VinePair

JUNE 28, 2024

Few drinks can compete with the timeless mixture of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and ice, otherwise known as an Old Fashioned (or a Whiskey Cocktail or an Old Fashioned Cocktail). Case in point: the Improved Whiskey Cocktail — and “improved” cocktails in general.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Regardless, as our guest today explains, there’s very little bad pisco out there on the market, and a quality bottle can cost as little as $20. Its low price point is all the more reason for cocktail culture to rediscover the spirit and give it a new life.

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 28, 2024

It’s fascinating to explore the history of cocktail culture and how it has evolved over time, but gathering over a great drink will never go out of style. Hendrick’s Grand Cabaret is bottled at 43.4% We love this new gin, and recommend that you grab a few bottles before it disappears. ABV with a $39.99

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Given G’s place within the brand, our conversation leads us to explore Luxardo’s place and influence in cocktail culture. But before we can do that, add a bottle of gin, a rocks glass, and a large clear cube to your freezer and prepare for an all-new edition of the “Cocktail College” podcast.

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VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2024

The capital of Greece — which has one of the most exciting, accessible, affordable, and just plain fun cocktail cultures in the world right now — not only boasts a vibrant cocktail scene, but also one of the most compact, despite doubling in size over the last two years. This is not a city for studied, quiet cocktail dens.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

After six months of legal wrangling, during which time the vermouth wasn’t allowed to be sold, the agency relented somewhat and sent someone in to paste a tiny slip of paper on every single bottle’s label to obscure the varietal’s name. Where my labels now say ‘Lightning in a Bottle,’ it used to say ‘100 percent Hondarrabi Zuri.’

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

If you’re lucky enough to snag a precious bottle of Chartreuse right now, you probably know just what a feat that is. So what are you to do when your favorite cocktail calls for Chartreuse, but there’s none to be found? He’d won the bottle lottery! More on that in a minute.) He’d figured us out!

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

So whether you’re looking for something to do with the abundance of fruit you picked from the orchard or you have a fresh bottle of Calvados you’re looking to use up, here are 10 of the best apple cocktails to make this fall.

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VinePair

MAY 24, 2024

Mezcal ’s mid-aughts adoption in cocktail culture helped breathe new life into familiar cocktails via simple riffs, and gifted drinkers with more than a handful of beloved modern classics. But we’re here to explore brands, expressions, and the best bottles available right now on the U.S.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Often, distillers were just bottling bulk grain neutral spirit (GNS). Barr Hill has seen a positive response to its vodka, which is priced on the high end at about $70, in markets with strong cocktail culture and consumer curiosity about ingredients and process. Plus it was easy to produce. There’s nowhere to hide.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Then, it got adopted by early cocktail culture in the late 1800s, where it has remained ever since. Like amaro , it was originally touted for its supposed medicinal benefits before it became a popular aperitif, often served as a standalone sipper with the occasional citrus twist.

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Good Spirits News

MAY 4, 2024

Pamos represents the convergence of cocktail culture and cannabis culture. Available in a 750ml bottle with 16 total servings, Pamos Spirit is measured by the shot, allowing people to accurately and comfortably consume at their own pace.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Modelo also tapped into cocktail culture this past summer by teaming up with Dos Hombres mezcal to introduce the Mezcal Michelada. an alcohol-free malt beverage with 69 calories per bottle— in early 2019. The company launched Heineken 0.0. — into “L0VE.L0VE.”

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. bottles that have recently earned a spot on their back bars. From actually delicious coconut rums to woman-owned Guatemalan bottles, these are the best new rums being poured stateside.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 4, 2024

A trip to London means plenty of time in pubs, but like any big city, London has a thriving cocktail culture, too. A recent visit here took me to two upscale cocktail bars to sample the city’s latest in drinkdom. Read on for the boozy details on Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Rare and allocated bourbons, like the bottles in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection , can be exceedingly hard to find, with more than a few reports of fistfights taking place among would-be customers who stumble across one. And while imports are now up, they’re generally not the best bottles. “If whiskey fans.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These consumers increasingly prefer a handful of favorite bottles rather than experimenting across brands. But cocktail culture isn’t going anywhere. But there are still bottles out there that people will knife each other for. Everyone bought 100 bottles (figuratively speaking). whiskey industry? “I

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 1, 2024

Despite the enduring debate over its origins, the Rob Roy has cemented itself in cocktail culture as a bold drink with a delicate balance between sweetness and dryness. It’s on the younger side, but somehow this shows off even more of the delicacies in this rather stunning bottle of single malt.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

