VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In case you haven’t heard, tequila is hot right now — so hot that it’s on track to overtake vodka in on-premise popularity. So, if you have an agave lover in your life, there’s never been a better time to surprise them with a bottle that will knock their socks off. That’s why we picked out the seven best choices for gift-giving.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2020, generational family member Ronald Dodge, Executive Vice Chair, handed the reins of the company to industry veteran David Ballew, who was subsequently named President and CEO in 2022. By the late 50s Hood River Distillers had begun blending and bottling spirits for distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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Good Spirits News

JANUARY 31, 2024

It is an artisanal, small-batch, additive-free Tequila Blanco. The preferred tequila-making process involves patiently waiting a minimum of 5 to 7 years for the agave to achieve ideal ripeness. The bottle, cork, and decorative twine are all made from recycled materials. ” Entremanos is crafted solely from 100% blue agave.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Opened by alums of beloved pizza shop Roberta’s (and named in homage to two longtime regulars), Lise & Vito hones a creatively curated bottle list, aiming for smaller producers across the U.S. More than 200 bottles expand the selection further, but don’t worry—they’re here to walk you through it.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

In addition to their signature Old Fashioned, the bar, bottle shop, and part-time bakery crafts cocktails like the Notorious F.I.G. Rotating doughnut flavors are available each Friday and Saturday, with offerings like the Mango Margarita with a tequila-mango glaze, and the Maple Bourbon Pecan. Crooked Tooth Brewing Co.

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Taste Tequila

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been one hell of a year, but if you’re a tequila lover there has been some sweet relief: a handful of delicious new products to restore your faith in the world. Both types of American Oak barrels aged for 6 months, while the tequila sat for 10 months in French Oak.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

million cases in 2020. Younger demographics like Gen Z and millennials are increasingly opting to spend more per bottle on spirits at retail, even though they claim to be drinking less overall. percent in 2023, the super-premium segment (bottles that retail for more than $28.30) swelled by 16 percent. to $28.30) segments.

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Taste Tequila

JULY 1, 2022

Suave releases rare 5-year XA and blanco blends Among the five official categories of tequila, the “Joven or Oro” expression (as it is labeled in tequila regulations) is probably the most maligned. Single Barrel Joven (45G and 42S) from Suave Tequila But “young” and “gold” tequilas don’t have to signify a bad tequila experience.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

So, we got to work tracking down every line we could find, from Vida Tequila to Loverboy. The watery palate wasn’t any better: The drink burst with an unattractive, artificial lime flavor that prevented our taste buds from picking up any tequila notes. tequila boom. tequila boom.

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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My rebellious side has embraced a love for Monday since 2020. These lil’ bottles are your spice rack – your salt and pepper! This is the shot you won’t regret in the morning. Monday Gin tastes like gin. Nowadays, I find bitters essential to building a bar cart.

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Spiritz

MAY 9, 2024

Luxury tequila brand Komos has announced its debut in the Indian market, marking a significant milestone for connoisseurs of fine spirits across the country with its key markets being Delhi, Haryana, Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore and a few others.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2024

In its standard form, the tequila – triple sec-lime juice concoction is the third most popular cocktail in the world , and the most ordered in the United States. The easy-to-make cocktail calls for just tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, though its simplicity should not be underestimated. ounces of fresh lime juice.

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Taste Tequila

MARCH 23, 2021

Fans of the aged tequilas, take note. You could be facing a shortage of your favorite sippers, higher prices, or both, as several sources report that they have no more añejo tequila to sell into the marketplace. This means that tequila producers have faced a dilemma for some time. They are going top shelf, at home,” Romaya says.

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Taste Tequila

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Over the last year or so there have been some excellent blanco tequilas released into the market, so we thought it was high time to put together a blind tasting event to see how these newer products would measure against some popular contenders. And is it true that women prefer a different style of tequila than men?

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Taste Tequila

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since we live in the Mexican state of Jalisco, have tequila industry friends, and an endless curiosity about tequila production, we thought we’d try to make our own tiny batch of tequila, or “agave spirit”, by hand. We’ve been through enough distilleries to know that tequila making isn’t easy. Grover selected a 50.7

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 29, 2024

Bottled at 106 proof (53% ABV), availability begins March 25, 2024 in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. (SRP It is bottled non chill-filtered at 98 proof. 7 logo design. Each 12 oz.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Often, distillers were just bottling bulk grain neutral spirit (GNS). And while consumer interest in whiskey and tequila has eclipsed much of its activity, that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting things happening in craft vodka or distillers who see opportunity in the clear spirit. Plus it was easy to produce.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Price: $40 / 4-pack 20 oz bottles De Soi Co-founded by Katy Perry in 2022, De Soi is a range of NA sparkling apéritifs available in four flavors. Offered in single-serve cans and batch-friendly bottles, each option is infused with botanicals and natural adaptogens like reishi mushroom, ashwagandha, and lemon balm. Price: $38 / 16.5

