Bar Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

million of old and open gin bottles is going to waste Paragon Brands launches The Big Gin Swap to support on-trade £1.9M worth of old and open gin bottles is going to waste in UK bars, according to a new survey of the UK on-trade. Each bottle should be at least 40% full and safely sealed.

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Spiritz

MARCH 21, 2024

That was in 2019. Exploring Novel Territory While gin was gaining popularity at the time, Kasturi was curious about the artisanal rum market in India, given the undercurrents taking place globally and India’s abundance of sugarcane, which acts as the foundation for any great rum. “We

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 20, 2024

Elle Fanning is the new face of Roku Gin. Credit: The House of Suntory The House of Suntory , owner of Japanese whisky brands such as Hakushu and Yamazaki , is showcasing its Roku Gin through a new global campaign with actress Elle Fanning and filmmaker Sofia Coppola. You can watch the ‘Come Alive with the Seasons’ campaign here.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

If you’re lucky enough to snag a precious bottle of Chartreuse right now, you probably know just what a feat that is. In 2019– in a completely unrelated decision, even pre-pandemic– they decided to cap their yearly production of Chartreuse at 1.6 He’d won the bottle lottery! He’d figured us out!

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Not only would she get to create her own vodkas, gins, and whiskeys at the famed Old Taylor Distillery in Frankfort, which had been defunct since 1972, she would also become Kentucky’s first female master distiller since Prohibition. By 2019, Eaves was ready to make the jump and strike out on her own, even while pregnant with her first child.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2024

Founders are throwing in the towel; inventory and equipment are being sold off; and bottles that were once on shelves are disappearing. It doesn’t necessarily matter, unfortunately, what’s in the bottle. In 2019 craft distilling was hot and it was about how many new markets you could open. But craft distilleries are in trouble.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 19, 2024

MLPA Phenol Parts per Million (PPM): 50ppm Auction Record: Ardbeg 1974 Single Bourbon Cask #2742 – £35,000, November 2022 Highest-rated WhiskyFun Bottle: Ardbeg 1967 29 YO Kingsbury Cask #922 – 96 points Ardbeg was founded in 1815 by the McDougall family on the south coast of Islay.

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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. It is then matured for seven years in virgin American charred white oak and bottled at cask strength. Click here to find out more. Absolutely.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 15, 2024

Distilled from a mash bill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley, the expression was Bottled-In-Bond at 100 proof, much like other classic Old Fitzgerald expressions. Just 5,000 bottles were produced. Following the success of the 2019 12 Year Old Rye expression from Bulleit, the Diageo-owned brand faced calls for re-releases.

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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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Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

After the bourbons were married, the blend was bottled at a cask strength. Bottled at cask strength, it’s available in late October in stores with online availability beginning December 1, 2024. Each bottle will bear Villanueva Quintana’s signature and batch number. It’s bottled at cask strength of 103.8

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

“I definitely did some of that ‘Oh, the general public likes this simple s**t and we’re cool, so we want something harsh or more obscure,’” says longtime bartender Dave Murrin-von Ebers, who opened The Bartender’s Handshake in 2019. But that was sort of the way the cocktail scene was — so goofy and ridiculous. Cynar and Banhez mezcal), G.D.T.,

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 17, 2024

Drumshanbo Single Malt 2023 Galanta Release – Distilled by The Shed Distillery, this is the first Irish whiskey from the Connacht province in Western Ireland in over 100 years and the first single malt we’ve tasted from Drumshanbo, which hit our shores initially with their impressive gin followed by a single pot still offering. 112 proof.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Each bottle of the brand’s Maraschino liqueur has a crest of a dove on it, which is meant to reflect the humble beginnings of the company. Recently, the brand has launched a variety of new liqueurs including the Luxardo Bitter Bianco in 2019 and the Luxardo Espresso Liqueur in 2022, just in time for the Espresso Martini craze.

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Dry Atlas

MARCH 20, 2024

We were hosting a big family party, and I was enjoying a gin and tonic because I occasionally indulge in alcoholic drinks. He asked, “Dad, why do you drink gin and tonics?” So, I thought to myself, “why don’t I make gin without alcohol and turn it into a whole venture?” We started with non-alcoholic gin.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 6, 2024

In March of 2019, my friend Sharon and I threw a “Super Asian Cocktail Pop Up” that we named “Daijoubu Pop Up” which has allowed us to throw over 30 events over the last 5 years. oz gin (We use Monkey 47 but another “juicy” gin would also work.) Strain and bottle. Crazy Rich Lychee Martini: 1.25

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

While there’s no denying the artistic merits of a well-aged whiskey or the pristine botanical profile of your favorite gin , distilleries are now bringing that sense of creative expression to the forefront, with arts installations that serve as standalone attractions as much as the liquid being served. brand homes division. “Two

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2024

I was particularly passionate about gin at the time, and during this period, I was introducing seasonal menus, using British ingredients, and gained a lot of my inspiration from botanicals. By 2019, I decided to take on a full-time role at Hoxton spirits and the rest is history! What sets Hoxton Spirits apart from other brands?

