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6 Hot Toddys with a Twist!

Chilled Magazine

Happy National Hot Toddy Day! In this chilly weather, what better way is there to warm up than inside with a hot cocktail? Hot Toddys are a classic and the recipes below have some twists you won’t want to miss out on this season. Scotch , Whiskey Oban Hot Toddy Ingredients 4 oz. Water 1 Tea Bag (your preference) 1.5 oz. Oban 14 Year Old 0.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice 0.5 oz.

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Tamarind Is Everywhere for a Reason

PUNCH

Here's how to use tamarind in cocktail recipes and nonalcoholic drinks, from a tequila sour to a zero-proof cooler.

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3 Rum Cocktails Perfect for Winter

Chilled Magazine

Everybody loves a winter cocktail but depending on what side of the country you’re in, drinking pleasures might be opposites. On the West Coast, you may have to trek for hours up to the mountains to find some semblance of a white winter wonderland. SoCal and NorCal, for example, tend to have sun-filed winters so you will rarely be in the mood for a hot toddy of some sort.

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Taste Test: Nonalcoholic Beer

Imbibe Magazine

It wasn’t long ago when nonalcoholic beer options in the U.S. left much to be desired. Fortunately, U.S. craft brewers, and even macro brewers, have since followed the lead of German brewers who were the first to release worthwhile alkoholfrei offerings. In fact, the fast-growing category of nonalcoholic beer now includes NA alternatives in most beer styles.

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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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Industry Trends You Won’t Want to Miss in 2024 According to Experts

Chilled Magazine

We have been reporting expert predictions from bartenders, bar owners, brand ambassadors, executives and the like all month with a simple goal—To find out what spirits we’ll be pouring in 2024. One obvious trend has emerged which shapes what we’ll be drinking in the years to come—the popularity of authenticity. This real interest in knowledge and expertise is sought out by everyone nowadays—it’s knowing what we’re drinking, where it came from, and learning all about a brand’s story from an exper

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Taste Test: Nonalcoholic Beer

Imbibe Magazine

It wasn’t long ago when nonalcoholic beer options in the U.S. left much to be desired. Fortunately, U.S. craft brewers, and even macro brewers, have since followed the lead of German brewers who were the first to release worthwhile alkoholfrei offerings. In fact, the fast-growing category of nonalcoholic beer now includes NA alternatives in most beer styles.

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This Week's New Beer Labels

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Well, January is off to a bit of a slow start. Not a ton to share with you this week … but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing out there. We may have dipped back into December to find a label or two, and Premium Subscribers may be taking a side trip to a different state this week, but we still scoured the TTB site to bring you all this fun stuff to look at.

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Johnnie Walker partners with James Jean

Spiritz

Johnnie Walker has unveiled an intricate new Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year Limited Edition bottle, whose design is created by one of the most influential visual artists in the world – Asian-American artist James Jean. The vivid design for the Year of the Dragon features an innovative and dynamic interpretation of 2024’s Zodiac animal, the noble Wood Dragon.

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Review: Barrell Bourbon New Year 2024

Drinkhacker

Another year down means another Barrell New Year batch to help us celebrate. Or forget. Usually, a bit of both. Barrell continues its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to this specialty blend, adhering closely to the 2023 playbook with a cornucopia of bourbons distilled in eight different states and spanning 5 to 15 years old. While the bourbons all appear to be distilled from the same locales as last year, that age range has crept up owing to the inclusion (presumably minimal) of 11-year

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Robust liquor tracking measures in Haryana called for

Spiritz

Haryana’s Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant Chautala asks to employ a robust liquor tracking and trace processes to remove any possible irregularities in liquor operations in the state. During a review meeting regarding the track and trace system of the state excise department, he asked concerned officers to adopt a stringent track and trace system in liquor, in Haryana.

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Whiskey Review: Highline Bourbon

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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Attaboy NYC heads to Sydney & Melbourne for a January takeover at two of your favourite bars

Australian Bartender

After taking Caretaker’s Cottage to NYC to host the first EVER takeover at Attaboy NYC, the team at William Grant and Sons thought they needed to do the return leg! Celebrating 10 years of Attaboy, Sam Ross and Haley Traub will be hosting an invitation-only trade seminar and takeover event in Sydney and Melbourne. In Melbourne Sam and Haley will team up with the incredible Caretaker’s Cottage.

