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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
There are panel discussions and seminars on topics like the history of gin or cocktail clarification techniques, plus dozens of pop-ups where the international bar teams pair up with local bars to create a special menu highlighting local ingredients. The festival aims to be equal-parts educational and enjoyable.
While the region is known for its wine production, there’s a thriving craft distilling scene here, too. The operation makes a huge range of products, including whiskey, gin, liqueurs, and ready-to-drink offerings, but it’s a pair of flavored vodkas (made from a corn distillate) that we’re looking at today. 80 proof.
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.
Brandy , Liqueur Monet’s Impression by Bar Bastion - 610 Lexington Ave, New York, NY Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Gin , Liqueur Royal Pimm’s Cup by Beverage Director Marshall Minaya - Valerie Ingredients 1 oz. Mint washed Hendrick’s Gin 1 oz. Belvedere Vodka or Ford’s Gin ¾ oz. Epazote Infused Boatyard Gin 1 oz. Pimm’s No.
Day 1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree Gin , Liqueur A Partridge in a Pear Tree Ingredients 2 oz - Gin 1 oz - Pear Nectar.5oz 5oz - Lemon Juice Topped - Club Soda Garnish: Mint Sprig, (Elderflower and Pear Optional) Glassware: Wine Preparation Add all ingredients besides the club soda to a shaker tin without ice.
Everything Nice Tea time gets an update in this refresher, as an Earl Grey syrup adds extra depth to a mix of gin, plum brandy and lemon juice. As an equal-parts drink, this recipe can be easily scaled up or down The Buck Hunter A simple combo of whiskey, lemon and ginger, this might just be the perfect pitcher cocktail.
De’Qustay Johnson Expertise: Whiskey, Vodka, Tequila, Rum, Wine. William Santiago Orlando, Florida Expertise: Tequila, Mezcal, Rum, Gin. CRT certified as well as WSET Level 2 certified in both Wine and Spirits, cocktail educator, and spirit enthusiast. Elizabeth Lang Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Expertise: Rum. Expertise: Rhum/Rum.
Brandy , Liqueur Gran Duque D’Alba Solera Gran Reserva – “The Duque’s Side Car” Ingredients 1 3/4 oz Gran Duque d’Alba Solera Grand Reserva 1/2 oz Bauchant Orange Liqueur 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 1/2 oz Simple Syrup Preparation Rim a coupe glass with a lemon wedge. Strain over fresh ice in a wine glass.
Foubert, a farmer, and wine merchant in the Charente-Maritime department of southwest France, initiated her palate with brandy distilled from plums from his orchard. Despite her initial distaste her grandfather introduced her to another offering—an amber liquid he called Armagnac. I guess it’s what makes me a true French-American!”
While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift. And contemporary producers are increasingly spreading their creative wings, and discovering the potential of this venerable aromatized wine. Vermouth came into fine focus in that conversation.
The new, ANGOSTURA 200-Year Anniversary Limited-Edition bitters will be available for purchase in limited quantity at select national and regional liquor chains including Total Wine & More, BevMO, Specs and Binnys as well as online at Reserve Bar and Bourbon Concierge in October 2024. Garnish with brandied cherries.
The California operation launched last year with three spirits, a gin, a bourbon, and a rye. A somewhat brooding, “thinking-person’s” gin that will take some forethought and testing to properly cocktail with. Unsinkable Rye – This rye’s sourced from Kentucky and finished in Napa port wine barrels.
By embracing the practice of distillation on lees — where the yeast remains in the wine during distillation — Rémy V is able to capture the complexity of the grapes, resulting in a spirit that is as fresh as it is aromatic. It balances the botanical notes of gin. It adds complexity to a vodka drink. So for me it’s really easy to enjoy.
Founders Albert Peters, Edwin Pooley, and Edgar McClain began making fruit wine and brandies from the abundance of fruit in the region, taking only a brief hiatus to make industrial alcohol for the war effort. Big Gin was created by bartenders for bartenders.
