VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

Amid the menu’s usual suspects — Martini , Manhattan , Americano , and Negroni — lurked a mind-boggling showing of drinks that originated or were popularized during the 1970s: Amaretto Sour , White Russian , Tequila Sunrise , and — it can’t be! — an Alabama Slammer. We ordered our usuals plus a Slammer for the table.

Bartender 111

Bartender Bartending Bar Liqueur 111

Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Other, trendier categories — tequila, no/low alc, THC drinks — have siphoned off consumer attention and spending. But cocktail culture isn’t going anywhere. Short-term we have road bumps coming off of Covid with excess inventory in stores. Short-term we have road bumps coming off of Covid with excess inventory in stores.

Whiskey 88

Whiskey Craft Beer Beer Inventory 88

Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In addition to intense competition from tequila, domestic whiskey and the ready-to-drink (RTD) segments, brandy and Cognac had to contend with economic pressures, as inflation put a crimp in some discretionary spending. We have a pretty tight backbar space, so we need to be somewhat tight on inventory.

Brandy 52

Brandy Mixologist Bar Club 52