Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Lee created the first bottle of hibiscus flowers in syrup in 1999. A special note from this article’s author. Bottling the Garnish Hibiscus are graded, and all damaged flowers are removed. The bottles are labeled and prepared for their journey to places worldwide. It sparked an idea. They are frozen.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Bottled at 92 proof, the rum reaches deep into the flavor spectrum. Rums from Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, and the Dominican Republic are joined by extra special rum from Guyana that was distilled on a double wooden pot still at Port Mourant and aged 11 to 15 years. This wooden pot still is the only one of its kind still in operation.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For those outside of New York City, the newly launched New York Cocktail Company will bring their bottled cocktails inspired by the city’s legendary bars and bartenders to you. With recipes created in collaboration with Dante beverage director Renato Tonelli, the bottled Negronis make for a perfect pour in a snap.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

But for those not living in the Crescent City, the new NOLA instant coffee from Blue Bottle is a surprisingly delicious substitute. Blue Bottle founder James Freeman is notably a fan of New Orleans–style coffee. He began selling his own version at San Francisco farmers markets in 2005 as an iced latte alternative.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

These days, when you hear the sound of a cork popping, there’s a good chance a bottle of Prosecco is nearby. million bottles of the bubbly stuff were sold in 2022. With this style, secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle but, rather than being disgorged, the lees remain.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Eduard Viader grabs a bottle from a riddling rack, pulls off the metal brace that secured the cork, and with his index finger covering the closure to keep it from flying off, uses his clawlike wrench to ease the cork out of the bottle. He spins the bottle to tamp down the fizz and turns it upright. was established.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

So jump on the chance to snag a bottle when you can. But if you live outside their shipping region, you can also nab a bottle from Tippsy Sake. $55, A popular but limited release, the Occidental Sake is not always available.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2024

But if you want to try creating your own ice-cold bottled cocktail, Hirsch shared some of his tips, including how not to accidentally turn your favorite drink into a 750ml popsicle. “To me, the joy of freezer door cocktails is that once the bottle is on the freezer door, the work is done. When batching a 750ml (25.3

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

Throw in a bottle of his favorite liquor and a bar mat for a non-slip surface, a jar of cocktail cherries for garnish, or a cocktail smoker kit, and you have a complete gift! Photo copyright A Bar Above SPIRITS If your Pops likes a good cocktail and drinking gifts in general, gifting a bottle of alcohol is a pretty practical gift.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

“Shochu and awamori outsell sake in Japan,” says Stephen Lyman, who, along with business partner Christopher Pelligrini, co-hosts the Japan Distilled podcast , and sources bottles and imports shochu though their company, Honkaku Spirits. There’s also more shochu made in Japan than tequila in Mexico.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 24, 2024

Honestly, “it’s Tuesday” was reason enough to pop open a bottle of Lambrusco from the range I had recently received from historic Emilia-Romagna producer Cleto Chiarli. We threw together an impromptu charcuterie board and popped a bottle of the Vecchia Modena Premium.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

ounce bottle, compared to 60 milligrams in most espresso shots. It’s just the thing I want to sip before dinner, especially during colder months when the sun starts setting circa 4:30 p.m., and I could use a boost. The caffeine content is measured—40 milligrams per 6.8-ounce

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 1, 2024

And if you don’t live in the neighborhood, you can still grab some of their favorite bottles of the moment. It boasts a market, tapería, and tightly curated wine list, featuring about 50 regularly rotating bottles. “Our list is 100 percent Spanish. Nearly forgotten terroirs are being rediscovered for their quality.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Here are six bottles to acquaint you with the category. Comoz Vermouth de Chambéry Blanc Expect Alpine botanicals plus the unmistakable flavor and aroma of wormwood from this 1881 French bottle that concludes with a long, white peach–forward finish. Drinks historians disagree about whether C.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

And, as luck would have it, an hour before I hit the road, a bottle of Tequila Ocho Añejo Barrel Select Widow Jane 2024 landed on my doorstep. Recently I had to go on a last-minute road trip across the country, from LA to Boston. It’s the second collaboration between Tequila Ocho and Widow Jane Distillery, and it launched this month.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

” To accompany her bottle recs, Joly offers insight into the temperatures for serving and tips for how to prepare hot sake at home. A recommended drinking temperature or temperature range will often be noted on a bottle’s label and will depend on the style of sake. Gently warm sake in a water bath over a low heat.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

It probably doesn’t shock you to hear that thick glass bottles have heavy environmental footprints. Bonny Doon ‘s Carbon Nay, a Provençal-style rosé that comes in a bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard. A 12-bottle case of Carbon Nay is 24 pounds, whereas most cases of wine clock in closer to 40 pounds.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

There are also rum flights and a Ti’ Punch service where the bottle of rhum agricole is left with you. The lengthy drinks list is a mix of classic tropical cocktails and signature drinks with names like Beelz’ Road Soda and Damnboo—several of them appropriately lit on fire.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The caliber of many widely available NA sparkling wines has improved dramatically in recent years, making it easier than ever to pop bottles everyone can enjoy. It has the most wine-centric nose of the bottles we tasted, with white grape juice and tart lemon rind followed by faint floral and red berry notes.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We’ve explored that family history before (give it a read, it’s a fun story), so now, let’s focus on what’s in the bottle. Bottled at 92.5 But Nashville-based Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery has a story that stretches back across many generations and a span of more than 150 years.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 14, 2024

of water, 50 grams of chopped jalapeños, and 10 grams of chopped habaneros; let steep for 24 hours then strain, bottle, and refrigerate. Green Tea-Infused Blanco Tequila Infuse a 750-ml bottle of blanco tequila with five bags of green tea for 30 minutes, then remove the bags and bottle the infused tequila (keeps up to 2 months).

