Sat.Dec 16, 2023 - Fri.Dec 22, 2023

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Champagne Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Champagne cocktails are a fun way to put an even more celebratory twist on the traditional glass of bubbly. From a Prohibition classic to an Italian-inspired modern sipper, here are some of our favorite ways to add a little extra pop to your cocktail glass. Airmail A supercharged Daiquiri made with honey and Champagne. The Bee’s Gees The Bee’s Gees cocktail from JoJo’s Beloved in Atlanta is a clever mash-up of the Bee’s Knees and the French 75.

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Mastering Eggnog

PUNCH

The best spiked eggnog cocktail recipe features a blend of bourbon, rum and Cognac and won our blind tasting of the holiday drink.

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Must Mix: 4 Holiday Cocktails From Smoke Lab Vodka!

Chilled Magazine

With The Holiday Season Upon Us, Smoke Lab Vodka Is Serving Up A Menu Of Original And Festive Seasonal Cocktails, Created By National Mixologist And Industry Expert, Paula Lukas, @Paulalukas27. Inspired By Rock And Roll Classic Tunes, Each Cocktail Celebrates The Distinct Qualities Of Award-Winning Smoke Lab Classic, Aniseed And Saffron Vodka. Cheers!

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Our 2023 “Best Beer” and “Best Beer Experience” Roundup

Guys Drinking Beer

When we think about 2023's best beer and our favorite beer experiences, here's what we'll look back on fondly: The post Our 2023 “Best Beer” and “Best Beer Experience” Roundup appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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The Ultimate Guide To Craft Mocktails For Dry January

A Bar Above

We here at A Bar Above obviously love cocktails– as do you, I’m sure, since you’re on this site. And the last two years have certainly given us all the reasons to pour drinks. But “ Dry January ”– or any other month, for that matter– can be a beneficial reset, whether your goal is breaking habits, weight loss, or getting better sleep.

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Less Beer, More Foam

PUNCH

Foamy beer and Lukr taps, a special tool for traditional Czech-style pours like hladinka, šnyt and mlíko, are taking over craft breweries.

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Taste Test: Prosecco

Imbibe Magazine

Prosecco suffers from a problem of perception. Up until 2009, the name could refer to either the grape or the wine, allowing producers outside of the wine’s historic northern Italian home to use Prosecco grapes and bottle it as such. The grape was officially renamed Glera to help differentiate and protect the Prosecco DOC, which is further divided into smaller regions representing higher tiers of quality.

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Bar Owners Outraged as Beefeater Sneakily Lowers ABV (Again)

VinePair

One day recently, Toby Cecchini received a text message from a spirits industry friend of his. It was a photo of a bottle of Beefeater Gin sitting on a shelf at a Maryland liquor store, showing an ABV of 40 percent. “I was gobsmacked,” says Cecchini, co-owner of Brooklyn’s Long Island Bar. He went down to his liquor storage room and looked at his Beefeater bottles.

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Without These Drinks, Is It Even the Holidays?

PUNCH

These holiday cocktail recipes from around the world, from the Eggnog Daiquiri to Coquito to mulled beer, are staples for a reason.

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Fig Old Fashioned Featuring Espanita Tequila

Chilled Magazine

This holiday season, add this perfect cozy drink to your winter cocktails repertoire. For this yummy riff on traditional old-fashioned cocktail, we used Espanita Double Barrel Añejo tequila finished in KY bourbon casks. This rich, elegantly executed, and decadently delicious Añejo tequila will charm your palate with tantalizing, aromatic bourbon notes while expressing its grassy, fruit-driven Blue Agave foundation; a perfect base for a flavor-packed Old-Fashioned cocktail.

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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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How It Started: Good Coffee

Imbibe Magazine

Every January, our Imbibe 75 issue puts a spotlight on the inspiring people, exciting new places, and influential organizations that we think will impact the drinks world in the year ahead. And while often that means new places and fresh faces, we also like to give well-deserved attention to people and places that are having a sustained, positive impact, such as brothers Sam and Nick Purvis who founded Portland, Oregon’s Good Coffee in 2014 and continue to expand and innovate year after ye

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(Belated) Bungled Homages, Biting IP, Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Is it a poorly-handled homage? Or a possible infringement of another brewery’s very recognizable line of beers? If you’re not terminally online (like we tend to be), you might not have noticed that Marz Brewing raised the hackles of more than a few folks online this week. How? Well, they posted a label for a beer called “Beer for brewers who make beers for things.” And yes, it looks almost exactly like an Off Color “Beer For ” Comments on that post aren’

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Our Most Popular Recipes of 2023

PUNCH

The most popular cocktail recipes of 2023 include the Pornstar Martini, a frothy tequila drink, Piña Colada Milk Punch and more.

