Wed.Dec 20, 2023

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Our 2023 “Best Beer” and “Best Beer Experience” Roundup

Guys Drinking Beer

When we think about 2023's best beer and our favorite beer experiences, here's what we'll look back on fondly: The post Our 2023 “Best Beer” and “Best Beer Experience” Roundup appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Taste Test: Prosecco

Imbibe Magazine

Prosecco suffers from a problem of perception. Up until 2009, the name could refer to either the grape or the wine, allowing producers outside of the wine’s historic northern Italian home to use Prosecco grapes and bottle it as such. The grape was officially renamed Glera to help differentiate and protect the Prosecco DOC, which is further divided into smaller regions representing higher tiers of quality.

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Enjoying Your Drink? Thank Rogue Cocktails.

PUNCH

Stir your sour. Forget the ice. Add more bitters. No, more. This irreverent, influential book published nearly 15 years ago rewrote the rules of modern bartending.

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Give Them a Personalized Bottle of Dewar’s!

Chilled Magazine

So you have that certain someone on your list that is impossible to shop for? We’re sure they are a whisky fan. Prepare to delight them with a gift they’ll appreciate on many levels. Dewar’s 12 Year Old is a truly great whisky. Every dram is double aged in first-fill bourbon casks to be rich and smooth, with notes of cinnamon, honey, apples, and citrus.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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This Week's Beer Labels: Smoke, Banana, Fernet, Flannel

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

With the holidays looming, I thought we wouldn’t have many new labels to show you this week. Looks like I was quite wrong. We’ve got plenty, actually, including: Prep for Smoke-tober A banana slush you probably weren’t expecting A brewery already getting ready for St. Pat’s Fernet barrel-aged barleywine that you probably won’t ever get to try Beers with sweater and flannel shirt vibes …and a Blatz.

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Staying Anchored: Why Homage Beers Are Everywhere Right Now

VinePair

For several years, Steve Luke pondered making a malty winter warmer, the strong spiced ale popularized by Anchor Brewing ’s Christmas Ale, an annual tradition since 1975. However, “I didn’t know if we’d be able to sell 15 barrels,” says Luke, the founder and head brewer of Seattle’s Cloudburst Brewing. But after Sapporo U.S.A. announced Christmas Ale’s end and then closed Anchor this summer , the loss opened a fragrant niche.

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The 7 Best White Wines to Gift This Holiday (2023)

VinePair

White wine has historically faced the stereotype that it’s not as prestigious or worthwhile as red or sparkling. Even though those tides appear to be turning , some people still may not gravitate toward the category when it comes to gifting. But white wine can be just as complex, ageable, and splurge-worthy as any other style — especially if you know what to look for.

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IGL to supply ethanol to oil companies

Spiritz

India Glycols Limited(IGL) secured an ethanol supply order of Rs 1,164 crore from state-owned Oil Manufactiring Companies and oil companies. In a regulatory filing, IGL said the company has been allocated quantities through tender(s) participation for supply of 165.5 million liters of Ethanol under Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme (EBPP) during the ethanol supply year from November 1, 2023 till October 31, 2024.

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Review: 2018 Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale Oro

Drinkhacker

Produced only in select vintages since 1947, Riserva Ducale Oro is hand-harvested, largely using estate fruit grown on Ruffino’s Gretote property. A classic expression of Tuscany, the wine hits all the highlights and expectations, including bright cherry, jammy plum, and gentle florals to keep the fruit in check. Some darker cocoa powder and nutmeg notes on the finish.

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COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Just Drinks

Andrew Griffiths, a director at Planet Mark, tells a GlobalData COP28 podcast about the need to bring back down the 1.5°C overshoot.

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Review: Milam & Greene The Castle Hill Series Batch 3

Drinkhacker

It’s a bittersweet farewell to Milam & Greene’s Castle Hill Series in 2023, as the final barrels of its Dickel-sourced whiskey have now been turned out, blended, and bottled. Sure, last year Heather Greene said that Castle Hill Batch 2 was probably the final Castle Hill release, but this time she says for sure that’s it — all the barrels have been emptied.

