PUNCH

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bitter Margarita cocktails made with Campari or amaro are taking over at bars and restaurants across the country.

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

7 th January 2025 – In an exciting new chapter for Welsh heritage and luxury spirits, Cygnet – The Worlds Most Luxurious Gin – founded by renowned Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE and social-impact filmmaker Professor Andrew Levitas, has found a new home at the historic Penderyn Copperworks Distillery in Swansea. About a partnership which brings together two of Waless most celebrated names in a perfect blend of tradition, craftsmanship, and innovation Stephen Davies, C

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

With a tiny export presence and plenty of domestic headwinds, where do the market opportunities lie for English wine?

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

Mossburn 12 Year Old Domaine Dupont Calvados Cask Finish is a blended malt scotch whisky finished in Calvados casks.

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Good Spirits News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Portland Cocktail Week and Altos Tequila are bringing back The Tahona Society Sustainable Entrepreneurship cohort in 2025. 50 Bar Professionals will be selected to join us for six weeks of thoughtful virtual programming that will equip you with the tools to run or support a sustainable business and give you a leg up when you apply for the The Tahona Society $50,000 Grant later this year.

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Cheers

JANUARY 7, 2025

Welcome to our 2024 Technology Guide! This year, weve got over 100 technology company listings, along with information on POS preferences and AIs impact on the beverage alcohol industry. Enjoy! Read Now Subscribe to Cheers The post 2024 Technology Guide appeared first on Cheers.

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Sculpture Hospitality

JANUARY 7, 2025

Running a successful restaurant takes a lot of workgood food, great service, and a welcoming atmosphere all play a part. But one aspect can easily slip under the radar: managing inventory.

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

The innovative new mushroom-powered soft drink, Zooz , has been listed by Nightjar Shoreditch with three mocktails on the menu. The brand is also entering into a partnership with Zooz for a Nightjar blues event on 17 January 2025, and teaming up with exciting light artist Alex Muen whose work will be on show at the venue as part of the Zooz Elevate Arts Project, which supports emerging and established artists.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JANUARY 7, 2025

In this edition of Cocktail Questions : What are you going to do with a bottle of Cynar? (Short answer: Anything you want.) Do you have a question about cocktails, bars, booze, home bartending, or something else related to the topics discussed in this newsletter? Send your pithy, clear question to me at cocktailswithsuderman@gmail.com Subscribe now Hello, I am in possession of a brand new subscription to your newsletter and my first ever bottle of Cynar.

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Bar Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

“After the celebrations in December we know that January can be a tough month for the on-trade and pubs and clubs will be looking for reasons to encourage people back to their local. The good news is that this month is packed full of top flight football, with the new UEFA format meaning that for the first time we see Champions League and Europa League action in January.

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Drinks International

JANUARY 7, 2025

Belfast-based Drinksology Kirker Greer Group (DKG), has appointed Gordon Buchanan as its new regional director for Europe, EMEA and Global Travel Retail (GTR).

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

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Drinks International

JANUARY 7, 2025

Despite tales of its demise, gin is very much alive and kicking when it comes to the top bars.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

UK gin business Cygnet Gin has moved its production to Welsh whisky distiller Penderyn.

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The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 7, 2025

Created with the finest ingredients, no artificial colours or preservatives, FUNKIN has been democratising cocktail making since its inception in 1999. We talk to Hyppolite Civins, FUNKIN brand ambassador, about how the brand has managed to remain top of the cocktail pack for 25 years and how it plans to stay fresh and relevant in the future. Do you remember the first thing that you made a cocktail with a FUNKIN product?

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

Toronto-based contract drinks packager Joriki owes over C$203m ($142m) to over 100 creditors, according to documents seen by Just Drinks.

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Cheers

JANUARY 7, 2025

North American airport concessionaire Paradies Lagardre has partnered with Atlantas non-alcoholic bottle shop The Zero Co. to offer four alcohol-free selections at its wine bar concept Vino Volo starting in January. The two companies aim to help travelers discover flavorful zero-proof drinks for more mindful drinking all year. The Zero Co. offerings provide an excellent opportunity for travelers to participate in the Dry January challenge after a busy and indulgent holiday season, says Larissa D

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

Lifeway Foods has maintained the shareholder agreement the company has with investor and suitor Danone is invalid.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2025

Compared to beer and spirits, non-alcoholic (NA) wine has struggled a bit to pinpoint its identity in the recent rise of zero-proof options. But with each passing year, producers are finding their footing in the NA space, figuring out which grape varieties and styles suit the category best. In this years NA wine tasting, some clear trends emerged, hinting at the possible future direction of the industry.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

Willamette Valley Vineyards is on hunt for new CEO as part of its plans to separate the roles of president and CEO.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

This review of Knob Creek Bourbon Aged 18 Years was originally published in January 2023, and updated in January 2025. The History Of Knob Creek Bourbon I think its safe to say for most people the days of following in their parents’ footsteps are over. Not so in the Noe family, descendants of the Beam line with a long history of distilling. That isnt to say they havent each forged their own path in the industry.

