VinePair

MAY 22, 2024

They say that good things come in threes, but for Tequila Ocho, one could argue that they come in eights. 8, 2008, known as “Ocho Day,” when founder Tomas Estes and third-generation master distiller Carlos Camarena set out to create a world-class sipping and savoring tequila — a tequila that showcased agave and the land where it was grown.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Her cocktail creations tend to evolve with the seasons, embodying the flavors and feelings of the moment. Her craft cocktail for Rémy V, “Second Summer,” was no exception. It complements the vegetal terroir that comes through with tequila. “I This article is sponsored by Rémy Martin. Note: reduce recipe as needed.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

The Cambridge Public House Self-described as a “cocktail pub,” The Cambridge Public House opened in 2019 to combine the casual atmosphere of a pub with the innovative drinks and elevated service of a craft cocktail bar. The iron stools, room-length community table, and Guinness on draft all exude pub.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

But it was a nightclub mostly, so we weren’t making craft cocktails really. What do you think is on the horizon for this year in the cocktail world? I’d like to see the interest in tequila continue to grow. You could make a lot of money in a short period of time, so those jobs were in high demand.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The team from CASK Cork , an acclaimed bar and cocktail destination, will treat Pig’s Lane guests to a night of craft cocktail experiences. CASK & Pig’s Lane The CASK team is renowned for its incredible craft cocktails, which are created using a ‘farm-to-glass’ approach. Kerry, V93 HP7A, Ireland.

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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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VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

While tequilas rise in popularity grabs headlines and drives conversations, vodka remained the top-selling spirit in the U.S. The data may make the whiskey snob in your life roll their eyes, but it makes sense from a cocktail perspective. Were still living in a vodka world. in 2024, raking in $7.2 appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Will TikTok trends finally drive cocktail bars to full-fledged influencer insanity? Will the seemingly unstoppable rise of tequila come to a screeching halt? Even More Coffee Cocktails Credit: Alina – stock.adobe.com The last few years have seen every spirits category clamber onto the Espresso Martini hype train.

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Cheers

JULY 19, 2024

So when the summer’s hottest pickleball event, the Beer City Open Pickleball Championships , returned to Grand Rapids, MI, from July 9-14, historic downtown hotel Amway Grand Plaza offered several signature pickleball-inspired craft cocktails. Jalapeno-infused Corazon tequila 1 ½ oz. Agave 2 oz.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

Spirits competitions across the world pit the best whiskies, bourbons, tequilas, vodkas, and more against one another. In contrast, crafting cocktails is more adventurous and experimental. Read the full article at 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Spirits Competitions Photo by Christopher J. Find out more here.

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VinePair

MAY 22, 2024

Lulú Martínez Ojeda, winemaker at Bruma Valle de Guadalupe , is adamant that anything in the glass besides tequila , grapefruit soda, and ice absolutely kills the spirit of the drink. “I David Suro-Piñera , the president of Siembra Azul Tequila, on the other hand, has a different take. Paloma is a cantina drink.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

These days, every craft cocktail bar has a house spec, if not their very own Martini riff, sometimes tweaked to the point where it no longer resembles the cocktail in its classical guise. Salt is a natural pairing with tequila,” he says. “If The article Why Are Kalamatas the Black Sheep of Martini Olives?

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Cheers

JULY 24, 2024

Spiff up your beverage menu with a few frozen craft cocktails and riffs on the classics. Print Sleechy (Slushy-Leechy Cocktail) Course Drinks Keyword coconut milk, lemon, lime, Lychee, rosewater, tequila Ingredients 2 oz. Fortaleza tequila ¼ oz. Lime ½ oz.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Bartending in most modern restaurants and craft cocktail bars has become considerably more knowledge-intensive, and consumers are more educated about mixology. The Stakes Are Getting Higher The ascent of modern mixology has affected all kinds of bartending jobs, not only those in high-end craft cocktail bars.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It doesn’t matter if you’re in a fancy craft cocktail spot serving $20 Negroni riffs or a seedy dive bar with sticky floors and the faint smell of urine wafting through the air: Shot glasses are always on hand, waiting to be filled. Shots are the bar scene’s greatest equalizer. When they’re not ordering that, the shots depend on age.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The restaurants feature craft cocktail lists as well as innovative wine programs. When developing cocktails for the restaurants, the CIA has to balance offering drinks that are on-trend and on-brand for the guests, but also have some historical significance or seasonal relevance for the students.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Craft distillers were content to let it disappear without a second glance. 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. appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy has a full page of carbonated cocktails on its current menu, as diverse in form and flavor as a Piña Colada-Highball hybrid to the Sencha, with tequila , Hojicha tea, yuzu, sake, and soda. The Tequila Soda gets its glamor glow-up session at Asado Life in St. Augustine, Fla.,

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Cheers

JUNE 19, 2024

Wray & Nephew on the Estate in the 1940s and is known worldwide as the storied inspiration for the creation of the original Mai Tai cocktail — was released in June 2023 and sold out in minutes through the brand’s digital channels. In 2023, Appleton Estate also debuted two new vintages within its coveted Hearts Collection: 1993 and 2002.”

