Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Passionate entrepreneur and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire and founder of Patrón Tequila and Paul Mitchell hair care, has announced the purchase of Waterloo Gin, the first gin brand distilled in Texas. Both varieties of Waterloo Gin are naturally free of gluten, carbs, and additives.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 19, 2024

In 2022, Maestro Dobel dropped a rare extra anejo tequila dubbed Dobel 50 1967 , named in honor of its founder’s birth year. Maestro Dobel 50 1968 Tequila – Initial aging in bourbon barrels, finished in Armagnac casks. We got samples of each of these prized offerings for review, so let’s dive in.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Tequila Ocho doesn’t have a celebrity tie-in. The brand spends its energy organically highlighting the land surrounding the facility in the Jalisco highlands — an approach to agave that separates the 16-year-old distillery from the rest of the tequila crowd. It’s a very unusual tequila. It’s really created as a passion project.”

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Maison was acquired by the Piffaut family in 2022, making it the third family at the helm since 1874. Excelia Tequila ½ oz. The story of the House of Gabriel Boudier is primarily one of passion since 1874. The brand’s motto is “quality without compromise” for the past 150 years. Strain mixture into cocktail glass.

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VinePair

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the category’s seemingly unstoppable growth and trend toward premiumization, it’s no wonder that spirits companies are eager to buy into the tequila craze. Several major drinks companies have quickly thrown themselves into the rapidly accelerating tequila market, buying up brands to fill out their portfolios.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Mara Smith is the founder of Inspiro Tequila. I founded Inspiro Tequila in February of 2020 and we launched our first state, my home of Illinois, in May of 2022. For years, tequila has been my adult beverage of choice. That perfect tequila did not exist, so I decided to create one.

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

On Thursday, Tequila Ocho announced its release of Plata Puntas 2024. The Plata Puntas collection, which debuted in 2022, was kickstarted by Tequila Ocho co-founder and fifth-generation tequilero Carlos Camarena to demonstrate the importance of using high-quality, fully mature agave plants while distilling tequila.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Eavesdrop Eavesdrop, opened in spring of 2022, is one of the now numerous “listening bars,” with as much thought directed into the musical programming as the cocktail menu. Little Rascal Functioning as the cocktail-centric annex of the long-beloved Lower East Side restaurant of the same name, Little Rascal opened in summer of 2022.

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VinePair

JANUARY 23, 2024

After 13 years of consecutive growth, tequila exports have finally fallen, according to a report from the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT). percent by volume compared to 2022. Tequila exports first started seeing substantial growth in 2009, when Mexico was shipping 136.4 The article Tequila Exports Fell 4.2

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Cheers

APRIL 8, 2025

Launched in 2022 , Patron El Alto is made from 100% Weber Blue Agave grown in Jalisco, Mexico. It’s a blend of Reposado, Aejo and Extra Aejo tequilas, now available in a trial-size bottle. The post Patron Tequila Introduces El Alto Mini appeared first on Cheers. ” Patron El Alto Mini rolls out nationwide this June.

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VinePair

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not news that tequila is near the top of spirits sales in the U.S. Last year, tequila sales totaled 31.6 percent over 2022. Vibrant across the board, tequila is strongest in the premium-and-above tiers, where 100-percent agave brands dominate, accounting for at least 70 percent of U.S. million cases, a rise of 5.7

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2024

In this excerpt from the book, out on March 5, I tell of the unsung American who may have got the ball rolling in turning tequila into the nearly $10 billion global industry it is now. 1 icon to vintage tequila collectors. Robert Denton is the No. Denton reintroduced Chinaco to America in 1993.)

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2022, a tropical classic came in at #5 on the list, but in 2023, that same recipe seized the top spot, pushing last year’s #1 Negroni Sbagliato to #2. Horse With No Name LA bartender Ramsey Musk created this tropical tequila cocktail to showcase the savory and unexpected flavor combo of sesame and banana.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The number of blanco tequilas on the market can be head-spinning. But we did the heavy lifting by tasting through hundreds of tequilas this past calendar year, and after all the dust settled, there was one expression that we felt was deserving of the top spot: Primo 1861 Blanco.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

In this country from 2021 to 2022, the luxury tier of spirits as defined by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) showed strong annualized growth of 4%.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

The readiness of the Indian market for super-premium and luxury tequila brands is evidenced by the significant rise in high-end tequila sales at Duty Free stores in Delhi and Mumbai. “Projections for the tequila market in India are very encouraging. They also have Reposado XR, which is a new category in tequila.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

Inventive house cocktails include the frothy Ojo de Tigre (reposado tequila, the Czech liqueur Becherovka, chocolate-walnut bitters, egg white, and fresh citrus), while the 200-bottle wine list spans spritzy Vinho Verde, vintage Brunello, and rare Rhone blends.

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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. For example, Batanga Tequila is a 100% agave tequila that highlights the agave and enhances a margarita rather than getting overpowered.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

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. 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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VinePair

AUGUST 2, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you by tequila Don Julio. He loved his land, agave, and community — basically, every choice he made was for exceptional tequila, something I know you can appreciate, “Cocktail College” listener. We even dedicated an entire episode to transforming other classics into tequila drinks.

