Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Long a figure on the international cocktail stage, Agostino “Ago” Perrone has amassed a list of awards and accolades so lengthy it would break the bounds of any standard CV. From his native Italy to his longtime home in London and beyond, Perrone has built his career on not just cocktails, but the art of hospitality. Since he took the helm of The Connaught Bar in 2008, his dedication to both substance and service has garnered the bar regular recognition as one of the world’s best.

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PUNCH

APRIL 3, 2024

The Yayo, a gin and vermouth cocktail from Casa Camacho in Madrid, Spain, has become an underground classic drink in the city.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

What better way to celebrate the vibrant energy of Spring than with a refreshing Gin cocktail? These 5 libations from Malfy Gin and Monkey 47 Gin are not only easy to make, but they’re also delicious transitions from the heavier, warmer drinks of winter. Check them out below! Gin , Liqueur Malfy Gin Margarita Ingredients 2 parts Malfy Gin Arancia 3/4 part Lime Juice 1/2 part Agave Syrup 1/2 part Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto Preparation Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker and shake to combin

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 3, 2024

Here’s something most people don’t know about me: One of my favorite buildings in Chicago is the Monadnock Building. 1 It’s the tallest load-bearing brick construction on Earth (so sayeth Wikipedia , anyways), and it’s just such an unapologetic, imposing beast of a structure. I’ve also always loved this part of the South Loop, a chronically underappreciated area that’s home to beloved nearby bars and restaurants like the Sky Ride Tap and Chicken Planet. 2 A bi

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky, epitomizes the “Ground to Glass” ethos, run by the mother-daughter team of Joyce and Autumn Nethery. The distillery was born from Autumn’s father’s vision to blend his agricultural roots with Kentucky’s spirit. After years in industrial distillation, Autumn’s mother transitioned to teaching and eventually became the CFO of her father’s various ventures, fueled by his entrepreneurial drive.

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Drinks International

APRIL 3, 2024

English sparkling wine producer has announced an agreement in principle to purchase The Lakes Distillery in a deal worth £71 million. The deal includes.

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

The Cloak & Petal in San Diego’s Little Italy is a top sushi destination. Cloak & Petal, the sushi experience in San Diego’s Little Itlay, is hosting a launch party to introduce its Geena the Latina Margarita and Slushee nights. The event, open to the public, is Friday, April 4, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. It features $9.33 food and drink specials.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Strong Water Anaheim has officially been named a 2024 James Beard Award nominee for “Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program”! As the only nominated concept in Orange County on the esteemed list , owners Ying Chang and Robert Adamson are honored to represent the local community on such a global stage! Strong Water, founded by Ying Chang and Robert Adamson, is a nautical-themed restaurant and bar in Anaheim, CA.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 3, 2024

Stone’s latest concoction is a holiday favorite that takes Imperial Stout and brews it with coffee, chocolate, pasilla peppers, cinnamon, and nutmeg to make a finished product that’s inspired by Mexican hot chocolate. Don’t drink beer? You can also get the experience in coffee form, with Stone launching its own lines of fresh beans and single-serve “brew bags” which steep like tea in your mug.

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Just Drinks

APRIL 3, 2024

Sparkling wine supplier Nyetimber has tabled a bid to buy fellow UK business The Lakes Distillery.

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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

VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

The early wave of modern Tokyo cocktail bars defined the distinctive style of drink preparation and service known as Japanese bartending — and the type of establishments in which it could be found — while pushing forward the idea of a thriving cocktail culture from within an Asian metropolis. Bar Opa was opened by Kenji Otsuki in 1996, and Shinobu Ishigaki’s Bar Ishinohana debuted in 2003.

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Taste Tequila

APRIL 3, 2024

While aficionados tend to prefer blanco tequilas, and imbibers of dark spirits usually gravitate towards añejos, the reposado category is often overlooked. But these light-to-medium aged tequilas offer incredible diversity. They often pair well with food, or serve as the perfect end of the night sipper. So, we gave 10 repos (both newer products and established ones) to members of our tasting panel in a blind taste test to gather their thoughts.