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

For bottle recs, head here. Neat Typically bottled at a lower proof, shochu is ready-made for sipping on its own. Shochu can be overwhelming right out of the bottle. And this is akin to decanting a bottle of wine to let it rest and mellow out.” Those who are curious will start to try it.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 9, 2024

Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. That’s because the vast majority of the quarter billion bottles sold globally are classified as Cava de Guarda, the youngest and least expensive category.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

Grab a bottle not just to celebrate St. Neverless, Natterjack Irish Whiskey can be now found across 13 states and counting. The new cask strength, launched last year, was named Irish Whiskey of the Year in Jim Murray’s 2024 Whiskey Bible. Patrick’s Day, but for a delicious insight into the evolving world of Irish whiskey.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In 2016 author and researcher Fawn Weaver read an article in The New York in Times that suggested an enslaved man taught Jack Daniels the whiskey-making craft. ABV, be distilled to a maximum of 80% AVD, and bottled at a minimum of 40% ABV; and the mash must contain at least 51% corn. Tennessee whiskey, however, undergoes an extra step.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 7, 2024

ABV (alcohol by volume) or be bottled at lower than 40% (80 proof). While I won’t go into all of it here, for more about bourbon, its rich history, how it’s made, and info on different whiskies, check out this article as well as this one. It cannot contain additional flavor, coloring, or other additives.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

My tip is to mix those two together in a 100ml bottle before you go through security. The airline’s customers enjoy more than a million bottles of Champagne each year. “In First-class selections include access to prestige bottles like Krug Grand Cuvées and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 24, 2024

I left a bottle open in my car for 48 hours as a test, and it still had bubbles!” Either stir the alcohol with ice about 13 times before building the drink or keep the bottle in the freezer. But cocktail consultant Gaby Mlynarczyk insists that Jarritos Mineragua is by far the best bubbly water. “I

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Amor built its reputation on stirred, bitter-oriented drinks, and this cocktail destination has 20 or more bottles of aperitif wines open at any one time. For those who like what they taste, there’s the option to take a bottle to go. Bring your own bottle to fill with vermouth or take one to go.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

When I try a new gin, I find myself wondering what sorts of botanicals and ingredients are in the bottle—and why. The beverage business is rife with convoluted corporate ownership structures, so determining whether what’s in my glass reflects the land, people, and culture that it came from helps me cut through the noise.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

Even white rum has to rest before hitting the bottling line. She says the catalyst may have been a 2015 article about the health problems encountered by workers in Flor de Caña’s Nicaraguan sugarcane fields, which prompted boycotts and online protests. “It

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Up until 2009, the name could refer to either the grape or the wine, allowing producers outside of the wine’s historic northern Italian home to use Prosecco grapes and bottle it as such. Their “ProFundo” is made in the traditional col fundo method, so the lees remain in the bottle resulting in a slightly cloudy pour.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Of the many bottles atop my home bar, gin holds the majority seat. But that’s not to say the spirit is necessarily my favorite. Rather, I’m fascinated by the sheer variety found within the world of gin and its ability to reflect geographical flora and flavors, as well as unique distillation or aging practices.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Strain and bottle for use; keeps refrigerated up to 2 weeks. coconut water syrup (1:1 coconut water and granulated sugar) 4 dashes walnut bitters Glass: rocks Garnish: pandan leaf Combine all of the ingredients in a small bottle or jar. Let steep for 30 minutes, then strain and bottle for use. coconut water 1/4 oz. Add 2 Tbsp.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This article explores Gordon & MacPhail’s remarkable journey, tracing its growth from a local shop to a purveyor of some of the world’s oldest and rarest whiskies. The Gordon & MacPhail Generations Glenlivet 1940 70 Years Old (Release 2) followed on 20 th September 2012, an exclusive release bottled from cask 339.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Every bottle from her new label, Cantadora Wines , does just that. To date, the six-bottle lineup includes a Tempranillo honoring Sonia Melara, founder of California’s first domestic violence shelter, and a Rhône blend saluting Marianne Page, an economics researcher working to reduce child poverty.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 12, 2024

Every bottling is single-varietal, showcasing authentic local expressions of each. It’s a steal of a bottle that I will happily open again this summer, because there is always something new to learn. The Wairau River estate , hugging its namesake waterway, first planted grapes in 1978 and remains a family-run operation today.

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