Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Lee created the first bottle of hibiscus flowers in syrup in 1999. Bottling the Garnish Hibiscus are graded, and all damaged flowers are removed. The bottles are labeled and prepared for their journey to places worldwide. At a dinner party in Australia, Lee dropped a hibiscus flower into a glass of champagne. It sparked an idea.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite its ancient roots and modern popularity, orange wine still lacks a legal definition and currently remains categorized under white wine. The grapes (a blend of Delaware, Shine Muscat, and Niagara) are macerated for one day before the juice is pressed, and immediately bottled and capped to ferment.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Add a personal touch by flagging your own favorite cocktail recipe or adding a mini bottle of alcohol to the gift. Although wine glasses can definitely be a standalone gift, adding in some adorable wine charms makes it way more fun. Pair with the A Bar Above wine key bottle opener and a bottle of wine, and you have a complete gift!

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We brainstormed ideas like cork and bottle recycling, community gardens, and creating a system with others to help everyone feel connected and emotionally supported. Instead of depleting natural resources, they are actively giving back and have definitely embraced the three pillar philosophy!

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

.” In the summers I would go to see them and work on my allocations to make sure I could have all the great bottles. He had almost 3,000 bottles in his collection. We were definitely the forerunners on that. For me, if I had to go to an island and I can only take a bottle from one region, it would be Bordeaux.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Copyright A Bar Above But wait, why would you bother to do all this and not just buy a bottle of gin? Copyright A Bar Above DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO MAKE GIN AT HOME: Step 1: Sterilize your glass bottles or Mason jar(s) in boiling water. I will definitely add more or just stick with ground black pepper the next time I make my own gin.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 25, 2024

So today we’re enjoying three of the fab four: a Chardonnay, a Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Sauvignon Blanc, all readily affordable and listed for the sensible asking price of around $13 per bottle. Allowing this to chill well isn’t the worst approach to take with this bottle, especially as the summer months start to heat up.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 5, 2024

This Italian independent bottling company was founded by the late, great Silvano Samaroli in 1968. As such, Samaroli was always seeking unique and spectacular casks to bottle and present to the world. Duthie bottled the Bowmore in 1984 at a strength of 53% ABV. The bottle is also very scarce on the secondary market.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Today, there is no legal definition of absinthe. Those who simply want to try a quality, modern-day absinthe can look to Absinthia’s Bottled Spirits and Jade Liqueurs. An anise-flavored liqueur dubbed Herbsaint was created as a substitute, and the green fairy’s popularity never quite returned to what it once was.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 13, 2024

We’ve covered wines from the sprawling Gonzalez Byass portfolio on many occasions, and today we look at a small collection of warm-climate bottlings, made alternately in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, Rioja and the Apalta region of Chile. Ample tannins remain heavy in the bottle here, making for a drying, mouth-puckering finish.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2024

I had found several sealed bottles of antique absinthe and was familiar with its history in New Orleans.” Yet, by 2000, absinthe was nowhere to be found, and what was presented as absinthe in Europe was nothing like the beautiful liquid inside the intact antique bottles T.A. Back in the day, Absinthe was very popular.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

What started as a barware store morphed over the years to include a range of Japanese kitchen goods and teaware, along with a bottle shop stocked with a magnificent range of Japanese beer, sake, shochu, and other spirits. We always just lean into the community, and it’s always surprising how the community definitely shows up.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

We at VinePair have put together the definitive modern Urban Dictionary of all things agave. So the next time that one serious collector friend offers you a copita of pechuga that they suitcased back and swear is Pepsi bottle-worthy you won’t have to nod politely while secretly wondering if they’re having a stroke.

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VinePair

JANUARY 8, 2024

It was at the end of a tasting at Eli’s Mezcal Room , an underground mezcal tasting experience located in a local man’s New York apartment, when host “Eli” (not his real name) pulled out one final bottle he thought might interest me: an unlabeled plastic water bottle he had suitcased back from Mexico.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 2, 2024

King Charles Street Westminster, Photo: Geoff Henson Since January 2024 37 governments have started receiving data about your online sales activity, including the sale of any whisky bottles over $2,190 (£1,700). However I’m not sure how that would be impacted if you’ve specially shipped a bottle overseas to sell it for more money elsewhere.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The former just involves opening a bottle and pouring a glass; the latter means falling in love with the many regions, grapes, and styles that come with the color. It may not look like the most accessible hobby given the scores of reds on the shelves of your local bottle shop. Definitely. Graceful tannins? Absolutely.

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VinePair

APRIL 10, 2024

Rahm’s father even gifted him two bottles of the wine on his wedding day from the vintage of his birth, 1994, personalized with the Athletic Club de Bilbao logo. While we prefer chasing down shellfish with bubbles, Chardonnay is definitely a good match for seafood in terms of still wines, so this seems like an appropriate start to the meal.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

In addition to their signature Old Fashioned, the bar, bottle shop, and part-time bakery crafts cocktails like the Notorious F.I.G. It was rumored to be a bomb shelter, but I know for certain it has definitely been a diffuser to many a bad day,” Sierra notes. Pair it with one of their fresh doughnuts they make on the weekends.”