The early wave of modern Tokyo cocktail bars defined the distinctive style of drink preparation and service known as Japanese bartending — and the type of establishments in which it could be found — while pushing forward the idea of a thriving cocktail culture from within an Asian metropolis. Nor should they. “To

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VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Either way, there’s no denying that Luxardo has ingrained itself in modern cocktail culture with a single stone fruit. Each bottle of the brand’s Maraschino liqueur has a crest of a dove on it, which is meant to reflect the humble beginnings of the company. The distillate is then matured in ash wood vats.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

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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Bar Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

2025 Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report reveals how cocktail culture is evolving in the UK and around the world Nearly half of Brits (44 percent) say they would prefer a G&T to a cup of tea when getting together with friends, according to a new survey by Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held international spirits company.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

There’s a certain fascination with bottles that have quietly existed behind most backbars for decades — unnoticed by many, but cherished by those who enjoy cocktail culture,” he says.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Beer is, in fact, much closer to the soft drinks – both are low-value, high-volume products, carbonated, need chillers and cold supply chain, are sold in cans and bottles of similar sizes, consumed without additives, and share a younger demographic user base. That aside, there is nothing even remotely in common.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Shinji’s dedication to quality and his pursuit of perfection are evident in every bottle that bears the ‘Suntory’ name, making him not just a Chief Blender, but a true artisan in the world of whisky. His work continues to influence and inspire both seasoned connoisseurs and new whisky enthusiasts around the globe.

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Bartender.com

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Empirical Cilantro is a bold, innovative spirit set to shake up cocktail culture New York, Sept. Perfected and bottled on site in Brooklyn, it’s a reflection of how the brand is excited about its new location and its communities. a tasting room and cocktail bar, which opens later in October.

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Bar Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Limited to just 120,000 bottles globally, this exclusive release promises to elevate cocktail experiences around the world. A New Chapter in Mixology Designed with both professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts in mind, this new bitters offers an entirely fresh cocktail experience.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The rockstars in question — particularly the influential bartenders from the early aughts that served as the film’s “talking heads” — happened to be performing at a uniquely transitional moment within the industry, and were captured by a curious filmmaker seeking to bottle something that turned out to be lightning. The film was cinema vérité.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

TOTC has long been a love letter to New Orleans’ cocktail culture and a celebration of the rich tapestry of global cocktail traditions–both new and timeless. The 2024 agenda guarantees an unparalleled week of discovery, connection, and above all, Inspiration, as we explore this year’s annual theme.”

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

TOTC has long been a love letter to New Orleans’ cocktail culture and a celebration of the rich tapestry of global cocktail traditions–both new and timeless. The 2024 agenda guarantees an unparalleled week of discovery, connection, and above all, Inspiration, as we explore this year’s annual theme.”

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BarLifeUK

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AR: Coming from a Scotch whisky background I have always experienced people’s mindset to be involved with age numbers on bottles and distillery names. From the outside, this gives the impression of a different mindset or approach to enjoying and working with whisky. Is this an accurate assumption?

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Of course, we’re living in a world where people also slap the word moonshine onto the labels of fully taxed and government-approved bottles of alcohol for sale. I’d wager that you’ve walked through the perhaps unmarked doors of an establishment calling itself a speakeasy once or twice, though.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

As he puts it, “I don’t just want to teach you how to make cocktails, but how to think about them.” Favorite Post: The Single Most Important Bottle In Your Home Bar 22. Cocktails & Bars Founded by Corinne Mossatti, Cocktails & Bars is a website dedicated to cocktail culture, bars, and spirits.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

One day, the owner quizzed him, asking him where a certain bottle of liquor was from. The owner then told him to polish all the bottles behind the bar. Newly curious as to what he might be missing, he began to look at the back labels as he cleaned each bottle, absorbing each spirits backstory. I just fell in love, he recalls.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

In recent years, consumers have increasingly been turning to cocktails with stronger, bolder flavors, driven by a variety of factors, including shifting preferences and a desire for unique experiences. Lawler observed that the flavor of a cocktail is generally improved through the addition of a small amount of absinthe.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

There are spirits and then theres spirit, and El Guapo embodies bothin no small part because the leader of the brand, Christa Cotton, came of age in a craft cocktail culture ripe with creativity. Their syrups and mixers are made with cane sugar. Their bitters are no-sugar added and vegan. All of their products are alcohol free.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

And we also serve my personal favorite, and the secret best deal on the menu, which is the Fiat a shot of Jameson served with a bottle of Moretti Italian lager as a backer. It’s only $8, which is, shhhh, cheaper than we charge for both a shot of Jameson or a bottle of Moretti on their own.

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