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

Brown-Forman has obtained the exclusive distribution rights for William Grant & Sons' brands in Japan.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2025

In 2024, we met the infamous Gonster , saw clarification run wild on cocktail menus, and drank dizzyingly complicated highballs. Now, with white wine in a renaissance phase and bargoers gulping Guinness at unprecedented rates , we look to the next calendar year and ponder what lies ahead. On this episode of the VinePair Podcast, Adam, Joanna, and Zach share some of their predictions for the drinks industry in 2025, including a return to older models of targeted marketing, continued struggles fo

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Just Drinks

JANUARY 7, 2025

Renais, the UK gin business, has secured another tranche of investment to support its overseas plans.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 7, 2025

This is a really long name for a very simple wine, which presents with an expressive and evocative layer of dried flowers, chased by almond nougat and coconut notes, plus a welcome twist of grapefruit peel. A gentle salinity provides a light layer of minerals on the finish, but the wine is otherwise extremely straightforward, quite drying while it fades out with touches of lavender and clean linens.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

Welsh whisky has an increasing presence in the Japanese market. Credit: Penderyn Distillery Welsh whisky has achieved a significant milestone as Japan formally recognizes Single Malt Welsh Whisky with Geographical Indication (GI) status. Penderyn Distillery has celebrated this formal recognition which represents unprecedented expansion opportunities.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 7, 2025

We’re catching up on the 12th edition of the Discovery Series from Bardstown Bourbon Company — as usual a complex blend but one that is built entirely around Kentucky bourbon. This edition is a blend of four bourbons, with a 14-year-old Kentucky bourbon made from 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% barley making up 48% of the blend. The remaining whiskeys are a 10 year old Kentucky bourbon of 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% barley (29%), another 10 year old Kentucky bourbon of 78% corn, 13% rye, 9% ba

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

Who Will Enjoy Redemption Rye Rum Cask Finish? If youre a fan of high-rye whiskeys, this offering is likely to check all the boxes for desirability. Redemption Rye Rum Cask Finish features a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley. The rum cask finishing adds another layer of complexity to what is arguably the most versatile grain after barley. This isnt just a single rum cask finish; the whiskey has been finished in both Jamaican and Barbados rum casks.

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Spiritz

JANUARY 7, 2025

In the wake of a trade dispute between China and the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Prime Minister François Bayrou will visit China to address a trade dispute affecting cognac exports. The conflict arose after the EU imposed duties on Chinese EVs, prompting Beijing to retaliate with tariffs and deposits of up to 40 percent on EU brandy, impacting companies like Hennessy, Pernod Ricard, and Rémy Cointreau.

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Cheers

JANUARY 7, 2025

This frosty, rum-based delight hails from the Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla in Mexico. Print Snowball Course Drinks Keyword apple juice, coconut rum, evaporated milk, horchata Ingredients 1 oz. Homemade rice syrup or horchata 1 oz. Coconut-infused rum 1 oz. Clarified apple juice oz. Evaporated milk Instructions Pour all the ingredients into a shaker.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

Larrikin Bourbon Co. is encouraging whiskey lovers to take part in Rye January with the release of its new Decade Rye Cognac Cask. The 100% Alberta rye whiskey will be available via selected retailers and at the Larrikin Bourbon Co. Distillery. Larrikin Bourbon Co. Decade Rye Cognac Cask Decade Rye Cognac Cask is crafted from just 10 barrels of 100% Alberta Rye, aged for 10 years, and finished in a 105-gallon cognac cask.

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The Whiskey Wash

JANUARY 7, 2025

An NFL-themed Maker’s Mark Collection is the grand prize. Credit: Give 270 Elizabethtown-based nonprofit Give 270 has unveiled Round 14 of its Whiskey Wednesdays charity raffle series, featuring opportunities to own rare bottles of bourbon and whiskey. The raffle, set to take place every Wednesday from January 8th through March 26th, showcases a lineup of 24 weekly prizes hidden behind 24 locker doors.

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