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5 Essential Cocktails for January 2024

Chilled Magazine

Each month Chilled presents you with five essential cocktails based on our National Drink Day Calendar. Don’t forget to reference it so you can prepare for the upcoming holidays. What better way to embrace the possibilities that this year will bring than by exploring the lovely world of essential cocktails? As we embark on the first month, let’s toast to new beginnings and exciting possibilities with one of these essential cocktails.

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The 22 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers for 2024

VinePair

Although U.S. craft beer production has more or less plateaued in recent years, the NA market continues to explode. According to Global Market Insights , the NA beer market was valued at over $22 billion in 2022, and is expected to nearly double over the next 10 years. Naturally, many emerging brands are eager to get their piece of the pie. When you remove alcohol — one of beer’s most appealing features — taste becomes even more paramount.

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2024 Cocktail Trends from Vegan Fat-Washed to Japanese Spirits

Chilled Magazine

Check out these new cocktail trends for 2024! As a new year dawns, it ushers in a clean slate for fresh traditions, aspirations, resolutions, and trends to weave into our lives. After a few years overshadowed by illness and grief during the global pandemic, it seems that we have finally made a return to a semblance of “normalcy”. With the revival of the bar and restaurant industry, it appears life is not just resuming but thriving once more going into 2024.

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The Blind Pricing Problem at Wine Bars Without Menus

VinePair

There’s a general consensus among those in the industry that wine is struggling with younger drinkers. General consumption is down , especially among millennials and Gen Z , though one look inside Sauced or Anfora — two of New York City’s trendiest wine bars — and that reality can be questioned. Any day of the week, both bars teem with 20- and 30-somethings all looking to try new wine in low-key, welcoming atmospheres.

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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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Brands Report 2024 launches

Drinks International

The Drinks International Brands Report 2024 has launched, offering the industry insights into the buying habits of the world’s best bars.

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Gujarat issues guidelines on liquor consumption in GIFT City

Spiritz

The Gujarat government has issued guidelines for alcoholic beverage consumption in the Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) City. Restricted to individuals aged 21 and older, the guidelines require permits costing Rs 1,000 per year. Liquor access permits are valid for two years and can be renewed, while temporary permits are limited to a day. Alcohol consumption is confined to specific premises within GIFT City, necessitating outlets within GIFT City to obtain an FL3 license with an initial

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Review: ISH Non-Alcoholic Wine, Gin, and Cocktails

Drinkhacker

Dry January is upon us, and if you’re one of the brave souls who’s forgoing alcohol this month, know that it doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to drinking tap water for 31 days. NA options are increasingly impressive, including a few of the products from ISH, a Danish/German/Austrian operation with the tagline “the mindful drinking company.” ISH doesn’t elaborate on its production processes except to say it uses “different techniques” to mak

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18 Hangover ‘Cures’ for the Morning After

Bevvy

"Hair of the dog" is a clever way to refer to hangover cures that involve drinking more alcohol.

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The VinePair Podcast: What in the World Happened in Drinks in 2023?

VinePair

2023 was a wild year for the drinks space. Story after story emerged regarding the calamities of the wine industry. Many argued that an entire generation of consumers doesn’t drink. Martinis were everywhere. Bud Light, a brand that may have been called bulletproof a year ago, demonstrated on a large scale that the more you allow yourself to be the subject of controversy without taking a stance, the worse it gets for you.

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Brands Report 2024: How We Did It

Drinks International

We’ve been running ­the Brands Report since 2010 – the year after Agile Media launched ­the World’s 50 Best Bars – and, while it has evolved since then, taking in new categories and drawing data from an ever-rotating panel of bars, it still seeks to answer the same question. Which brands do the best bars buy – and why?

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Mezcal Amaras’ Luis Nino de Rivera Mesta on Trends, Challenges, and the Future of Mezcal

Drinkhacker

The popularity of agave spirits has exploded in recent years with mezcal showing particularly impressive growth. Unlike most tequila, however, mezcal is more of an artisanal product, often made entirely by hand and with frequently far lower yields. It is not uncommon for a new mezcal producer to hit the market with only a few thousand or even a few hundred bottles to sell.

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