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VinePair

JULY 19, 2024

And if your mash bill doesn’t fit neatly into the federally regulated definitions of either — at least 51 percent corn in the case of bourbon, or else a minimum of 51 percent rye — then tough luck. Most American whiskey makers face a seemingly inevitable fork in the road: One path is marked “bourbon,” and the other is marked “rye.”

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 12, 2024

In fact, up until the First World War it was sold straight from the barrel, and most folks brought in their own bottles for a “fill up”. Eventually the black rum was sold in champagne bottles, reclaimed from the British Officer’s Mess, and the corks sealed with black sealing wax.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Only 1530 bottles were made for this late 2023 release — a reference to Suerte’s NOM, a dedicated distillery that only makes Suerte. Clean and inviting, there’s ample heat here but nothing that ever scorches the palate; it would definitely make a solid base for a punchy margarita. 104 proof.

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VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

But taking a cue from my “suitcase bottle” habit of transporting back home favorite bottles of amaro from Italy, I was able to secure two bottles of Pronto! While some Trader Joe’s do sell spirits, in addition to branded private-label bottles of tequila, vodka, and whiskey, Pronto!

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

Cocchi Americano fits under that last definition. Strain and bottle for use. And is it a style of aromatized aperitif wine, defined and protected by Italian and European law, deriving its signature flavor from gentian and wormwood along with other spices and botanicals? This is an “all of the above” situation.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 21, 2024

2, which is bottled in honor of Quandary Peak, one of the 58 mountains in Colorado known as Fourteeners, due to their height topping 14,000 feet. There’s definitely less sweetness with this release than in the inaugural edition, as the whiskey seems to lean more on its savory side, the finish a bit doughy and dense.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For bourbon taters, there’s no rush quite like getting their hands on a prized bottle at an affordable price. According to news network WDRB Louisville , alleged spirits scam Whiskey Shack targeted a number of southern Indiana and Kentucky residents this year, claiming to sell a variety of highly allocated bottles at or under cost.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 21, 2024

So this is the tequila with the wacky bottles. Those tall ceramic tequila bottles are gimmicks full of workmanlike product, and Obsidiana’s seem over the top. While the other tequilas definitely evoke Chardonnay, this tequila feels oddly more like it’s spent time in a red wine cask. And the wild prices, too.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 1, 2024

And yet prices on all of these wines are kept to just $20 a bottle. Definitely a kissing cousin to the High on the Hog expression, even though it’s only 2% cabernet. Let’s dig in. B+ / $20 2021 Bull by the Horns Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles – A surprisingly tame (13.9% No tannin to speak of.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

Whatever the reason, they compel the imbiber to reach for a singular bottle to match the moment’s zeitgeist. If you visit their distillery, you can volunteer to help hand-dip the bottles in their iconic wax tops. One of my favorite bottles of bourbon to reach for has consistently been Chattanooga Cask 111.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

Thanks to that edge, it’s not a bottle that one tends to run through quickly, but it remains a staple for many bartenders and home mixologists who enjoy whipping up tropical cocktails. But then I realized, oh, man, it’s really tough to find a bottle. cocktail bar Test Pilot , of the expression.

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VinePair

AUGUST 8, 2024

Jason Moulton, director of winemaking and viticulture at Whitehall Lane Winery in the prestigious Rutherford subregion of Napa Valley , offers up a generalized definition for such labeling: “Something extraordinary happening in a growing year, leading to perfect conditions for optimal ripeness, balance, and extraction of color, flavor, and tannin.”

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Made from Texas-grown corn, the high-rye (35%) bourbon is aged in-state in new charred oak barrels for 6 years before bottling… in California. Will the perennially Texas proud accept a Texas bourbon that goes into bottle on the west coast? Water’s a non-starter. This is best at full strength (57.5% 115 proof.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” As the name of this bottle suggests, skins from West Indies-grown oranges are the star here.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

The winery was also a pioneer of the natural wine movement in the region, bottling the wines unfined and unfiltered. While some in the industry were expecting these coveted wines to disappear as a result, the winery continued releasing bottles like nothing had changed behind the scenes. But there had been a drastic change, after all.

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Wine Bottling 98

VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So, if you have an agave lover in your life, there’s never been a better time to surprise them with a bottle that will knock their socks off. Still, with the ever-growing hoard of celebrity launches, old-school brands, and newcomers on shelves today, narrowing down the best bottle to gift can be tough.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 17, 2024

It’s bottled at 100 proof with an MSRP right around $70. It’s an altogether sweeter profile than most American rye whiskey today — accessible to bourbon drinkers, but a definite curveball for folks who cut their teeth on the 95 percent MGP rye mashbill that still dominates shelves. Let’s see how it tastes!

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VinePair

MAY 29, 2024

Popping a bottle of pink bubbly can add a festive touch to an impromptu celebration, provide the perfect pairing for a fine-dining menu, or get the conversation flowing at brunch. Plus, as the category of sparkling rosé continues to grow, there’s an increasingly diverse range of bottles to choose from to help match each occasion.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The label on a JD bottle does not feature the word ‘bourbon’. Lastly, it must be bottled at no less than 80 proof (40% ABV). There has long been a definition in Tennessee state law, in part thanks to Jack Daniel’s. If a whiskey met the standards for the legal definition of bourbon, then it had to be called bourbon.

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