Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

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. Crooked Tooth Brewing Co.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In addition to intense competition from tequila, domestic whiskey and the ready-to-drink (RTD) segments, brandy and Cognac had to contend with economic pressures, as inflation put a crimp in some discretionary spending. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. I started with gin.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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. Ticking All the Craft Boxes Part of craft vodka’s current dynamism comes thanks to a change in the law.

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2025

Tia Lindas Margarita is made with real tequila from a small craft Mexican distillery. Canned at 18% ABV, this line is designed as a craft cocktail with higher alcohol content for a full-flavored, authentic margarita, the company says. It’s produced without any artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners or preservatives.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

But those days appear to be firmly behind us, thanks to the craft cocktail revival of the early aughts, and the increasing popularity of drinks like the Martini and Negroni. million cases in 2020. The deal mirrored Diageo’s acquisition of George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila brand, and it proved to be savvy.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Priced at $24 each (two servings per can), the RTD line includes When Honey met Passion, with Aviation gin; Bonfire at Banana Bay, with Del Maguey mezcal; What-a-Melon, featuring Santa Teresa rum; and Mind You Coconut, Wilson, featuring Avion tequila.

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