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Spiritz

APRIL 3, 2024

Gary Mehigan, the esteemed Chef and original judge of MasterChef Australia, will take center stage at Bengaluru’s Phoenix Mall of Asia on 7th April. This exclusive Masterclass is expected to offer an extraordinary experience filled with sensory delights and invaluable insights into the art of cooking. During the event, attendees will have the privilege of witnessing Chef Mehigan’s live cooking demonstrations, where he will showcase his renowned signature dishes and share his wealth of culi

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

Decoding a long wine list can be a stressful task. You have to decipher several languages, differentiate between minute subregions, and understand the style of each producer to narrow down the options. And even if you find the ideal wine, there’s still the matter of vintage. Some deep, binder-length lists might have as many as 10 different vintages of a certain wine, all at different price points.

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Sculpture Hospitality

APRIL 3, 2024

Elevate your bar's efficiency with a Liquor Inventory Control Scale. Discover the benefits for precise pours, cost savings, and improved profit margins.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 3, 2024

We review The Glenlivet Rum and Bourbon Fusion Cask Selection, finished in special bespoke casks crafted by fusing dismantled rum and bourbon barrels. (image via The Glenlivet) Editor’s Note: The party behind this whisky gave us a review sample. Per our editorial policies , this in no way influenced the outcome of this review. Scotland’s The Glenlivet distillery, founded in 1824 by George Smith, has been aiming to innovate on the back of its long history of single malt whisky production.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 3, 2024

Our friends at Texas-based Garrison Brothers have new special releases of both their Guadalupe and Balmorhea bottles hitting the market. We sampled both, and thoughts follow. Garrison Brothers Guadalupe Bourbon (2024) – This is the fourth year for Guadalupe, with a release of 10,500 bottles available. The unique maturation of this whiskey starts with four years in white American oak casks followed by two years in tawny port barrels from Portugal.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 3, 2024

Tourism Economics , a subsidiary of Oxford Economics, has released the results of a new study into the effects of distillery tourism in Texas during 2022. The new study has found that distillery tourism has generated $831.7 million for the state economy. The 188 distillers in Texas have played “a critical role in the state’s economy not only by generating sales, but by increasing tourism and the many industries positively impacted by visitors,” according to Michael Mariano, head of economic dev

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

If you’ve been daydreaming about the sensation of hot sand between your toes and habitually smelling that bottle of high-octane SPF you keep at your desk, we get it: We want summer, and we want it now. Since there’s still a way to go until the official start of summer, it’s time to create your own sunshine. Coasting on the waves of Coconut Cream’s success, RumChata is adding Pineapple Cream to its reserve of fun-loving cream liqueurs.

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

The Cloak & Petal in San Diego’s Little Italy is a top sushi destination. Cloak & Petal, the sushi experience in San Diego’s Little Italy, is hosting a launch party to introduce its Geena the Latina Margarita and Slushee nights. The event, open to the public, is Friday, April 5, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. It features $9.33 food and drink specials.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

Pizza is a serious topic in the United States. With so much consumed every year — and so many regions having a style to call their own — it isn’t rare for devotees to debate which local joint is superior. Another way to see which pizza purveyors are killing in their hometowns? Check out their reviews. That’s why we took to Yelp to sift through hundreds of pizzerias’ pages to discover which ones had the highest-rated reviews.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 3, 2024

Mesa Verde Level 6/252 Swanston St, Melbourne mesaverde.net.au Nestled atop Melbourne’s iconic Curtin House, Mesa Verde has been a fixture in the city’s culinary landscape for over a decade. Since opening its doors in 2013, this rooftop agave bar and restaurant has been delighting diners with its unique blend of Mexican flavours and Melbourne flair.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

We inherit plenty from our parents: looks, quirks, traditions, you name it. And according to data from the General Social Survey , careers are no exception — and that even applies to bartending. The data, which was shared in the New York Times , was collected over a 20-year period from 1994 to 2016. Sons of working fathers are, on average, 2.7 times as likely than the rest of the population to follow their fathers’ respective careers, and slightly less so at two times as likely to pursue that of

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Just Drinks

APRIL 3, 2024

US-based Foley Family Wines (FFW) has been picked as the new importer and distributor for Mexican Tequila brand El Mexicano.