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Taste Tequila

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2020 we launched our Tequila Matchmaker Additive-Free program for brands and distilleries that want to be super transparent about their production processes and their non-use of additives. It is an opt-in program, which needs to be renewed each year. You can read more about our methods and program goals, here.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Now with Volcán de mi Tierra, the company is aiming to leverage the tequila boom in India. A Volcanic Story Volcán de mi Tierra, which translates to ‘Land of the Volcano,’ is deeply rooted in the story of its birthplace—the Tequila Volcano in Jalisco, Mexico.

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VinePair

JULY 8, 2024

importer until it was acquired by Brown-Forman in 2022. by volume) and continues to expand its portfolio, which also includes New Amsterdam Vodka , E&J Brandy, RumChata , Camarena Tequila, RumHaven, Stratusphere Gin, The Dalmore Scotch Whisky , Tequila Komos, Don Fulano Tequila, Horse Soldier Bourbon, Amaro Montenegro , and Condesa Gin.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

For their New York location (which opened in 2022) spearheaded by family member Geno Fasano, the elegant space is perfect for a special holiday meal and boasts culinary delights ranging from Veal Milanese to lucious burrata. Drink this: Private Eyes, a refreshing cocktail made with tequila, watermelon, honey and line.

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Cheers

JUNE 14, 2024

It was followed by Lobster Corn Chowder, with roasted corn relish, chili oil and a mini lobster roll with chipoltle mayo, that matched with the Sunset at Tan cocktail, with silver tequila, St. Tán, which opened in 2022, also boasts the speakeasy-style cocktail bar Lúm. Germain, sparkling wine, Campari and orange.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 23, 2023

When we first tasted Casa Dragones over a decade ago, we were blown away by what was, at that time, a very unique joven expression, made in the lowlands on column stills from both aged and unaged tequilas by the first, and then only, female Maestro Taquilera, Bertha Gonzalez Nieves. Thoughts on each follow. Cocktail all the way. 80 proof.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

Despite explosive growth, sales themselves have slowed in recent years, largely thanks to rising demand for spirits like tequila and American whiskey. in thousands of 9-liter case depletions) Rank Brand 2022 2023 Percent Change 1 The Glenlivet 513 445 -13.1 practically doubling in size to hit 2 million cases for the first time.

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Spiritsfully

JANUARY 9, 2022

The trends that were already there in 2021 will continue in 2022. While recyclability and zero-waste cocktails formed the thrust of sustainable action this year, 2022 will see more initiatives shaped by a focus on how spirits are made. Tequila + Gin & vodka. I could have written the same article as last year. Now your turn?

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tequila Ocho recently announced the release of Plata Puntas 2023, the second iteration of the overproof expression of the brand’s plata tequila that was introduced in 2022. Other high-proof tequilas on the market only use the “heart” cut of distillation, rather than the highly selective cut known as Puntas.

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VinePair

APRIL 4, 2024

Over the past decade, tequila has experienced a meteoric rise in sales in the U.S. But after years of unencumbered growth, it seems the consequences of the tequila boom are catching up to the industry. Now, as these plants reach a productive age, there’s an abundance of agave for tequila production.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 13, 2024

This latest limited edition of 1900 bottles is an update to its 2022 Honey Smoke release, a single barrel expression of Kentucky-distilled American whiskey (no mashbill available), aged for 6 years and finished for 5 months in barrels featuring added staves taken from both honey barrels and Texas sotol barrels.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since then, the Duke lineup has expanded from a single bourbon to more American whiskeys as well as tequila, at which surely John Wayne wouldn’t have turned his nose up. With that said, let’s taste a fresh sample of Duke Bourbon, released in late 2023 (though, as noted, bottled sometime in 2022).

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Bartender.com

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Dobel Tequila Club will offer fans a world class, authentic Mexican hospitality experience, serving featured tequila cocktails including the Dobel Tequila Ace Paloma and a selection of culinary offerings from one of the world’s most iconic Mexican chefs, Chef Enrique Olvera.

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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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Cheers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The acquisition stands to make Cognac the fourth major leg of Campari Group, according to the company, along with aperitifs, bourbon and tequila. Courvoisier, along with Henessy, Martell and Rémy Martin, is one of the “big four” Cognac houses. The post Campari Buying Courvoisier appeared first on Cheers.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

At first, Neeraj Singh, Chief Business Officer, Cartel Bros LLP, and the Co-founders of the company thought it would be best to launch their start-up with tequila. Hence, when they launched their start-up in the alcoholic beverage space in July 2022, they wanted their first product to be tequila.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mark Watkins & Jez Spencer For Watkins, the love of agave began 12 years ago on a trip through Jalisco, the heartland of tequila production, and quickly turned into an opportunity, with Watkins identifying numerous similarities between the terroir of Jalisco and the Atherton Tablelands.

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