VinePair

JUNE 28, 2024

And while some of the cocktails on this list feature carbonation, more basic cocktails like Vodka Sodas, Tequila Sodas, and Gin & Tonics were not included, nor were hard seltzers. This 26 percent ABV interpretation of the crushable gin cocktail delivers a wonderful mint aroma, which is balanced on the palate by lemon juice.

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VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

Those skills were put to the test in 2018 when Haley won the National Championship of Speed Rack , the country’s preeminent speed bartending competition. She built her chops at Dutch Kills and Fresh Kills — bars that she described as providing “foundational training that was built to make me fast and accurate.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as head bartender. We chatted rum styles and tropical drinks and I was immediately a fan — he wore his love for, and knowledge of, drinks and spirits on his sleeve then as he does to this day.

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. Should they put it next to the rum? So most would likely be shocked to learn that the spirit claiming the No. There’s no baijiu section,’” Sandhaus explains.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 12, 2024

The distillery has so far released a wheated bourbon, a low rye bourbon, and London dry gin, and (of course) the Copper Sky Distillery Switch Rail Single Malt. Rocker Spirits also produces Rocker Rum and Rocker Vodka. Combined with award-winning bourbons, Rocker is one to watch. Whiskey Thief Distilling Co.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Once restricted to a handful of botanical waters, alcohol-free options have expanded to include ready-to-drink (RTD) mocktails in large and small formats, convincing base “spirits” that mimic the profiles of traditional whiskey, gin, and apéritivos, and party-friendly formulas that offer a different kind of buzz. Agrestis Brooklyn-based St.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Prior to Clover Club, Reiner became the face of one of New York’s first high-volume craft cocktail bars when she and Fedroff, along with four other partners, founded The Flatiron Lounge (2003-2018). The bar’s cocktail menu, which prioritizes classics, undergoes two annual seasonal changes.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In this year’s competition, there were 787 Double Gold medal winners across all categories including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. MannCave Distillery is located in West Virginia and was founded in 2018. One to watch?

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Try the Solero Sundae, a tantalising blend of coconut rum, mango, passionfruit, and cream topped with a passionfruit mousse for a tropical explosion in your mouth. Or opt for the Southside Royal for a refreshing kick of gin, prosecco, and a spray of absinthe mist – this is the stuff legends are made of!

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Good Spirits News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Angel’s Envy Triple Oak Triple Oak joins the brand’s Signature Series which also includes the Port Wine Barrel finished bourbon released in 2011 and Caribbean Rum Cask finished rye released in 2013. It’s then “finnished” in OATH gin barrels, a brand owned by Finnish racing driver Valtteri Bottas.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This vatting was then finished in casks from BCS’s 2018 Tale of Two Islands Rum, a Jamaican rum which was matured in peated Islay single malt barrels. LIGHTHOUSE GIN This expression replaces Lighthouse Batch Distilled Gin on the international marketplace. It was bottled at cask strength.

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Old Liquors Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Before an attack who can say anything that gives you the momentary well being that rum does? In terms of production, it’s often compared to that of Gin; that is, Absinthe is started from a clear base spirit and infused with a plethora of botanical ingredients to achieve its final flavor profile.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

Enlisting special guests to help guide the tours, Wayne (Author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails and frequent spirits contributor for The Atlantic, Imbibe Magazine, PUNCH, The Daily Beast , and Garden & Gun ) and co. Futures Lab The Future of A.I.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

Enlisting special guests to help guide the tours, Wayne (Author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails and frequent spirits contributor for The Atlantic, Imbibe Magazine, PUNCH, The Daily Beast , and Garden & Gun ) and co. Futures Lab The Future of A.I.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In addition to single malt whiskies, the SMWS also bottles grain whiskies, rums, and American whiskies, denoted by prefixes “G”, “R”, and “B” respectively. 158 Yuza Distillery Japan Yuza, established in 2018, produces a light and fruity whisky. Gin SMWS Codes SMWS Ref. Rum SMWS Codes SMWS Ref.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. Gin – Renais Reserve Familiale Gin ($50) – I had to go all the way to London to get this stellar gin, but you can pick it up stateside now.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Beyond whiskey, the distillery crafts gin, vodka, and rum, offering a celebrated visitor experience with tours, tastings, and a gourmet restaurant. Founded in 2018 by Rex Williams and Daniel Whittington, the distillery emerged from the success of their YouTube channels which cultivated a substantial following of whiskey enthusiasts.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The SMWS created a pop-up venue in Battersea, London in Autumn 2018 to celebrate the society’s 35 th anniversary – the venue remained open until July 2019. SMWS Today The SMWS now bottles around 500 casks a year, diversifying its spirit range to also include single grain, world whiskies, rum, gin, cognac, and other spirits.

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