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Patrick Blair is the Beverage Director at both City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill and Barrio. Photos by Sally Shorr/The Buzz Agency Prior to these current roles, he was an Operations Manager for a top five craft brewery in the state of Michigan. Beverage sales, marketing, and knowledge have always been a career passion of his. Blairs degree in Hospitality business is symbolic of his passion for helping others, especially in the restaurant industry.
Patrick Blair is the Beverage Director at both City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill and Barrio. Photos by Sally Shorr/The Buzz Agency Prior to these current roles, he was an Operations Manager for a top five craft brewery in the state of Michigan. Beverage sales, marketing, and knowledge have always been a career passion of his. Blairs degree in Hospitality business is symbolic of his passion for helping others, especially in the restaurant industry.
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New Year’s Eve is one of the best times of the year IF you know where to party. The world’s biggest combined party is New Year’s Eve. It starts in Australia Sydney is a good place to enjoy itand travels time zone by time zone around the globe like some sort of well-coordinated pre-planned pyrotechnic explosion. It’s the only time when nations, religions, festivals and other regional or local occasions cease to become a factor.
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One of the drinks worlds happiest accidents hails from a Portuguese isle some 500 miles west of Morocco. Madeira, the name of that globally revered wine and the island where its made, starts out like most: by vinifying red or white grapes. The wine gets fortified with brandy, and then oxidized and maderized , or intentionally exposed to heat. Its all an attempt to re-create the conditions of its fateful 17th-century beginnings.
@Pronghorn.co partnered with the Chilled 100 Bartenders to craft innovative cocktails showcasing @TenToOneRum. Known for its exceptional quality, @TenToOneRum reimagines the spirit by artfully blending pan-Caribbean heritage with a modern twist. I really wanted to encapsulate the holidays and cold weather in a cocktail. I also wanted to bring in a fun cold weather treat as well.
When, after a few years’ experience, Arun Raina and Pranav Teredesai realised that the taste and demand of the alcohol consumers were ready for a swift change, their analysis of the prevailing market led them to explore a new territory – that of a ready-to-chug double alcohol shot. Thus, was born Incredible Spirits Private Limited which quickly paved the way for a brand called ‘Swigger’ Now, after establishing a strong foothold in Goa, Swigger is ready for expansion acros
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The year isnt even over, but were getting yet another Abraham Bowman limited release for 2024. American Oak is the second in the brands newly launched Oak Series , a line that highlights the impact of different oak types and charring on whiskey. The inaugural release was an unusual and impressive 12-year-old whiskey aged in a mix of charred and uncharred French oak, but for the sequel, Bowman is delivering something a little more straightforward.
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