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9 Holiday Cocktails to Mix Up All Season Long

Chilled Magazine

Whether you choose to enjoy Wine, Whiskey, Vodka, or Rum (or all of the above) we’ve got a great holiday cocktail for you! These libations are sure to keep the party going, especially in that fuzzy area between Christmas and New Year’s. Check them out below! Cognac Grand Sangria Rouge Ingredients 1.5 parts of Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 3 parts Red Wine 2 parts Orange Juice 2 parts Lemon-Lime Soda Preparation Pour all of the ingredients in a wine glass, add ice, and stir.

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It’s Prime Time for Prosecco

Imbibe Magazine

These days, when you hear the sound of a cork popping, there’s a good chance a bottle of Prosecco is nearby. According to the Prosecco DOC Consortium , more than 638.5 million bottles of the bubbly stuff were sold in 2022. On top of that, about 81 percent of Prosecco produced is exported, making it a global sensation. Despite this ubiquity, Prosecco has had a bit of a … reputation, shall we say.

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This Week's Beer Labels: Smoke, Banana, Fernet, Flannel

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

With the holidays looming, I thought we wouldn’t have many new labels to show you this week. Looks like I was quite wrong. We’ve got plenty, actually, including: Prep for Smoke-tober A banana slush you probably weren’t expecting A brewery already getting ready for St. Pat’s Fernet barrel-aged barleywine that you probably won’t ever get to try Beers with sweater and flannel shirt vibes …and a Blatz.

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Enjoying Your Drink? Thank Rogue Cocktails.

PUNCH

Stir your sour. Forget the ice. Add more bitters. No, more. This irreverent, influential book published nearly 15 years ago rewrote the rules of modern bartending.

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8 Interesting Spirits That Make Perfect Gifts

Chilled Magazine

Whether for family, friends, or esteemed colleagues, these spirits are more than mere beverages—they are an invitation to savor the joy of sharing exceptional moments and raising a glass to the ones who matter most. Check out Chilled’s Holiday Gift Guide. Today we’re highlighting just some of the (many) bottles we’ll be gifting this season. Código 1530 Cristalino Tequila Price: $89.99 | Available: [link] Código 1530, the additive-free tequila brand known for high quality and innovation within

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Drink of the Week: Ghia Berry Aperitif

Imbibe Magazine

For various reasons, most of my family doesn’t drink alcohol anymore. And this year will mark our first holiday gathering that’s alcohol-free. Fortunately, with an ever-growing category of spirit-free options , the transition from cocktails to no-alcohol drinks should be easy. And Ghia Berry Aperitif, which debuted last month, makes it especially easy.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Making Gin at Home

A Bar Above

Today, we’re talking about making your own gin ! Although it sounds kind of intimidating, it’s super simple and requires a handful of specialized ingredients and very little time. Gin lovers , rejoice! Of course, you could get complicated and use a still pot or mini-distillery, but… It’s actually illegal to distill your own liquor without a license, even just for personal use.

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Is DrinkTok OK?

PUNCH

Espresso Martinis garnished with cheese. Aperol Spritzes served over sherbet. So many pickles. It’s been a wild year for drinking on the internet’s most unhinged platform.

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Are Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey Actually Brothers? Check Out the Latest Ad from Holistic Spirits Co.

Chilled Magazine

In the latest ad from from Holistic Spirits Co. , of which Woody is a Co-Founder, is anything to go by, the actor is doing nothing to quell the rumors regarding himself and McConaughey! In the tongue-in-cheek video posted to Harrelson’s Instagram, Woody crawls out of bed saying that most days he wakes up wanting to be Matthew McConaughey. He puts on a t-shirt adorned with Matthew’s signature catchphrase “Alright, Alright, Alright,” imitates his iconic chest pumping scene from ‘The Wolf of Wall S

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This Week's Beer News: A Post-Metro World

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Today, we live in a post-Metropolitan world. Metropolitan Brewing’s last day in business was yesterday. You’re probably tired of me talking about it, and if you are, good news - probably not much to discuss after this. But if you remember life before Metro and then Half Acre and Revolution made drinking beer so, so much better in Chicagoland — if you remember every restaurant beer list offering three kinds of light beer and maybe Heineken if you were lucky — if you rememb

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Love Drinks Further Expand Portfolio of Brands with Addition Of Virtuous Spirits

BarLifeUK

Love Drinks have added vodka to its growing selection of spirits after confirming the UK distribution for Sweden’s handcrafted, organic Virtuous Vodka brand. The company’s Virtuous Vodka Rye received 99 out of 100 points at the IWSC 2023 and won the Spirit Gold Outstanding 2023 award and Vodka Trophy 2023. Virtuous Spirits was set up by Swedish chef Claes Stenmark in 2013, and strives to produce vodkas that could perfectly reflect the unfiltered, full-flavoured best of the Nordic food scene.