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 6, 2024

In March of 2019, my friend Sharon and I threw a “Super Asian Cocktail Pop Up” that we named “Daijoubu Pop Up” which has allowed us to throw over 30 events over the last 5 years. oz gin (We use Monkey 47 but another “juicy” gin would also work.) Strain and bottle. Crazy Rich Lychee Martini: 1.25

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2024

The drink is then finished with the more prosaic store-bought Fords Gin and Campari. And Barro Negro produces and bottles Med Liqueur, the orange liqueur it puts in its Margaritas. These they serve alone and mixed into cocktails. A pomegranate Why-in finds its way into the house sweet vermouth, which ends up in the house Negroni.

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Bar Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a teenager, he learned that alcohol could be made from home-grown fruits, turning this into a small business by bottling his fruit wines and selling them to his grandmother. Late in 2019, Peter built a winery in his Hampshire garden and installed equipment to make over 900 litres of wine.

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The Informed Drinker

AUGUST 20, 2021

Stepping into the small shop, you’ll find a curated selection of global wines intended for everything from casual sipping on the porch to a high-end bottle to bring to a friend’s fancy dinner party. Owners Charlie and Billy first came to Provincetown by happenstance.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Each SMWS bottle features a two-part numerical code. The first number represents the distillery, assigned in the order the Society first bottled a cask from that distillery. means its the sixth cask bottled from distillery number 27, which corresponds to Springbank. Gin SMWS Codes SMWS Ref. What Do the SMWS Codes Mean?

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VinePair

JUNE 5, 2024

Between 1961 and 2019, the global use of nitrogen fertilizer increased by 800 percent, despite requiring extensive energy resources of its own. Peas might not be recommended (or even legal) for Scotch production, but they can work fine as the base for gin and vodka. They also have a positive impact afterward.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

It is then finished in toasted oak staves and bottled at 103 proof. Having grown up around spirits, she carries on her family’s legacy with the distillation of high-quality bourbons, gins, and vodka. This particular expression was bottled at 100.6 Just 2,000 bottles were released. proof after being aged for 9.5

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A Japanese Gin & Tonic,” they respond, hands already busy prepping the next drink. By 2019, the Midori Sour was hot once more — only these modern versions were unlike anything the latter half of the 20th century saw, shaken up with ingredients like citrus cordials, real fruit juice, and egg whites. “As What is this?”

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It’s still barely above freezing where we are, but it’s only a matter of time before warmer weather hits us, and we start to migrate, ever so slightly, toward lighter, brighter spirits — namely gin. 2024 was a fairly light year for this iconic spirit, but we still found 10 bottlings that are really special and worth sharing.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

18 The Cocktail Cabinet: Whiskey Cards Pair this midcentury-style deck of 50 whiskey cocktail recipe cards by prolific cocktail author Kara Newman with a bottle of the good stuff for a gift any whiskey drinker would appreciate. Either bundle it with a favorite bottle of booze or the 7-ounce capacity flask. . Bottled at 55.7

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Ideal for a fireside Valentines Day date, guests can sip vibrant cocktails like the Pink Drink (Averill Damson gin, yuzu dry curaao, Fontbonne 1874, Swedish punch, strawberry) or the Naked & Leos Famous (lemongrass-infused mezcal, Aperol, Chinola mango, Strega, lemon) , paired with Mediterranean-inspired bites from acclaimed Chef Ed Cotton.

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2025

The few bottles currently available are listed at severely hiked-up prices, garnering $500 to $700 a bottle (compared to the suggested retail price of $150). From the esteemed Domaine Takahiko , this bottling is one of several Japanese wines that have landed in the U.S. The Pinot Noir , which first hit the U.S.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Shopping is tough, so if you’re considering a special bottle for a special someone in your life, look no further. Sure, Dad may be happy with another bottle of Maker’s Mark or Macallan single malt — but we think you can move the joyfulness needle just a bit more with something a little more exotic.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

All things told, each ranking takes into consideration more than a thousand bottles submitted and tasted. Almost two-thirds of the bottles retail for less than $100 — a commendable value considering each contains more than a dozen 2-ounce servings. That tasting included an initial long list of our favorite bottles from 2024.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2025

Price: $37 / 750 mL bottle The Free Spirits Company The California-based Free Spirits Company crafts five non-alcoholic alternatives to popular spirits bourbon , gin , tequila , red vermouth , and a red aperitif along with a collection of mocktails.

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Barina Craft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So much so that in 2019 the Porn Star Martini became the number one selling cocktail in Great Britain with a 15.3 Ben:  I mean, that’s one thing that I kind of get quite annoyed at in the market that I’m in specifically, which is gin mills, which was something that I wanted to talk to you about. Get to work. Very much so.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The In the Pines, Under the Palms is a spin on a Martinez , with coconut-fat-washed rye whiskey and gin married with vermouth, Maraschino, and arak. The finished cocktail is individually bottled with a juicy, aromatic young redwood sprig. But for those of you without access to liquid nitrogen, traditional muddling will do just fine.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Barrell Craft Spirits, based in Kentucky, specializes in blending and bottling unique, cask-strength whiskeys. Beyond whiskey, the distillery crafts gin, vodka, and rum, offering a celebrated visitor experience with tours, tastings, and a gourmet restaurant. where the bourbon was blended and bottled by Trey Zoeller.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Dutch gin ) distillery was established in 1691 by Joannes Nolet, who chose Schiedam for its proximity to river systems and North Sea shipping ports which allowed for an abundance of raw materials and convenient distribution. The genever (a.k.a. To this day, the 333-year-old brand remains family-owned. But the success was short-lived.

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