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It’s a Pappy Holiday at Houston Bar

Cheers

Eight Row Flint in Houston, TX, knows what guests really want for Christmas: Pappy Van Winkle. The Texas icehouse hosts Pappy Van Winkle Day every year on Dec. 26, during which it sells the coveted bourbon at cost in 1 ½-oz. tastings to the first 100 guests. The idea came from Eight Row Flint co-owner and beverage director Morgan Weber. While standing in line for Eight Row Flint’s annual allocation of Pappy Van Winkle in 2015, Weber witnessed the stress and animosity it was creating among his pe

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British wine celebrates record 2023 harvest

Drinks International

WineGB has declared a record harvest for the British wine industry which is set to produce an estimated 20-22m bottles. Yield data was gathered from.

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Just Drinks’ year in data: US Cognac, UK non-alc beer, global wine production and inflationary headwinds

Just Drinks

As 2023 draws to a close, we analyse some of the biggest drinks trends of the year through data including Cognac and non-alc beer.

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Lionfish San Diego Has Special Holiday Bowl Drinks For USC & Louisville Fans

PubClub

The Fight On (left) and the Cards Forever are Holiday Bowl cocktails at Lionsfish in San Diego. Photo: Clique Hospitality Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine is in the Holiday Bowl spirit. The Gaslamp fine dining retaurant has created themed cocktails for both USC and Lousville, the teams taking part in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. Each drink is named after the schools’ respective chants, very familar words to Trojans and Cardinals fans.

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Restaurant Customer Segmentation: Why It’s So Important

SevenRooms

Elise Musumano Customer segmentation is a powerful tool that can greatly improve marketing results for your restaurant. Think about it: Instead of blasting one generic message to all of your email subscribers, segmentation enables you to categorize customers by behavior, dietary preferences, location, age and more. In fact, segmentation is the most effective email marketing strategy for businesses.

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San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado Offering A $125 Pitcher Of Bloody Marys On New Year’s Day

PubClub

Serẽa Coastal Cuisine is at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Photo: Clique Hospitality One way to start 2024 off in style is to be at the plush Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. The legendary property, where Marilyn Monroe frolicked in Some Like It Hot and where other top celebrities have often stayed, is having a brunch on New Year’s Day. At it, you can get a 32-ounce pitcher of Bloody Marys for the Del-ish price of $125.

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GREENE KING SUPPORTS NEW MACMILLAN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CANCER SERVICES ACROSS UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES

Bar Magazine

Greene King is strengthening its resolve to help even more people living with cancer as it announces today that it will be supporting a new Macmillan initiative with the aim of reaching people across diverse communities with poorer cancer outcomes. Greene King, the leading brewer and pub company, and Macmillan Cancer Support are committed to driving greater equity, inclusion and diversity and so over the next three years Greene King will be helping to fund the new programme that will be rolled o

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National Bloody Mary Day Is On New Year’s Day

PubClub

PubClubette Ashley shows off a “Stacked” Bloody Mary. Photo: PubClub.com It is quite appropriate that the ultimate hangover cocktail, has its “hashtag holiday” on New Year’s Day. National Bloody Mary Day – yes, there really is such a thing – is annually on Jan. 1. For those staggering out after a big New Year’s Eve ready for a little hair of the dog, a Bloody Mary is just the thing to get them roarin’ again to start the new year.

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2024 outlook – the spirits industry c-suite has its say

Just Drinks

Just Drinks spoke exclusively with the top figureheads in spirits to get their take on the opportunities and challenges to come next year.

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Riversuites Luxury Boutique Hotel Opens in Fishtown

PubClub

Rivers Casino Philly debuts apartment-style suites inside The Battery mixed-use campus PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Riversuites luxury boutique hotel is making Rivers Casino the place to stay and play in Philadelphia. And, odds are, you haven’t seen anything like it. Hotel guests will enjoy upscale suites — and only suites — that are apartment-style accommodations with one-, two- and three-bedroom options.

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Brown-Forman refocuses Jack Daniel’s RTD site to focus on “super-premium” whiskey

Just Drinks

Brown-Forman is converting a US facility used for Jack Daniel’s RTDs to help the distiller’s “super-premium” range of American whiskies.

