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Where to Drink in Tucson, Arizona

Imbibe Magazine

Whether you’re seeking a well-made craft cocktail, a beer brewed with local ingredients, or an education on mezcal, Tucson brings it home. In addition to their signature Old Fashioned, the bar, bottle shop, and part-time bakery crafts cocktails like the Notorious F.I.G.

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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

Photo by Jonathan Borba via Unsplash TRENDS IN ALCOHOL-FREE COCKTAILS At one time, being the designated driver or a sober companion meant only getting to select from sugary soft drinks, juice, tonic or soda water, lousy coffee, or tap water (maybe sparkling water if you’re lucky). So, too, are craft mocktails.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

During the past year, the Cognac category has stabilized and returned to pre-pandemic consumption levels before the spikes of 2020 and 2021, says Jennifer Pisciotta, global vice president of marketing at DUss. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar.

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The VinePair Podcast: Covid Comps Are Misleading the Drinks Industry

VinePair

It’s easy to look at sales data from 2020 and 2021 versus current sales data and claim that alcohol is doomed, but this effectively ignores the enormous variable that impacted those increased sales in the first place: a pandemic. Tune in for more. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

VinePair

According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Japanese whisky was the fastest-growing luxury spirit from 2015 to 2020, with volume sales increasing 42 percent in that period. As craft cocktails push the boundaries of what bars can do, bartenders have been able to use Midori in unprecedented ways.

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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

After all, inflation’s still up, and baseline adult beverage prices have been climbing since well before 2020 — up 1 percent at restaurants in the year ended December 2023, according to Technomic. Sinsabaugh Pick says drinks haven’t been affordable at cocktail bars in New York or Boston (her former home) since probably 2015.

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The Chartreuse Shortage: Finding The Perfect Chartreuse Substitute

A Bar Above

Like I mentioned, the craft cocktail movement is mostly to blame for the supply shortage, but it’s a little more complicated than simple supply-and-demand. When the pandemic craziness hit in 2020 and creating great cocktails at home suddenly became all the rage, the sales of Chartreuse skyrocketed.

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