VinePair

AUGUST 6, 2024

ZX Ventures, AB InBev’s growth and innovation unit, completed the initial purchase for an undisclosed amount in April 2018. Today, the site is widely regarded as the top whiskey retailer in the world, offering thousands of spirits across a handful of spirits categories including whiskey, rum, and gin.

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Whiskey Rum Gin 115

The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 25, 2024

We review Blackened Rye The Lightning 2024, a blend of straight rye whiskeys that are vatted and transferred for finishing to Madeira wine and Caribbean rum casks for 2-14 weeks each, where they undergo the Black Noise sonic enhancement process. It is crafted from a blend of straight rye whiskeys hand-selected by Dietrich.

Whiskey 91

Whiskey Rum Wine Bottling 91

VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

By 2018, Richard had been hired by culinary whiz Dave Arnold for the opening team at Existing Conditions. “I Or The Ginza Lights, a mashup between a Chu-Hi/Chūhai (shōchū highball) and a Wray and Ting (Jamaican rum with grapefruit soda). A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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Bartender Bartending Tiki Club 76

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

Meanwhile, while the bourbon was aging, Hard Truth focused on other spirits, including vodka, rum, and, more recently, what is now a popular line of rye whiskeys. Some of the earliest things they produced were bourbon, but it wasn’t something they were ready to bring to market until they thought it was ready.

Bottling 115

Bottling Whiskey Vodka Rum 115

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 1, 2024

Meanwhile, while the bourbon was aging, Hard Truth focused on other spirits, including vodka, rum, and, more recently, what is now a popular line of rye whiskeys. Some of the earliest things they produced were bourbon, but it wasn’t something they were ready to bring to market until they thought it was ready.

Whiskey 96

Whiskey Vodka Rum Bottling 96

Australian Bartender

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Renowned as one of the most prestigious competitions out there, each entrant will need to create their version of the iconic Queen’s Park Swizzle, traditionally made using Angostura rum, simple syrup, lime, mint and Angostura aromatic bitters. From NZ, Ray Letoa won the Global Finals in 2018.

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Simple Syrup Bartender Bartending Promotion 72

Good Spirits News

AUGUST 2, 2024

SRP $279) Buzzard’s Roost Bottled in Bond Bourbon This bottled in bond bourbon was distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in fall 2018 with a mash bill of 51% corn, 45% wheat, and 4% malted barley. The rums then were transported to France via ship where they were double aged in used oak barrels.

Brandy 60

Brandy Tequila Rum Bottling 60

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

Meanwhile, while the bourbon was aging, Hard Truth focused on other spirits, including vodka, rum, and, more recently, what is now a popular line of rye whiskeys. Some of the earliest things they produced were bourbon, but it wasn’t something they were ready to bring to market until they thought it was ready.

Bottling 52

Bottling Whiskey Vodka Rum 52

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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Liquor Bar Bitters Liqueur 105

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. Since 2018 we have been having the BEST NIGHTS OUT here whether it’s a cosy cocktail on a Tuesday or a crazy fun Saturday dancing on the bar.

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Happy Hour Club Bartender Bartending 52

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.

Simple Syrup 116

Simple Syrup Infusions Head Bartender Bartender 116

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).

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Club Barback Barback Head Bartender 73

VinePair

APRIL 2, 2024

When he moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to run Caña, a high-volume rum bar, the pain became unmanageable. Years of grabbing heavy bottles and shaking mixing tins had severely damaged the nerves in both hands, but like many bartenders, he soldiered through the pain. and elected to undergo surgery on both hands. She’d been bartending at R.

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Bartender Bartending High Volume Mixologist 132

Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

EDITION successfully developed the first Punch Room for The London EDITION in Fall 2013, catapulting itself to the top of the international cocktail scene, and the concept was then expanded to Shanghai and Barcelona in 2018, Madrid and Tampa in 2022, and Rome, Singapore and Ginza in 2023.

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Bar Signature Cocktails Mixology Head Bartender 52

The Informed Drinker

OCTOBER 11, 2020

In particular, we enjoyed the 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, with notes of lemon and oyster shell. A slice of rum cake, some Halloween-themed sugar cookies, and some coffees were the perfect pick-me-ups for the drive home. Tastings are $15 for non-members, which includes a flight of four wines.

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Wine Rum 52

The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 23, 2024

” It was added to the distillery’s core range in 2018, in celebration of distillery manager, Bobby Anderson’s, 18-year anniversary at the distillery. In 2024, Speyburn unveiled a brand refresh, including two new expressions: a bourbon cask and rum cask finish. In the US, prices usually exceed $100.

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Rum Scotch Whiskey Whiskey 86

Old Liquors Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Before an attack who can say anything that gives you the momentary well being that rum does? But that’s another story Originally posted 2018-01-30 09:35:49. When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your ideas and make them run on a different plane like Whiskey?

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Simple Syrup Infusions Liquor Alcohol 52

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 28, 2024

The least boozy rum in this list, at just 58% abv. B+ / $200 Habitation Velier Hampden Estate HGML 2018 Single Cask #137 – 4 years old. A- / $100 lmvusa.com The post Review: La Maison & Velier Rums, Late 2023 Releases appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking. 116 proof. 120 proof.

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Rum Bitters Alcohol Wine 82

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On Monday, Mount Gay Rum announced the second installment in its Single Estate Series: 24_02_Vt18d2. While the series’ first installment featured sugar cane harvested in 2016 and 2017, the new expression’s sugar cane was exclusively harvested in Summer 2018. Lucy property.