Visitors from far and wide look forward to experiencing not only the healing powers of the mineral water in Saratoga, but they also enjoy indulging in the refreshing qualities of a drink in the pubs, restaurants, and wine bars of the Broadway District and sprawling along Caroline Street. Gin , Liqueur Last Words Ingredients 3/4 oz.
Daydream cocktails feature flavours including Cazadores Blanco tequila, apricot brandy, strawberry gum distillate, raspberry syrup, illegal mezcal, whites, and lime. For the more lucid dream state there is the Escape, a blend of Four Pillars olive leaf gin, St Germain, Palo Santo vodka, simple syrup, lemon, and egg whites.
For the season, there are few better drinks than the Brandy Alexander. It’s an exceptionally simple cocktail, just three ingredients — brandy, creme de cacao, and heavy cream — shaken and strained into a glass, with a bit of nutmeg dusted on top. Happy Friday, and happy holidays. But nevermind this imposition.
Although the new rationalised slabs for liquor officially took effect on 27 th August, wine merchants reported that the new rate cards were still pending, and no liquor had been supplied under the revised pricing structure. Given the large number of items that need to be approved, it will take about a week for the system to stabilise.
A Taste of Treviso’s Heritage A short one-hour drive from Venice, Treviso is Italy’s Prosecco capital and the wine region where La Marca is made. The brand is proud to represent over 4,500 local grape growers to produce what has become one of the most loved sparkling wine brand in the U.S. It’s an elegant autumn welcome in a glass.
While selections like white wine and cold beer are obvious, numerous cocktails abound which feel tailor-made for summer sipping. He devised the cocktail to accompany shellfish, with a gin-based spirit mixed with fruits and spices. RS Gin and Tonic 2 oz. tonic water 1 wedge lime Build the drink over rocks, gin first, then tonic.
The company has strong roots in the wine world — it’s the largest wine marketer in the U.S. The company announced its entrance into the super-premium gin category earlier this year with an agreement to be the exclusive U.S. importer of Condesa Gin, and it invested in luxury tequila company Tequila Komos in 2022.
If you don’t know what to get off the libations menu, Cityscape’s signature drink is the Buzz Bar alcoholic popsicle, which is submerged in a glass of sparkling white wine.
Sapphire Martini Ingredients: 1 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin 1 oz Blue Curacao 1 oz Lemon Juice 1 oz Lillet Blanc Directions: Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake for 5-7 secs. Strain into a Nick & Nora glass or wine glass. Strain into a rocks glass with a “diamond cut” large ice cube.
In this book, Thomas states the recipes for a Brandy Sour and a Gin Sour. One such variation was the addition of a red wine float, for which an unnamed bartender in Chicago claimed credit in 1883. Boston Sour vs. New York Sour A red wine float is a layer of red wine that is added to the rest of the already mixed ingredients.
The expansive and well-curated selection of spirits includes high-end and imported mezcals, tequilas, piscos, gins and rum. The bar boasts natural wines from Chile, Argentina, Spain and California. Cavaña’s Caña Parchita cocktail, with Oaxacan aguardiente, bajan rum, passionfruit, coconut ancho chile, lime.
Founder & MD of Maya Pistola Agavepura, Rakshay shares that his team source agave from the Deccan Plateau, aging and blending it in Goa using exbourbon, new American, and ex-red wine barrels so that all the flavour is imparted from the barrels and no extra flavour or colouring is required.
Cincinnati Bengals: Bengal Tiger - the namesake is a tawny, red brandy drink while an original recipe adds black licorice stripes to an orange vodka cocktail that could be a spooky sip on Halloween too. Cleveland Browns: Brown Cocktail - equal parts gin, light or dark rum and dry vermouth.
You probably know it from the fine wines in Jerez, Spain, and you’ve probably noticed that it’s become something of a trend these days in distilled spirits. It’s a mantra that countless tropical cocktails are built upon, but today’s multifaceted drink sees the unlikely appearance of gin and sherry in the mix. Well, for Zacapa No.
