membership organization Black Bourbon Society (BBS). “There’s a whole community of African American spirits professionals that are coming into this space. And I want to be able to just plug and play where I need to,” she said.

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The 5 Most Popular Cocktails of October

PUNCH

A stirred tequila drink, an easy Old-Fashioned riff, a Brazilian classic and the other best cocktail recipes to make right now.

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We Asked 16 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Cheap Bourbon?

VinePair

The phrase “cheap bourbon” doesn’t quite mean what it used to. Before the category’s 21st-century boom — and probably during the first few years of the boom itself — it was a put-down that always connoted a lack of quality. But today, this is no longer the case. There are some absolute bangers that typically retail for $30 and under, and when there are bourbons out there going for thousands of dollars, “cheap” is relative, anyway.

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New Releases: Barrell Craft Spirits, Wyoming Whiskey, & Eric LeGrand

The Whiskey Wash

In new American whiskey and bourbon releases this week, Barrell Craft Spirits gets ready for Christmas and New Year, Wyoming Whiskey pays tribute to a beloved grizzly bear, and Eric LeGrand unveils its first single barrel expression. Let’s take a closer look at some of the exciting new releases from this week. Barrell Craft Spirits New Year Bourbon 2025 Barrell Craft Spirits has unveiled its New Year offering for 2025, which “celebrates the possibilities and optimism that every new year bring

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The Beauty of Hotel Drinks: Staying and Sipping in Palm Beach, New York and Los Angeles

Chilled Magazine

It’s the day after the New Year dawned and I’m in my bright, sunny room at The Breakers. One of the most iconic hotels not only here in Palm Beach, Florida, but in the nation as a whole, the sprawling property has been in operation since 1896. Every corner is awe inspiring, from its gargantuan lobby and stunning floral displays, to an intricate network of pools.

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Cozy Up to These Tea-Infused Desserts

Imbibe Magazine

As temps drop and we transition into shorter days and longer nights, we reach for teapots for warmth. But why not take that coziness beyond the cup? Try these tea-infused sweet treats the next time you’re looking for a little winter warmth. Apple Masala Chai Cake Author Nik Sharma grinds Darjeeling tea leaves into flour to add a layer of complexity to this cake.

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The Vision Behind Schmuck, New York’s Most Anticipated Bar

PUNCH

Schmuck, a new cocktail bar in New York City from the owners of Two Schmucks in Barcelona, is bringing European bartending to the U.S.

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The Countries That Drink the Most Champagne in the World [MAP]

VinePair

Champagne is one of the world’s most prestigious wine categories, boasting a rich history and a time-intensive winemaking technique that contribute to its hefty price tag. Though there are Champagne enthusiasts around the world who worship at the sparkling wine’s alter, some countries are more dedicated than others when it comes to buying up bottles. 299 million bottles of Champagne were shipped in 2023 — 42.6 percent of which stayed within the wine’s home country, making France the No. 1 market

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54 Bottle Hanyu Card Series Collection On Sale At Bonhams

The Whiskey Wash

A full 54 bottle set of the Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Card Series is going for sale at Bonham’s Paris in November 2024. Photo: Bonhams The Hanyu card series was released between 2005 and 2014 from a highly limited stock of the closed Hanyu distillery. Bonhams have listed a 54 bottle collection that includes 13 of each of the hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs bottles as well as two jokers.