VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

When you talk to someone in the bar or booze industry about “Hey Bartender,” Douglas Tirola’s 2013 documentary chronicling the 21st century rebirth and rise of the American cocktail scene, one specific quote from the film is likely to be mentioned. The line is uttered about one-third into the film by Fords Gin founder Simon Ford: “Bartenders are rockstars that couldn’t be bothered to learn instruments.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Dassai Blue, the recently launched U.S. extension of prestigious Japanese sake brand Dassai, announces the anticipated release of the brand’s newest sake, Dassai Blue Type 23. This release is the latest sake to be produced at the recently opened, 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Dassai Blue Sake Brewery in Hyde Park, NY. Blending tradition and innovation, Dassai Blue Type 23 is an extraordinary Junmai Daiginjo sake crafted from Yamada Nishiki rice.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 3, 2023

As discussed in our in-depth roundup of cocktail cherries , “brandied cherries” are often a misnomer. Almost all cocktail cherries, even the high-end ones, are stored in syrup or juice (or some combination thereof), with no booze at all in the jar. Tempus Fugit, best known for its intense liqueurs, is one of the exceptions. This new line of cherries soaks up a slurry of spiced cane sugar syrup, cherry juice, and a small amount of Kirsch, which brings the abv of the jar up to 12%.

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Tokyo Confidential owner: Holly Graham. Photos by Millie Tang Tokyo Confidential 9F, THE V CITY PLACE, 1 Chome 6-1 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo tokyoconfidential.com @tokyoconfidentialbar If you haven’t heard of Holly Graham, now’s the time to take note. The London native has been living in Hong Kong for the last decade. She is the Managing Editor (International) of DRiNK Magazine, a Woodford Reserve Brand Ambassador, part of the educational panel for Tales of the Cocktail and now the proprietor

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Brooklyn Brewery and Four Roses Distillery recently unveiled the 2023 edition of Brooklyn Black Ops (12% ABV). This collaboration once again unites craft beer pioneer Brooklyn Brewery with bourbon icon, Kentucky-based Four Roses Distillery for their fifth annual release, now available throughout the U.S. The latest Black Ops – a Russian Imperial Stout – matured for 9 months in Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon casks specially-chosen by Four Roses Master Distiller Brent Elliott.

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Australian Bartender

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Kittyhawk 16 Phillip Lane, Sydney kittyhawk.com.au We love how cocktail menus allow bartenders an opportunity to get creative. The menu is the embodiment of not only the food and drinks you offer but it’s also your venue in a snapshot. Here, we take a look at some of that cocktail creativity with Kittyhawk’s 11th menu, dedicated to the stories, feats, accomplishments and people of WWII.

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Malt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Another drop of The Fine Drop. The post The Fine Drop first appeared on Malt.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What would bourbon season be without a few new releases from the prolific blenders at Barrell Bourbon ? While Jonathan is hard at work tasting the new Cask Finish Series duo (more amburana!), today I’m checking out two somewhat a-typical offerings: Foundation, Barrell’s very first non-cask strength whiskey, and a new cask strength rye. Thoughts follow.

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