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Apple Hospitality REIT Announces Dates for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call

PubClub

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the “Company” or “Apple Hospitality”) today announced that it plans to report fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, February 22, 2024, and host a conference call for investors and interested parties at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 23, 2024, to discuss the results.

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Big Rock Brewery names new CEO

Just Drinks

Canada-based Big Rock Brewery has named David Kinder as its new CEO and president following an interim CEO period of 14 months.

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Travel + Leisure Co. Successfully Reprices and Upsizes Secured Term Loan B Facility to $598 Million

PubClub

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– $TNL — Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) announced today the closing of the Fifth Amendment to its Credit Agreement, which established $598 million of incremental term loans (the “2023 Term Loan B Facility”). The 2023 Term Loan B Facility refinanced $298 million of outstanding borrowings under the 2022 Incremental Term Loan facility and included additional borrowings of $300 million.

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Asahi to up spirits prices in Japan

Just Drinks

Asahi Group Holdings is increasing the prices of more than 60 spirits products on sale in Japan, citing higher input costs.

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Traveler’s Delight: Discovering Unique Bus Stop Art Installation in New Taipei City, Taiwan

PubClub

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Located in Taiwan, New Taipei City is a bustling urban area, with crowds of people and heavy traffic. Taking the bus is a necessary means of daily commuting for many people, whether for work or school. To provide bus commuters with a fresh sensory experience, government authorities are actively enhancing the creativity and conceptualization of public art within the city.

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Drink it in – Just Drinks’ most-read analysis of 2023

Just Drinks

Our features coverage that grabbed your attention took in expansion in Scotch, the rise of low and no, smart packaging, M&A and functional soda.

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When in Doubt, Gift Whiskey! Here’s 8 We’re Giving this Holiday

Chilled Magazine

What’s better than receiving a beautiful bottle of whisk(e)y for the Holidays? We have your last-minute gift ideas—Check out our Chilled Holiday Gift Guide. Skrewball Skrewball is the original peanut butter whiskey. This harmonious blend of seemingly disparate flavors might seem a bit surprising, but it’s a whole lot of delicious. A little salty, a little sweet, a little savory, and always smooth, Skrewball is unlike anything you’ve ever tasted before.

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UK to see “record” Christmas demand for low-and-no alcohol, Tesco says

Just Drinks

Tesco, the UK’s largest grocer, has predicted a “record” Christmas for sales of low- and no-alcohol products.

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Whiskey Review: King Of Kentucky Bourbon 2023 Edition

The Whiskey Wash

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. This in no way, per our editorial policies , influenced the final outcome of this review. It should also be noted that by clicking the buy link in this review our site receives a small referral payment which helps to support, but not influence, our editorial and other costs.

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UK grocery inflation retreats below 10% for first time since June 2022

Just Drinks

UK grocery inflation broke below 10% last month for the first time since June 2022, helped by a drop in the price of bread and cereals.

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Take Your Leftover Eggnog Liquor and Make Old Fashioneds

Cocktails with Suderman

Did you make this year’s eggnog ? Unless you made a really, really large batch, you probably had some liquor left over. If so, then here’s something else you can make with your remaining eggnog booze. Both of the eggnog recipes we looked at were built on spirit pairs. For a high-proof nog, we used Wild Turkey 101 bourbon and Smith & Cross Jamaican rum.

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Fortenova’s sanctioned shareholders omitted from ownership restructuring deal

Just Drinks

Shareholders in Croatia’s Fortenova Group have voted in favour of an ownership restructure under a newly formed Dutch holding company.

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Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Fireworks Locations & America’s Party 2024 Full Details

PubClub

The Strip fireworks show is a NYE highlight in Vegas. Photo: PubClub.com Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve is a blast and a bang. Several bangs, actually. For NYE 2024, Sin City has two fireworks show, one along multiple hotels along the Strip and another one downtown at the Fremont Street Experience. More than 400,000 go to Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve.

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Diageo to invest in water use for Tequila production

Just Drinks

Diageo is set to invest 100m pesos ($5.85m) in water preservation schemes for its Tequila brands in Mexico.

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