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From the Alabama Slammer to the White Russian: Were Any Good Cocktails Created in the ’70s?

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Cheap, industrial-grade spirits and bottled mixes had cemented themselves as standard inventory, which Maloney says explains the maligned lower quality of ingredients and sweet-leaning ratios that tend to define the majority of drinks from the era. The view from behind the stick looked a little less glam.

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The State of American Whiskey in 2024

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But cocktail culture isn’t going anywhere. Just look at how many bitter flavors are on the market today. Back in the day, the basic Angostura bitter was all anyone knew. Short-term we have road bumps coming off of Covid with excess inventory in stores. And there’s no question that premiumization is a thing now.”

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