Delicious craft cocktails to serve in a highball glass: Gin and Tonic Vodka Sodas Cuba Libre Copyright A Bar Above Nick & Nora Glass My personal favorite, the Nick and Nora glass , has a thin stem and bell-shaped bowl mostly intended for spirit-forward, stirred drinks.
When you think about Negroni variations, you probably think about Negroni-class drinks that swap out the gin for a different base spirit. All you have to do is add fortified wine/vermouth and bitter liqueuer/amaro. We’re going to close out with one of my favorite lesser-known Negroni riffs. Put it in everything! Everything! )
Held by the Wine Country Network, the 2024 Denver International Spirits Competition took place in Broomfield, CO, between March 2nd and March 10th, 2024. The distillery has so far released a wheated bourbon, a low rye bourbon, and London dry gin, and (of course) the Copper Sky Distillery Switch Rail Single Malt.
We have always taken an innovative approach when crafting our spirits by using a modern scientific understanding of the gin and whisky making process and fine tuning it along the way. Wine casks, port, and even marsala have been used to lend their summer fruit characteristics in a way that was very rare until recently.
Its experimentation knows no bounds, boasting a vast selection of spirits and liqueurs like California Shochu, Dry Rye Reposado Gin, Green Chile Vodka, and this Spiced Pear Liqueur. George Spirits is one of our nation’s oldest craft distilleries. Better yet, pour it up on the rocks with nothing more than an orange twist.
— Negronis and also enjoy taking existing ingredients and finding tasty new ways to use them …we’re going start with an easy, fun, riff on everyone’s favorite three-ingredient bittersweet cocktail, the Negroni that builds on last week’s big-batch mulled wine recipe. So many recipes! It’s virtual vermouth.
Line’s gimmick is that they make a great deal of what they sell from scratch, including an array of fruit wines they cheekily call “Why-ins.” The drink is then finished with the more prosaic store-bought Fords Gin and Campari. These they serve alone and mixed into cocktails.
Take, for example, the classic gin fizz. A few years later, the first known written recipe for a sour appears in The Bartender’s Guide , which featured recipes for three different sours: A brandy sour, a Santa Cruz, and a gin sour. Garnish with a slice of orange (or lemon), and even a brandied cherry (if desired).
It also manufactures brandy, whiskey, and wine. Ireland based gin distillery Listoke Distillery also shifted production from juniper botanical-based spirit to make hand sanitizers. JohnDistilleries is an Indian Liquor company that manufactures distilled beverages and the companies own flagship brand is Original Choice whiskey.
So grab your shakers and join us on this adventure if you have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for the finer pleasures of wine and liquor. It combines the bitter notes of Campari, the herbal essence of sweet vermouth and the robust character of gin. Combine 4 ounces of gin or vodka and 1 ounce of dry vermouth in a glass with ice.
So grab your shakers and join us on this adventure if you have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for the finer pleasures of wine and liquor. It combines the bitter notes of Campari, the herbal essence of sweet vermouth and the robust character of gin. Combine 4 ounces of gin or vodka and 1 ounce of dry vermouth in a glass with ice.
Last edition of LC, saw participants from various corners of the globe, which reinforced the competition’s status as a significant platform for businesses to showcase their products, innovation and gain recognition in the competitive spirits, wine, and beer industries. However, the benefits extend beyond mere recognition.
Founded in 2014 by the Wine Country Network, the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition is an annual double-blind tasting competition for bourbons and whiskeys from across North America. Having grown up around spirits, she carries on her family’s legacy with the distillation of high-quality bourbons, gins, and vodka.
The true origin of the Margarita is disputed and there are plenty of origin stories floating around - it's often seen as part of the daisy family of cocktails (consisting of a spirit, a liqueur and citrus), and is widely believed to be a variation of the 'brandy daisy', swapping out brandy for tequila.
Fortified wines deliver complexity in the same way spirits do without the alcoholic heft. Sherry in particular, with its flavour enhancing powers of umami, makes a great stand-in for gin or whisky. Bamboo Fills a Martini-shaped hole without the large helping of gin.
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