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Ritual : With four different varieties of NA spirits, Ritual has you covered in terms of versatility with their zero-proof tequila, rum, whiskey, and gin. Pathfinder : Made from hemp, Pathfinder offers one alcohol-free spirit that mixes the complicated flavors of orange, juniper, ginger, and sage, amongst other botanicals.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We were also able to discover several smaller and regional brands, including Ammunition bourbon and rye; Via Carota craft cocktails; Spritzatto aperitivo; Root Out root beer-flavored whisky; Finvara Irish whiskey; and the Profanity Life family of “Good F*cking” wines and spirits.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

The cocktail’s charm lies in its near un-mess-up-ability : tangy lime, bright tequila , sweet triple sec shaken together until fluffy and cold. Clarifying Giveth Clarified cocktails are easy to spot, and most venues we might reasonably describe as craft cocktail bars will offer at least one of them. Refreshing.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

Amid the menu’s usual suspects — Martini , Manhattan , Americano , and Negroni — lurked a mind-boggling showing of drinks that originated or were popularized during the 1970s: Amaretto Sour , White Russian , Tequila Sunrise , and — it can’t be! — an Alabama Slammer. We ordered our usuals plus a Slammer for the table.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Drambuie website encourages drinkers to enjoy the whisky liqueur in crafted cocktails , noting that the sweet spirit cuts through the bitterness of coffee very well. As such, there are a host of Drambuie x coffee cocktails that you can make at home. Garnish with chocolate or nutmeg powder. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The liqueur’s sweetness is now balanced by lush, earthy notes, making it an appealing addition to craft cocktails. “My Brandon Ristaino and Jon Jarrett, Strange Beast, Ventura, California At Brooklyn’s Nura , beverage director Chris Amirault creates an earthier sour with the Midori Rising, using reposado tequila. “I Midori 1 oz.

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

This box gift set is a great idea for making iced coffee for the coffee snob in your life– Check out this article from our buddies at Bon Appétit for a starter recipe. 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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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It was talking about how this is going to become a thing, and it was a couple months before we opened (the article was published on Sept. Then I think it was Ben Leventhal who wrote an article for “DailyCandy,” along the lines of “searching for the perfect bar,” about what we did and how we put it together. It felt so off for me.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

This isn’t a trendy craft cocktail bar with mustachioed mixologists and $30 cocktails. The cocktail, called “Under the Purple Sea,” looks much better than it tastes — somewhere between an alcohol-spiked Pacific Cooler Capri Sun and Sour Patch Kids watermelon candy. Fridays used to be the cocktail bar,” Duff says.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 21, 2024

So, when I’m off the clock, I just want to relax with a decent cocktail and I want it in a reasonable amount of time. Slow & Low Rock and Rye stands out as a trusted green light because it is [craft cocktail-quality] in a bottle. appeared first on VinePair.

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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. The deal mirrored Diageo’s acquisition of George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila brand, and it proved to be savvy. percent to reach just under 9.3

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

And if you’re curious about more alcohol-free living, we have several articles about mocktails. Ritual has whiskey, gin, tequila, and rum alternatives to choose from, so your giftee can make a variety of cocktails sans liquor! We’d love to see it, or better yet…the cocktail you make with it!

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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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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2023

There’s also a Piña Colada Martini and tequila-based Patrón Colada on the extended Colada menu.) In a city still not exactly touched by the modern cocktail renaissance, El Floridita is one of the better options for drinks. The article Is Trying a Classic Cocktail Where It Was Created Actually Worth It?

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Blanco tequila may dominate summer, but as the weather cools and the holiday season approaches, tequila fans opt for reposado. It’s the best of both worlds — rounded, warming, and perfect for sipping neat or mixing into festive cocktails that add a special touch to holiday gatherings, keeping the good tequila vibes going all year long.

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VinePair

MARCH 14, 2025

Tequila has secured a special place in bars and restaurants, captivating everyone from home mixologists to seasoned bartenders. The idea of additive-free tequila has become more common in discussions surrounding the spirit category, sparking curiosity about what that label really means. What Does Additive-Free Mean?

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Lafayette Hotel Hospitality group CH Projects has transformed this historic North Park hotel into the cocktail enthusiast’s dream barhop. If you’re a guest at the hotel, well-crafted cocktails are mere steps away thanks to several intriguing on-property bars and restaurants. It’s mixology magic.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Others may prefer to keep things classic, opting for simple pours of tequila or whiskey. We did a little digging (drinking) and found the classic combination of tequila, watermelon pucker, and a hot sauce to be quite mouthwatering. We opted, like so many other craft programs across the U.S., 1 house cocktail, the Shy Lady.

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