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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

What goes up must come down, and thats been the case with the brandy and Cognac category. Volume consumption for the brandy and Cognac category declined 10.2% Just one of the leading brands, Sazeracs Paul Masson brandy, posted growth in 2023, and that was a scant 0.3% in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8

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5 Drinks Bartenders Love to Make

Chilled Magazine

In cocktail bars, bartenders are creating their own spin on classic cocktails. To fight the monotony and repetition of making drinks the same way year after year, bartenders are designing drinks using seasonal ingredients and flavors and adding their own personal twists to them. They want to keep them fresh and exciting.

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In Honor of Black History Month, Chilled 100 Bartenders Craft Bespoke Cocktails Highlighting Edmond’s Honor Bourbon

Chilled Magazine

In Honor of Black History Month, The Chilled 100 Bartenders Craft Bespoke Cocktails Highlighting Edmonds Honor Bourbon. In partnership with Pronghorn , Chilled 100 Bartenders develop original cocktails that not only showcase their individual style but also highlight the unique qualities of Edmonds Honor bourbon. Licor 43 oz.

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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community

Imbibe Magazine

Richie Barrow, general manager of the Nairobi-based Tribe Hotel , is helping to spearhead the upcoming Kenya Bartender Week. Part of the global expansion of New York Bartender Week , the celebration will take place in September 2025 in Nairobi on the sixth anniversary of Hero Bar , one of the most highly awarded bars in the country.

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Cream Is Key to Decadent Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

While cocktails made with dairy have been around for centuries, the golden age of cream cocktails was kicked off in the late 1960s by the Brandy Alexander. Improved Grasshopper New Orleans bartender Paul Gustings’ formula for the Grasshopper draws a better flavor balance from a unique mixture of liqueurs.

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3 Classic Cocktail Riffs using Coco Lopez for National Coconut Day

Chilled Magazine

Bartenders are discovering a wide range of cocktails that benefit from its rich, creamy coconut flavor. “It Gin , Liqueur Coconut Collins by Bartender Erin Rea Ingredients 2 oz. Brandy , Rum Hennessy Piña Colada Ingredients 2 oz. Float a splash of cherry brandy on top. Waterloo No. 9 Gin ¾ oz. lemon juice ¾ oz.

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Champagne Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Lady Washington A blend of citrus and elderflower contrasts the warming flavors of brandy and honey in this sparkling cocktail. Negroni Sbagliato While the Sbagliato is said to be the result of a busy bartender mistakenly using sparkling wine instead of gin in a Negroni , it turned out to be a pretty happy accident.

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