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Our Most Popular Stories of 2023

PUNCH

The most popular Punch stories of 2023 included underrated classic cocktails, an easy technique to improve a Negroni and nonalcoholic beer.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 Elevate 2023: With Chopin Vodka Luncheon

Chilled Magazine

Poland native Tadeusz “Tad” Dorda founded Chopin Vodka in 1993. In November 2023, after traveling around the world to host vodka masterclasses and tastings in celebration of the brand’s 30th anniversary, he greeted ELEVATE attendees during their first official luncheon. While there, he shared the story of how Chopin Vodka — named after Poland’s most famous composer — came to be and changed the spirit’s landscape over the past three decades.

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The Definitive Guide to Pairing Christmas Cookies With Wine

VinePair

Maximum enjoyment is the name of the game with all pairings — that’s the rule, and really the only rule. But that’s especially true when it comes to matching up wine with something as whimsical and nostalgic as Christmas cookies. That said, general wine-pairing wisdom recommends that your chosen wine should be sweeter than what you’re eating, as more saccharine food can accentuate harshness or unwanted bitterness in your glass.

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UK introduces new wine labelling laws for 2024

Drinks International

The UK government is set to implement new requirements for the selling and labelling of wine nationwide from 1 January 2024.

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Teamsters members at AB InBev prepared to strike

Just Drinks

Union workers at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) have voted to authorise a strike across the brewer’s 12 US breweries. The post Teamsters members at AB InBev prepared to strike appeared first on Just Drinks.

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Celebrate The Season With These Holiday Cocktails!

Chilled Magazine

The holiday season calls for celebrating, and we have 6 libations for you to mix up whether you’re spending a cozy night in or attending a festive party! From a pumpkin pie-inspired cocktail to light, orange-forward mule, these cocktails are sure to impress. Check out the recipes below! Photo by Las Californias Gin Gin , Sherry , Vermouth Suegra’s Casserole Ingredients 2 oz.

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The 7 Best Vodkas to Gift This Holiday (2023)

VinePair

Vodka is a staple for a reason: It’s a high-low workhorse. It serves as the star of iconic cocktails like the Cosmopolitan and the Espresso Martini , and offers its neutral profile to the ubiquitous dive bar necessity that is the Vodka Soda. While often overlooked in favor of its fellow clear spirits or given a bad rap for its many flavored expressions and fruit-soaked interpretations , vodka deserves a place on every home bartender’s bar cart, and we’ve chosen our favorites to share this season

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Mark de Witte retires after nine years as De Kuyper Royal Distillers chief executive

Drinks International

De Kuyper Royal Distillers has announced the retirement of chief executive Mark de Witte who will be stepping down on April 30 2024 after a nine-year tenure in the role.

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CIABC urges for increased market access in European

Spiritz

Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) is urging for increased market access for Indian alcoholic beverage products in European markets. The industry body is calling on the European Union (EU) to eliminate non-tariff barriers that currently hinder the sale of the majority of Indian alcobev products in the European market. According to CIABC, the stipulated conditions for a product to be classified as whisky (requiring a maturation period of not less than three years) and br

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Give Them a Personalized Bottle of Dewar’s!

Chilled Magazine

So you have that certain someone on your list that is impossible to shop for? We’re sure they are a whisky fan. Prepare to delight them with a gift they’ll appreciate on many levels. Dewar’s 12 Year Old is a truly great whisky. Every dram is double aged in first-fill bourbon casks to be rich and smooth, with notes of cinnamon, honey, apples, and citrus.

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The 7 Best Champagnes to Gift This Holiday (2023)

VinePair

Even though we love all categories of wine here at VinePair, there’s no arguing that the undisputed champ of the holiday season is Champagne. There’s really no better way to spread the holiday spirit than with a bottle of bubbly, but making the perfect selection can be a daunting task. Do you spring for a vintage bottling? Should you opt for a blanc de blancs, or even a festive rosé?

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