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Beam Suntory France begins trading

Drinks International

Beam Suntory France has officially begun operations and is directly responsible for the marketing and distribution of its portfolio in France. According.

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BISTO LAUNCHES A NEW GUIDE TO HELP PUBS CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EASTER AND MOTHER’S DAY

Bar Magazine

Bisto has launched a new guide to help publicans and pub chefs maximise the 2024 Mother’s Day and Easter opportunities. With research showing that UK consumers are spending around £960 million* over the Easter period, the guide gives practical advice, inspiration and ideas to help pub operators profit from the holiday. With marketing ideas including set-course packages and spin-the-wheel discounts, activity inspiration such as bingo nights and scavenger hunts as well as a series of menu ideas an

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Brands Report 2024: Mixers

Drinks International

Familiar faces continue to dominate although there has been a bit of a reshu­ffle for this category’s rankings.

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Campari completes bond-and-shares issue to fund Courvoisier deal

Just Drinks

Campari today (10 January) revealed the details of a share-and-bond offer carried out to fund the acquisition of Cognac business Courvoisier.

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation to Host Halfway to Tales on Jan. 22, 2024, in New Orleans

Tales of the Cocktail

New Orleans bartenders and members of the spirits industry are welcome to mark halfway until the July 21-26 Tales of the Cocktail ® event with a free afternoon of educational seminars and a town hall happy hour. NEW ORLEANS (January 11, 2024) – Join Tales of the Cocktail Foundation for Halfway to Tales, January 22, 2024–at Latrobes on Royal , located at 403 Royal Street in New Orleans–in partnership with Moët Hennessy.

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Alabama Fans Hope Nick Saban’s Retirement Goes Better Than That Of Bear Bryant

PubClub

Nick Saban leads a powerful Crimson Tide before a game. Photo: RollTide.com By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The GOAT is gone, off to Lake Burton and his boat, no longer on the sideline, at the podium or on the practice field for Alabama football. Nick Saban has retired and as reality slowly sinks in to replace shock, Alabama fans are sure hoping things go much better now than they did after the school’s other legendary coach retired Bear Bryant.

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Make Your Alexander With Rum

Cocktails with Suderman

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Brandy Alexander , a three-ingredient classic that combines brandy with heavy cream and creme de cacao, for a milky, chocolate, dessert-like cocktail confection. But the Brandy Alexander wasn’t always a Brandy Alexander. At first, it was just an Alexander, and it was made with gin. The drink’s evolution suggests that, like virtually all other classic tipples, the Alexander is not just a specific cocktail, but a modifiable format, and that the easies

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I Don’t Like To Be Cold, Unless I’m At A Ski Resort – The Nightlife Blogger

PubClub

I love the snow – when I go to it like her on the slopes in Lenk, Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. Photo: PubClub.com By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com As I sit here at my laptop, I am wearing jeans, a mock turtleneck, sweatshirt and craving an Irish Coffee or coffee schnapps. It’s cold, you see, and I don’t function well in cold weather.

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation to Host Halfway to Tales on Jan. 22, 2024, in New Orleans

Tales of the Cocktail

New Orleans bartenders and members of the spirits industry are welcome to attend this free day of educational seminars and town hall for the New Orleans drinks industry. NEW ORLEANS (January 11, 2024) – Join Tales of the Cocktail Foundation for Halfway to Tales, January 22, 2024, at Latrobes on Royal, located at 403 Royal Street in New Orleans, in partnership with Moët Hennessy.

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Smackfest Events Releases 2024 Schedule, Including Its Signature Beach Volleyball Tourmanent

PubClub

A team shows the spirit of the event during Smackfest in Hermosa Beach, CA. Photo: PubClub.com Smackfest Events, the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities’ fun-time party event company, has releaesed its schedule for 2024. This includes its signature event, the team-themed beach volleyball touranmemnt known as Smackfest, which in 2024 will be celebrating its 29th year.

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Are Young People Just Swapping Vices?

Dry Atlas

More and more Americans are beginning to view even moderate drinking as harmful to health. According to Gallup’s latest data , 52% of those 18 to 34 think so, up from 34% five years ago. This perception is in line with reports that younger adults are drinking less. Those who drink are less likely than they were in the past to say they had an alcoholic drink within the past seven days—an indication of being a regular drinker.

