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What Does the Future Hold for Downtown LA as a Cocktail Destination?

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The Varnish was widely considered ground zero for the craft cocktail movement in Los Angeles. It was a little bit of the Wild West frontier with extraordinary, underutilized spaces that were ripe for a creative vision and the craft cocktail scene was just starting.” They hope the 2028 Summer Olympics will be just that.

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Super-Premium Gin Has Struck a Chord With Millennial and Gen-Z Drinkers

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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. to $29.99, by their metrics) declined by 5 percent in 2023 and are expected to continue falling at a CAGR of -1 percent through 2028. million cases in 2020.

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