Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Whether you’re committed to a year-round alcohol-free lifestyle or kicking off 2025 with Dry January, Esm, the Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago, offers a range of culinary-inspired non-alcoholic cocktails. Stevan Miller, the Bar Lead at Esm, leverages the Michelin-starred kitchen as an extension of the bar to craft a diverse selection of spirit-free drinks tailored to the ever-evolving tasting menu, available both as part of the menu and individually.

Mixology 143

Mixology Alcohol Bartending Bartender 143

VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Gin and Prosecco combined with ginger, pear, and maple syrup create a flavor profile thats sure to induce smiles this holiday season.

Gin 98

Gin 98

Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Mickey Mullins, a New Orleans-based bartender at The Bower, traces his path into bartending to his deep love for hospitality. He reflects on how the profession has helped him overcome his natural shyness, “As someone who is really shy, bartending has helped free me from myself. I can engage with so many different people about things I love.” His bartending journey began accidentally one Saturday night when a nightclub was short-staffed. “My ability to think on my feet landed me

Nightclub 239

Nightclub Simple Syrup Bartender Bartending 239

VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2024

During the holiday season, Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery in Altamont, N.Y., sells locally grown Christmas trees with a rather unique return policy. On New Years Eve, customers can bring back used trees, stripped of tinsel, lights and ornaments, and receive an Indian Ladder beer or cider in return. The tree is then toted to Indian Ladders parking lot and placed near a homemade burn pit, some seven feet across and built from an old fermenters base.

Beer 91

Beer Live Music Live Music IPA 91

Advertisement

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Four Roses ! I love me some Four Roses. Im not going to lie: I am going into this review with my happy, bourbon-colored glasses on. I love Four Roses for lots of reasons, not the least of which is that I was recently at an event where they had a booth here in Portland, Oregonand they gave me a Four Roses baseball cap just because and they didnt even know I review whiskies.

Whiskey 98

Whiskey Promoter Promotion Alcohol 98

VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Cookies and milk, burgers and beers, cheese and wine. Many food and drink pairings are timeless for a reason. Sure, we can get technical on why these flavor combos work so well, but in laymans terms, they just hit every time. The only downside to such classic duos is that they tend not to rank high on the nutrition scale they nourish the soul, if not the body.

Alcohol 115

Alcohol Wine Beer 115

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Buzzard’s Roost recently dropped its first bottled-in-bond bourbon, made from an unusual mash of 51% corn, 45% wheat, and 4% malted barley. It’s MGP stock, distilled in the fall of 2018 and aged for five years in MGP’s own barrels, one more than the bonded whiskey requirements. From there it went into Buzzard’s Roost’s famous char Level #1 barrels featuring “proprietary toast levels” for an unspecified length of time.

Bottling 87

Bottling Whiskey 87

Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

There are spirits and then theres spirit, and El Guapo embodies bothin no small part because the leader of the brand, Christa Cotton, came of age in a craft cocktail culture ripe with creativity. A native of Leesburg, Georgia, Christa is passionate about all things Southern… from cocktails and entertaining to the strong traditions of farming and community essential to Southern culture.

Bitters 71

Bitters Tiki Rum Tequila 71

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 26, 2024

We’ve been around the block with Sonoma-Cutrer more times than I can count. And here we go again, with four wines that span the range of the classic Sonoma winery’s production. 2021 Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Les Plus Haut – This estate pinot is made from grapes grown at Sonoma-Cutrer’s highest elevation vineyard blocks, and the mountain fruit on display makes for an intense wine that, at times, doesn’t drink a lot like the bright and berry-forward pinot that you prob

Wine 85

Wine Aperitif 85

Advanced Mixology

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Pizza nights are already a favorite go-to for gatherings, arent they? Theyre casual, fun, and always a hit. But what if you took it up a notch? Pairing pizza with the right cocktails and sides transforms a simple evening into something special. With a little planning, you can create a night that feels effortless but impresses everyone at the table.

Gin 68

Gin Bitters Whiskey Tequila 68

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

Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Don Fulano is a new tequila brand from E. & J. Gallo’s spirits division. Well — new to us, the brand actually dates back to 2002, and the founders of the brand boast tequila distillation in their lineage, dating back over 140 years. Per Gallo: Don Fulano is of the last family-owned tequilas that is 100% self-sufficient in agave supply, allowing them to control the quality of their tequila from farm to bottle from hand-selecting mature agave each harvest to a dual distillation pr

Tequila 66

Tequila Bottling 66

VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For the past two and a half years, my project with Hop Take has been to tell you about things that are happening in the American beer business, and offer social, political, and historical context to help you make sense of why theyre happening. Ive mostly tried to avoid making predictions here about what might happen in the future, though, for the obvious reason that I cant say for sure, and the slightly less obvious reason that I hate being wrong.

Beer 80

Beer Craft Beer Pub Alcohol 80