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Premier Foods launches McDougalls Vegan Jelly to help operators provide inclusive menus

Bar Magazine

Premier Foods has just launched McDougalls Vegan Jelly into the foodservice sector, which has been officially certified by the Vegan Society. With research showing that around 1.4 million people in the UK are following a vegan diet*, this addition to the McDougalls range offers an inclusive dessert product for chefs to work with. McDougalls Vegan Jelly comes in three flavours—orange, strawberry and raspberry – and has a two-hour setting time.

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Hong Kong’s Budding Non-Alc Scene

Dry Atlas

Hong Kong is known for its vibrant nightlife and “work hard, play hard” ethos. Stroll down its historic Peel Street on any given weeknight and you’ll find scores of office workers blowing off steam over a pint or G&T. In Lan Kwai Fong, the city’s legendary party district, there’s no shortage of rooftop bars and pumping nightclubs. If you look closely, though, you’ll also notice the beginnings of a non-alc wave that’s already sweeping other hubs like London and New York City.

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Barfection launches new training programme with The Drinks Trust supported by Kingsland Drinks?? 

Bar Magazine

Drinks and hospitality charity The Drinks Trust is expanding its Develop offering with a new education programme with Barfection, an organisation dedicated to empowering disengaged and underprivileged individuals and unlocking their potential in the drinks and hospitality industry.     The new ‘Barfection Academy’ programme will be powered by Kingsland Drinks – as part of its long-standing support of The Drinks Trust and its goal to help build a better drinks industry – and will offer fund

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Q&A with Jen Batchelor, Founder of Kin Euphorics

Dry Atlas

Kin Euphorics founder Jen Batchelor grew up in Saudi Arabia, where her dad’s moonshine-fueled house parties showed her how drink can bring people together. But, as she came to see alcohol itself as a disconnective force, she set out to redefine the drinking ritual. With Kin , she’s created a functional beverage brand that empowers people to deepen their connection to others and self—without the downsides of booze.

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BrewDog staff to see pay cuts as brewer confronts “trading loss”

Just Drinks

Bar staff based outside of London are to be given nearly 5% less from 1 April, as BrewDog adopts the UK National Living Wage.

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Hilton Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Earnings Release Date

PubClub

MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) will report fourth quarter and full-year 2023 financial results before the stock market opens on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, followed by a conference call at 9 a.m. EST. Christopher J. Nassetta, president & chief executive officer, Hilton, and Kevin Jacobs, chief financial officer & president, global development, Hilton, will discuss the company’s performance and lead a question-and-answer session.

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Marchesi Antinori sets up US import subsidiary

Just Drinks

Marchesi Antinori, the Italy-based wine supplier, has set up its own subsidiary to import wines into the US, its largest overseas market.

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Marti Announces up to $2.5M Share Repurchase Program

PubClub

ISTANBUL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Türkiye’s leading mobility super app Marti Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MRT) today announced a share repurchase program. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) today authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $2.5 million of its outstanding Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 7.9% of the Company’s market capitalization as of January 9, 2024 with a closing price of

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Australia’s Meditrina Beverages scoops Warburn Estate wine assets

Just Drinks

Australia’s Meditrina Beverages has bought the assets of Warburn Estate, marking the company’s first foray into wine.

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LuxUrban Hotels to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

PubClub

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LUXH, LUXHP) , which utilizes an asset-light business model to lease entire hotels on a long-term basis and rent out hotel rooms in these properties in key major metropolitan cities, today announced that the Company is scheduled to participate in the following conferences in January: The Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Investor Conference, being held January 17-18, 2024.

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Scotch specialist Gordon & MacPhail names new CEO

Just Drinks

Phillip White is to take the helm of Scotch whisky producer Gordon & MacPhail as MD Ewan Mackintosh retires

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Hilton Grand Vacations Announces Pricing of Senior Secured Notes

PubClub

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV) (“HGV” or “the Company”) has priced an offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of new 6.625% senior secured notes due 2032 (the “notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, LLC and Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, Inc.

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The Craig Stoller Collection appoints first CEO

Just Drinks

US wine group The Craig Stoller Collection, the owner of brands including Windemere, has hired Brian Storrs as its first chief executive.

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