PUNCH

JANUARY 19, 2024

Whether it’s applied via syrup or as a few drops of oil directly in the shaker, there’s a reason the ingredient has become a go-to shortcut to savory complexity in Daiquiris, Margaritas and more.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

I don’t mean to brag when I say that getting to sample the fascinating and delicious products of the drinks world is a huge perk of my job. (Okay, maybe I’m bragging a little.) Case in point: Guilder’s Red Oolong Gin. I first sampled the gins from Guilder’s when they released late last summer. And I was struck by the serendipitous meeting and collaboration of the brand’s founders, James Park and Wan Di , whom we subsequently featured in this year’s Imbibe 75.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

Did you know that according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics there are approximately 615,000 working bartenders, nationwide? With that many bartenders pouring spirits, word of mouth is a powerful marketing tool and The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards fosters bartenders sharing their recommendations with others. The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards offer a wide range of perspectives from working bartenders who will recommend and use the spirits they are testing.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 19, 2024

And I thought Halloween and New Years were busy — the next few weeks have so many fun-looking events at breweries that I apologize in advance for whichever ones I missed. This Friday email has never been an events catch-all (otherwise you’d stop scrolling after the third screen of Beer Yogas and Trivia Nights) but there’s a ton of cool stuff happening over the next four weeks.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

Introducing Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel—an exceptional liquid that pays homage to the agave plant—the heart and soul of tequila—as it blends Blanco tequila distilled with oven-roasted agave honey and an Añejo tequila that has been aged for at least 14 months and finished in Crémant du Limoux wine casks from the Limoux region of France. Through an Enmelado process, meaning to make something sweeter, Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel blends Blanco and Añejo tequilas resulting in an exceptional liquid th

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

Go to any bottle shop these days and you’re bound to be greeted by a respectable section devoted to non-alcoholic offerings. Beer has arguably pulled off the NA feat best, cracking the zero proof code and producing genuinely drinkable options that resemble real styles. The spirits realm is currently trying and, here and there, pulling off wins. But what of wine?

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Spiritz

JANUARY 19, 2024

Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD) Ltd. has resubmitted preliminary documents with the capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 1,500 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). ABD has been engaged in manufacturing, marketing and sale of alcobev products in India and abroad. The initial share sale comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an Offer-For-Sale (OFS) of shares to the tune of Rs 500 crore by promoters, as

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 19, 2024

Top shelf rum is becoming easier and easier to find — and harder and harder to pin down into a cohesive top 10 list. For the fifth year, we’ve tried all the same, looking back at the year that just ended to select our 10 favorite bottlings. Sadly, many of the price tags on these rums are fairly luxe — with bottles nearly 30 years old, single barrels, one-off experiments, or all of the above.

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Spiritz

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to a report, liquor companies operating in India may soon get a relief from the central government on distilling alcoholic liquor for human consumption and the required amendment will be incorporated in the GST rule and regulation. The GST Council in its October 2023 meeting decided that extra-neutral alcohol or distilled alcohol used to manufacture liquor would be kept outside the ambit of GST.

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biochemist David Perkins and his wife Jane found themselves in Kentucky for a friend’s wedding in 2001. While in town, the couple stopped by Maker’s Mark for a distillery tour, during which David discovered the similarities between distilling and biochemistry — namely the key ingredient in any distilled spirit, ethanol. It then struck Perkins to open a whiskey distillery of his own.

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PubClub

JANUARY 19, 2024

Jimmy Buffett was a frequent performer at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Photo: PubClub.com They said they would “keep the music going” and indeed they are after their leader has finished taking his trips around the sun. The Coral Reefer band is playing what will be one of its first concerts as a group since Jimmy Buffett’s death. It will be performing at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 19, 2024

Saint Brendan’s is one of the least expensive Baileys Irish Cream alternatives, and for a while there it was impressively authentic, made with just Irish whiskey and cream. Alas, things have changed for the old Saint. The standard bottling is made with Irish whiskey, cream, and “other spirits.” And in this new line extension, those other spirits are made clearer, the recipe reading “We start with dairy cream and grain neutral spirit and finish with Irish whiskey.” S

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Cocktail Whisperer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tweet yan Crandall is the chief revenue officer of MariMed Inc. and co-creator of Betty’s Eddies , one of the brands in MariMed’s portfolio. A top seller in all the markets where it’s available, Betty’s Eddies is a brand of all-natural, cannabis-infused fruit chews celebrating its 10th anniversary. Warren Bobrow: Please tell me about yourself. Where are you from?