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Cheers

APRIL 3, 2024

With the celebrity alcohol brands trending heavily , Jamie Foxx and WES Brands have teamed up to launch BSB Whiskey. This is a flavored whiskey with cinnamon and brown sugar. The acronym name stands for “Brown Sugar Blend.” “As an avid whiskey drinker, owning a brand that is sippable and unlike any other has been a life goal of mine; with BSB, I’m finally making that happen,” says Foxx, BSB owner and creative director. “BSB is an ode to my personal philosophy: it’s about

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Dry Atlas

APRIL 3, 2024

OJOY Founder Marc Wendt had an epiphany during the pandemic and fell out of love with alcohol. But when he started exploring non-alcoholic wines, he couldn’t find one that matched his expectations. Leaning on his consumer packaged goods (CPG) expertise, Marc set out to address a gap he saw in the non-alc wine space. The result? 100% authentic California wine, gently dealcoholized with cutting-edge methods that maintain its flavor and complexity.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 3, 2024

The Karuizawa 1964 48 Year Old Number One Drinks for Wealth Solutions. Image via Whisky Auctioneer. This week on WhiskyFun Legends, we travel to Japan to delve into a bottling from the lost distillery, Karuizawa. Read to the end of the article for a brief history of Karuizawa, and an explanation of just why this whisky is so rare. You can catch up on the previous installments of WhiskyFun Legends here.

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

Available through the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, eTip’s Digital Tipping and Instant Earnings Disbursement Platform now integrates with Oracle OPERA Cloud to enhance digital tipping enablement with charge-to-room functionality, automated employee tip distribution, and robust reporting SAN FRANCISCO,–(BUSINESS WIRE)– eTip , the award-winning digital tipping and financial benefits platform for service businesses and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced it is available on Or

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Dry Atlas

APRIL 3, 2024

By Myles Faulkner of The Modern Substitute Finding a great non-alcoholic spirit you can enjoy neat is much like finding a worthy non-alcoholic red wine—difficult, but not impossible. While I have by no means exhausted all the non-alcoholic spirits that mimic their full ABV counterparts, I have yet to find a gin or whiskey that can truly fly solo. I look forward to being proved wrong in the future on this, but the ones I’ve sampled so far have all unquestionably benefitted from some kind of a mix

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. Final voting tallies are subject to certification by the Company’s independent inspector of elections, and preliminary and final results will be included in the Compa

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Just Drinks

APRIL 3, 2024

Netherlands-based drinks giant Refresco has acquired US-based VBC Bottling Company, a fellow contract manufacturer.

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

Report Details Advances in Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance WILMINGTON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSG), the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft, has published its 2023 Sustainability Report to provide information about significant sustainability efforts made by the company in 2023.

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Spiritz

APRIL 3, 2024

Scotch whisky maker The GlenAllachie rolls out its first newly packaged limited-release Wood Collection expressions, comprising three Sherry cask-finished whiskies. The brand is set to debut six single malts matured in different Sherry cask types over two instalments this year. The first trio of new bottlings include a 9-year-old Fino Cask Finish (UK RRSP £60), a 9-year-old Amontillado Cask Finish (UK RRSP £60) and a 9-year-old Oloroso Cask Finish (UK RRSP £60).

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PubClub

APRIL 3, 2024

The peninsula of St. Peter on one side and cape Osejava on the other, are arched around Makarska, Croatia. Photo: dalmatia.hr By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Croatia. Just writing the word brings about a sense of excitement and adventure. It has long been a bucket list travel destination and this May, that dream turns into reality. I am going to Croatia.

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

Some sunny new products from Mike’s Hard Lemonade are here — just in time for warmer weather. On Wednesday, the brand announced Mike’s Hard Lemonade Limonada Fresca, a new variety pack inspired by Latin America’s beloved aguas frescas. Made with a blend of real fruit juice, agave nectar, and citrus, lemon, and lime flavors, the Limonadas Frescas appear to fall in line with the American drinking public’s continued thirst for RTDs and desire for bold juicy flavors.

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