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Rum Bottling 97

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. will lead a series of tours, including: Absinthe Tour Bourbon St. &

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Speed Rack Bar Hospitality Bartender 52

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. will lead a series of tours, including: Absinthe Tour Bourbon St. &

Speed Rack 52

Speed Rack Bar Hospitality Bartender 52

Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Hana Makgeolli Since 2017, Alice Jun has been making both traditional and experimental makgeolli (Korean rice wine) and opened the Hana Makgeolli brewery, with business partner John Limb, in late 2018. If you’ve never tasted makgeolli before, opt for a flight of ferments that range from creamy and fizzy to rich and sherry-like.

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Club Bar Beer Wine 212

VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2023

They focus exclusively on barrel-aged beer, and this iteration on the classic Rhino Suit imperial milk stout, using toasted coconut and rum barrels direct from Barbados, is a showstopper. Hércules Brettpública 5% ABV “My first time having a beer from Hércules was back in 2018 and I have been a fan ever since.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Stout 124

Cocktail Whisperer

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Cannabis was decriminalized there in 2018 for personal use. A cannabis, wine and travel aficionado, Warren is a former rum judge and craft spirits national brand ambassador. While in South Africa, we visited several social clubs where cannabis is the social lubricant that attracts a “mixed salad” of people with varied skin tones.

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Club Wine Rum Alcohol 52

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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Bartender Bartending Speed Rack Simple Syrup 105

Cheers

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Crafted by Master Blender Trudiann Branker, this second release expands the terroir-driven range, with a blend of rums produced from the 2018 Mount Gay Estate sugar cane, making this liquid the first vintage in this limited-edition series. Each bottle has a QR code, providing consumers with more info on the rum-making process.

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Rum Bottling 74

VinePair

MARCH 27, 2024

Rum makers have offered emulations of legendary releases even the most fanatic of tiki enthusiasts have never encountered. The fourth, Delos, was based on Compass Box’s own bottling, Asyla, which was retired in 2018. “We Compass Box is not alone in putting out modern bottles that echo flavors from the past.

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Bottling Whiskey Tiki Rum 98

Good Spirits News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

First announced in December 2018 as a limited edition annual bottling for the holidays, as of fall 2024 it is a permanent addition to the core portfolio with availability year-round. This second limited edition expression used sugar cane harvested from a single year: 2018 (Vt18 – Vintage 18). Lucy, Barbados.

Whiskey 75

Whiskey Bottling Tequila Rum 75

Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The reserve rums in the blend were aged in oak barrels with varying levels of toast. Then the rum was additionally aged in Tawny 10 Port wine barrels for a period of time before bottling. The Dominican sugarcane used for the rum was harvested from Barceló’s own cane fields. Available February 13, 2024 nationally.

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Rum Whiskey Gin Infusions 63

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Seagrass , arguably its most successful blend, calls to mind the oceanside with its rye finished in rum, Madeira, and apricot brandy barrels. The sweetness of the rum and the smokiness of the Islay casks mingle together with the underlying bourbon that continues the Tale of Two Islands. More rum than bourbon, then.

Rum 91

Rum Whiskey Brandy Bottling 91

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 15, 2024

Raisins, quince jelly, very old rum. In 2018, one came to auction and failed to attract any bids. Second go after some breathing, one hour and a half later, from the very same glass (no refill!): the nose gets quite similar to a very old Sauternes or a Sélection de Grains Nobles (by Zind-Humbrecht, no need to say). 98 points (record!)

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Bottling Liqueur Rum Wine 98

Cheers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Crafted by Master Blender Trudiann Branker, this second release expands the terroir-driven range, with a blend of rums produced from the 2018 Mount Gay Estate sugar cane, making this liquid the first vintage in this limited-edition series. Each bottle has a QR code, providing consumers with more info on the rum-making process.

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Rum Bottling 52

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 23, 2024

The majority of Indian spirits labeled as ‘whisky’ are closer to rum due to being distilled from molasses, falling within a category of alcohol termed as Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and are marketed to domestic Indian consumers. The Camikara cane juice rum brand was launched in 2022.

Liquor 104

Liquor Alcohol Rum Bottling 104

Good Spirits News

MARCH 15, 2024

Campari Cask Tales is being sold as a 3-pack 1L set with this Bourbon Finish, a Tequila Finish, and a Rum Finish via ReserveBar.com. SRP $495 for the 3-pack set) CAMPARI CASK TALES RUM FINISH Campari Cask Tales is a limited edition collection featuring the brand’s iconic bitter liqueur finished in unique barrels from across the globe.

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Rum Tequila Liqueur Bitters 61

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 16, 2024

The majority of Indian spirits labeled as ‘whisky’ are closer to rum due to being distilled from molasses, falling within a category of alcohol termed as Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and are marketed to domestic Indian consumers. 2018 The first annual Paul John Christmas Edition bottling is released.

Liquor 112

Liquor Alcohol Bottling Infusions 112

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 11, 2024

Introduced in the 1960s, McDowell’s is amongst the largest umbrella spirits brands in the world, marketing varieties of whisky, brandy, and rum. 1 light and dark rum variants joined the range, after launch in 1990-91. In 2018, the brand’s rename was announced as Mr. Dowell’s No. McDowell’s No.1 By 1968, McDowell’s No.1

Brandy 97

Brandy Rum Alcohol Liquor 97

VinePair

APRIL 15, 2024

“I would be surprised if they reintroduced a Cordial, as they are going in the opposite direction these days, looking to age in oak,” he says, pointing out Campari Cask Tales, a 2018 release that aged Campari in bourbon barrels, courtesy of another brand now in Campari Group’s portfolio, Wild Turkey.

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Liqueur Bitters Liquor Bar 105