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

Could wine branding, and a lack of branded approach to wine in general, be behind falling consumption of the category globally?

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you today by Tanqueray. Make a spectacular something out of almost anything. Let a Tanqueray cocktail elevate your moment from “Oh, nothing fancy” into “DAMN Fancy.” When sipping a Tanqueray Martini, Negroni, or whatever your favorite cocktail is, you can’t help but feel “damn fancy.” It’s no mistake the iconic green bottle is shaped like a cocktail shaker because Tanqueray elevates cocktails to create a unique and memorable experience.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

Netherlands coffee and tea group JDE Peet's has signed a $260m licensing agreement with US brand and coffee-shop franchise Caribou Coffee.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 19, 2024

In last week’s newsletter , we looked at a simple, delicious Hot Toddy built on rye whiskey and maple syrup, and showed how that no-frills Old Fashioned-esque drink could be extrapolated into a General Theory of the Hot Toddy — an all-purpose structure for making and modifying Hot Toddys in various forms. That rye-maple Toddy is an incredibly easy cocktail to make — you only need whiskey, maple syrup, bitters, a slice of orange, and hot water.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

New Belgium Brewing, the US beer maker owned by Japan’s Kirin Holdings, has made a minority investment in US-craft brewer Open Brewing.

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Good Spirits News

JANUARY 19, 2024

CHATTANOOGA WHISKEY EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE BATCH SERIES BATCH 036: HERBAL INFUSED This herbal-infused bourbon liqueur was inspired by German kräuterlikörs. Beginning with the brand’s signature Tennessee high-malt bourbon which contained a variety of German specialty malts, 14 different botanicals are infused — each one for different periods of time.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

Top Shelf International, the Australia-based distiller, has started selling its first agave spirit.

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Advanced Mixology

JANUARY 19, 2024

Data is the king, empowering nearly every aspect of the business industry in the current world. This holds true for the food businesses as well. Talking about sales, data is the goldmine that can drive your sales to unimaginable heights. Many types of research have shown that including data in the sales strategies make your food business more profitable as compared to your competitors.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

London-based brandy business Burnt Faith is looking for at least a nine-fold increase in production in the next year after raising £2m.

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PubClub

JANUARY 19, 2024

Thousands of people enjoy Ziggy Marley during BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA. Photo: PubClub.com The lineup for the 2024 BeachLife Festival in Los Angeles has been announced and it has three huge headliners as well as several other highly-recognizable and popular acts. Sting, Incubus And My Morning Jacket are the headliners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 19, 2024

Featured Bar: January 2024 Romeo’s East Village, NYC Romeo’s, a retro-style neon cocktail den located at 118 St Mark’s Place, is the newest addition to the East Village’s vibrant scene. Inspired by the iconic era of the 1990s and characters from well-known romance films, this lively establishment serves classic cocktails with a creative twist in frozen glassware.

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PubClub

JANUARY 19, 2024

There’s something cool about rooftop restaurants and bars. For starters, they are outdoors. Plus, they have you elevated above ground level which provides views of the streets and scenery below. Somehow, you feel a little special when you’re at a rooftop bar. Here is a rundown of four cool rooftop bars in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

Alongside our news, features and interviews, Just Drinks sifts through the week’s most intriguing data sets to bring you a round-up of the week.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 19, 2024

US distiller Heaven Hill Brands is to shut the bottling site for its Canadian whisky brand Black Velvet.

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