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite recent challenges — like stiff stateside competition in tequila, American whiskey , and rum as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine impacting sales and exports in the region — vodka maintains strong standing globally. While a few bottles on this list are known bar and household staples, we guarantee there are a few you’ve yet to try.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Shorter smuggling routes from Mexico and the Caribbean put more tequila and rum into American’s hands during its decade of Prohibition, and Americans’ preference for those spirits (as well as whiskey) persisted after repeal. Whereas spirits like tequila and mezcal flow fairly easily and inexpensively by truck across the southern U.S.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 6, 2024

industry veteran David Grapshi, and Julio Bermejo, American Ambassador of Mexico’s National Chamber for the Tequila Industry. This Redwood Empire whiskey was bottled at cask strength after being matured for a minimum of four years in Northern California. BUY NOW: $66.99 Redwood Empire is famously open about its mash bills.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Revenge of the Kraken serves six tequila-based cocktails in a display shaped like the sea octopus. The Wheelhouse bar’s Ship In A Bottle, a large-format drink made with whiskey, tea and port wine, is presented in a glass cylindrical vessel, with a miniature ship inside: You don’t get to see the ship until most of the drink is poured out.

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VinePair

APRIL 5, 2024

growing by over 38 percent in volume from 2020 to 2022. For example, in 2020, the brand donated $15,000 and an additional 30 percent of online sales to the United States Bartenders’ Guild to offer financial support to those impacted by Covid-19. Now owned by Diageo, Aviation is one of the fastest-growing gin brands in the U.S.,

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Cheers

MAY 20, 2024

Rising Star winner Dulce Vida in 2023 launched its tequila-based RTDs in May 2023. Fast Track winner High Noon Sun Sips launched a tequila-based seltzer variety pack in 2023 with a “Sun’s Up” marketing campaign. Rising Star Grey Goose vodka launched a ready-to-serve Martini cocktail in a bottle in April 2023.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

More staid brands like Coke and Pepsi seem stuck in a rut of rum & colas or whiskey & colas — the most viral cola drink of recent vintage is the tequila-spiked Batanga. There was Dr Pepper Dark Berry in 2022 (a tie-in with “Jurassic World: Dominion”), Dr Pepper Cream Soda in 2020, and Dr. Pepper Strawberries and Cream in 2023.

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Tia Lindas Margarita is made with real tequila from a small craft Mexican distillery. In 2020, they launched their flagship margarita, Classico, in 1.75L bottles meant to honor the nature of sharing pitchers of margarita. POG is a tropical blend of passion fruit, orange and guava, complemented by citrus and tequila.

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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

We did a lot of work that I am incredibly proud of before closing for good in 2020, for the same reason all sorts of bars closed at that time. Wildly refreshing on its own and excellent bolstered with tequila, I hope you’ll give it a try at home and use this format for further extract production. Bottle and store in a cool, dry place.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As customers get to know brands and determine what they like flavor-wise, IWSR research found that they are more likely to purchase RTDs in larger bottles, while hard seltzer users show a relatively higher preference for multipacks. New York gastropub Due West began offering canned cocktails at the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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Spiritz

JUNE 24, 2024

By 2020, he was ready to start the business and launch a brand that would be the backbone of his whiskey business- Shankar Distillers and Varchas Premium Spirits. The story is therefore present in every aspect of the brand, from bottle packaging to being the first craft distillery to bring bourbon to India.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This 2024 bottling is made from the largest selection of states and bourbons for a single release from the brand this year. Bottled at a cask strength of 113 proof, it’s available at select retailers beginning November 2023. (SRP Kentucky, Wyoming, New York, Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, Ohio, and Maryland.)

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Taste Tequila

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since we live in the Mexican state of Jalisco, have tequila industry friends, and an endless curiosity about tequila production, we thought we’d try to make our own tiny batch of tequila, or “agave spirit”, by hand. We’ve been through enough distilleries to know that tequila making isn’t easy. Grover selected a 50.7

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Medium of Mixology

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As 2020 has been a dozen dumpster fires inside of another dumpster fire, we could also use a few good drinks to numb the pain of this year from ever harming us again. Granted I wasn’t going out of my way to find it, but the bottle certainly did catch my attention.

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The Whisky Exchange

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This range of bottlings pops up once year to showcase different takes on whiskies from Diageo’s various Scottish distilleries. Stuart Morrison – the malt master behind the range – was on hand at the event to answer everyone’s questions, and give us an insight into how he created these remarkable bottlings.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

SRP $199.99) BOWMORE X ASTON MARTIN MASTERS’ SELECTION 22 YEAR (THIRD EDITION) This bottling is the third release in the Bowmore X Aston Martin Masters’ Selection, a collaboration between the Scotch whisky brand and luxury British carmaker Aston Martin. Each bottle is encased in a bespoke leather journal.

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Spiritsfully

JANUARY 9, 2022

People’s desire for high-quality cocktails really grew in 2020 and 2021. Tequila + Gin & vodka. Often packaging was linked to premiumization (a nice box for a nice bottle) but today premiumization brands may take other forms… digital forms. They’ve enjoyed honing their cocktail skills. New Products?

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Favorite Post : Tequila 15. Enter, Good Drinks, a newsletter written by Julia Bainbridge, author of a book called Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You’re Not Drinking for Whatever Reason, which was named one of the best cocktail books of 2020 by the Los Angeles Times , Wired , and Esquire.

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 19, 2024

For us, glass bottles were really important—consumers can simply pour them into a martini glass or another beautiful piece of glassware. We launched in December of 2020 after a year and a half of formulation and organizing our production. That was about five or six thousand bottles, which seemed enormous at the time!

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