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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Cheers

MAY 20, 2024

After seeing the RTD market’s massive growth, Rising Star winner Malibu, which like Absolut is owned by Pernod Ricard USA, introduced rum-based cocktails in a can in 2021. With flavors such as Strawberry Daiquiri, Pineapple Bay Breeze and Rum Punch, the RTDs aim to make consumers feel like they’re in vacation mode 24/7.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Today, the brand’s portfolio contains alternatives to whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and aperitif, which can all be substituted one-to-one with traditional spirits to create non-alc versions of well-known recipes. In fiscal year 2020, Diageo acquired a minority stake in Ritual through Distill Ventures.

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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. The category experienced a 3 percent growth last year, with 9-liter case sales swelling from 331.4

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Dry Atlas

JULY 17, 2024

He published his first book, Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World, in 2019, and was named 2020 “Author of the Year” at the Nightclub & Bar Show Awards. He was recognized as a leading beverage figure affecting positive change in the global bar industry by Drinks International in 2020.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

While many booze-free spirits brands attempt to recreate the profile of typical spirits using alternative ingredients, Almave is actually dealcoholized tequila , meaning it’s produced with the same methods used to produce the beloved spirit. Price: $39 / 16.9

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

(SRP $89.99) CASA OBSIDIANA AÑEJO Casa Obsidiana is a tequila brand co-founded by two families: The Beckmann Gonzalez family of Jalisco, Mexico and the Boisset family of Burgundy and California. Each tequila in the portfolio is made with 100% blue weber agave sourced from the estates of the Beckman Gonzalez family.

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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

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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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. Volume consumption for the brandy and Cognac category declined 10.2% in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve will be responsible for the family-owned company’s commercial operations in the UK & Ireland and driving the growth of its iconic brands including: BACARDÍ® rum, MARTINI® vermouth, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, GREY GOOSE® vodka, ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur and ultra-premium PATRÓN® tequila.

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Spiritsfully

JANUARY 9, 2022

People’s desire for high-quality cocktails really grew in 2020 and 2021. Tequila + Gin & vodka. Flavored spirits may still be on the rise in 2022, the idea is always a new experience, from pop corn rum to peanut butter whisky. (We They’ve enjoyed honing their cocktail skills. And what do you hope?Flavored

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The Whisky Exchange

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This expression has been finished in casks previously filled with Caribbean (exact origin undisclosed) pot-still rum, adding extra layers of fruit, toffee and spice to the distillery’s softly maritime spirit. Nose : Apple, banana, barley sugar, white pepper, toffee touches and a hint of mint imperial.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

” But online you can peruse the 15 pages of offerings—liqueurs, gin, rum, calvados, and whiskey—listed under the heading “Hardcore Porn.” But it was here that Goldfarb tasted 1960s Sauza tequila. “It was my first time to try vintage tequila and I was blown away by the quality.”

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Since 2020, VinePair has released our annual ranking of the 50 best spirits of the year. Profile-wise, it delivers whispers of tequila while also serving lightly fruity and floral notes. Unabashedly coconut-forward, this flavored rum is infused with cut and dried flesh of the fruit (hence the name), and bottled at 40 percent ABV.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. For more solid picks, see our most recent top 10 rums list. Épices Créoles ($35) is another luxe bottling available for a song.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Boston-based distilling operation produces a lineup of whiskeys , rums , gins, vodkas , and amari, many of which are on display in this offering. The Best Rum-Based Bottled Cocktails The New York Cocktail Co. Espresso Negroni Launched in 2020 amid Covid-19 lockdowns, New York Cocktail Co.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Maybe 20 percent of them will order the Defying Gravi-Tea, an Elphaba -hued green tea cocktail with Irish whiskey , ginger syrup, lemon and mint; or Witch’s Brew, a Malibu rum-spiked soy milk horchata with orgeat and cinnamon served in a tulip glass. Between 2009 and 2020 AMC opened 50 dine-in theaters, per The New York Times.

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