PUNCH

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“Fruit bat,” “amaroulette,” “dirty dump.” The language developed behind the bar today has come a long way since the age of Jerry Thomas. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to the modern lexicon.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dale DeGroff is the most famous cocktail bartender in the world. He kicked off the American cocktail revival when he began mixing up classics at The Rainbow Room in 1987 and wrote The Craft of the Cocktail , one of the most influential mixology manuals of the past quarter-century. His protégés include Audrey Saunders and the late Sasha Petraske , who in turn inspired hundreds of other bartenders.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

Whether you’re celebrating with your Valentine or your Galentines’ this holiday, we’ve got the perfect cocktail for you! From Broken Shed Vodka are 3 fun and flirty sips that are sure to elevate your Valentine’s Day celebration. Check them out! Embrace your inner hopeless romantic with this vodka drink that looks as delicious as it tastes. The strawberries and elderflower combine to create the perfect Valentine’s Day cocktail for a romantic evening.

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A Bar Above

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Tired regular date nights? Looking for a creative idea for spending time with your significant other beyond traditional game nights, dance lessons (not for those with two left feet, let me tell ya), or ignoring each other during movie night with a bottle of wine? Copyright A Bar Above Look no further than our brand new Date Night Gift Box – an “inside-the-box idea” that guides you through crafting 2 delightful cocktails, all while enjoying some quality time with your loved one for a

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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

PUNCH

JANUARY 31, 2024

Kuramoto Ice is the latest bartender obsession. The clear ice from Japan gets imported thousands of miles to cocktail bars around the world.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While exploring the world of drinks, there’s nothing I love more than learning something new and being surprised. And so it was with both surprise and delight that, while sipping through a flight of sakes at the new Brooklyn Kura taproom, I was poured a glass of their Occidental Sake. A barely there shade of pale pink in the glass, the Occidental is a Junmai Gingo sake dry-hopped with Citra hops, which contribute the subtle hue and the astonishing aroma.

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BarLifeUK

JANUARY 30, 2024

National Sake Week: 15th to 21st April, 2024. Samuel Boulton, who is in with a shot of being the industry’s most proactive category advocate, has announced the launch of the UK’s first National Sake Week, which will kick off in April this year. Described as a celebration of Japanese Sake and Shochu, National Sake Week seeks to engage and educate participants by way of tasting sessions and educational workshops that will deep-dive into the artistry that underpins the creation of sake

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PUNCH

JANUARY 30, 2024

Using "mocktail" to describe a nonalcoholic cocktail has long been criticized by bartenders and drinkers, but it's time to change that.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Happy Friday, y’all. We’re going to spare you all of the Groundhog Day social updates being posted today. You’re welcome. As this is the first email in during this year’s Black History Month and we’ve got a full weekend of drinkin’ to do, I figured I’d share this link a little earlier than next Monday: PorchDrinking has a comprehensive list of 80+ Black-owned breweries that you can support across the country this and every month.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Pantone Color of the Year is something that influences not only fashion and art, but graphic and multimedia design, advertising, marketing and much of the consumer world. The beverage industry is no stranger to this influence as we’ve seen in year’s past. Last year, Pantone’s Viva Magenta was named 2023’s Color of the Year and we wrote about how this inspired many bartenders to welcome the inclusion of pomegranate and/or hibiscus in cocktails, to honor Viva Magenta’s bright, ruby velvet colo

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BarLifeUK

JANUARY 30, 2024

People, in my experience, fall into one of two camps – Those who will read the statement ‘I have poo anxiety’ and know exactly what I’m on about, and those who will read it and say: “What the f**k is poo anxiety?” For the blessedly unaware, poo anxiety sufferers find the prospect of pooing (or pooping, for American readers) within earshot of another person extremely distressing, if not impossible (I shared a flat with someone for five years, and never once pooed while the

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PUNCH

JANUARY 29, 2024

Xeque Mate, a rum and yerba mate cocktail from Brazil, has gone from a hometown favorite to a staple at the iconic Carnival festival.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Happy Wednesday, friends. Let’s ease the drudgery of a long grey January with a parade of bright-colored new beer labels, shall we? This week, Premium Subscribers will get to see: The newest brand extension for Three Floyds — and an update to the RTDs we showed you last year (yes, RTDs)… The fourth rebrand in a decade for one of the Midwest’s oldest breweries… A new “old school” blonde ale that really wants you to think it’s a lager… A new N.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Diageo is shaking up the cocktail scene with the launch of the Astral Margarita, the sixth and latest offering in its popular line of ready-to-serve cocktails, The Cocktail Collection. This news arrives on the heels of the Astral Margarita’s recent recognition at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2023) , where it was awarded a Double Gold medal rating—an accolade achieved by very few spirits entries.

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

It’s lunchtime at the Devonshire in London’s Soho and the bar top is thick with glasses of Guinness. This pub, reopened in November last year, is run by Dubliner Oisín Rogers and Guinness has quickly become a central part of its appeal: More than 60 percent of the beer sold here is Ireland’s famous stout. There are rumors, indeed, that the Devonshire sells more pints of Guinness than anywhere else in the U.K. or Ireland.

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PUNCH

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Spanish Coffee at one of Portland's best restaurants, Huber’s, is a rum cocktail capable of converting anyone who doesn't like hot drinks.

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Drinks International

JANUARY 29, 2024

Drinks giant Diageo saw a 1.4% decline in net sales in the first half of fiscal 2024 due to a 23% decline in trading in Latin America and Caribbean markets.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2024

Exhibiting the traditional Mardi Gras colors of green, purple, and gold, this cocktail is the perfect companion for this year’s festivities! The Boozy Muse, created by Bar Director Stephen Burgess, can be enjoyed inside Justine’s or, even better, taken to the streets of New Orleans to join the celebration. The Boozy Muse will be featured on the restaurant’s menu through Fat Tuesday (February 13).

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VinePair

JANUARY 29, 2024

When planning some of the first recipes at Dallas’s Vector Brewing , head of brewing Tomás Gutierrez looked to beer’s origins. The earliest beers made thousands of years ago were a kind of porridge or beer soup made from cereal grains. So, in collaboration with nearby Intrinsic Brewing , Gutierrez started designing soup-inspired beers. There was a tom kha hazy IPA, based on the Thai coconut soup.

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PUNCH

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The 4 best west coast gin brands to try, plus a guide to using the increasingly varied category in gin cocktails.

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Drinks International

JANUARY 31, 2024

Fine wine and spirits retailer Berry Bros. & Rudd has released plans to open a new spirits shop in London this April. Berry Bros. & Rudd is the.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Netflix’s Love Is Blind is officially collaborating with Cupcake Vineyards to exclusively launch Love Is Wine Chardonnay, a first of its kind collaboration for the show. “Cupcake is all about creating moments of real connection with friends and loved ones over a glass of wine, so this felt like the perfect collaboration for us,” says Helen Kurtz, CMO for Cupcake Vineyards.

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

Consumers may be surprised to know that the people in the beer industry will often personally opt for brands that can be found in most bars across the country. Once they’ve wrapped up a day of making craft ales and lagers, they may just feel like reaching for a dependable, nostalgic, and mass-produced brew without any of the frills. Here, we tapped brewers to tell us their favorite macro beers and why they’re so loyal to them.

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Cocktails with Suderman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Stocking a home bar is always a challenge. Sure, you probably have a bottle of bourbon or rye, a bottle of gin, and some vermouth in the fridge. 1 But after that, decisions become somewhat tougher. There are tricky tradeoffs that involve space, cost, and usage. The most difficult decisions involve modifiers — typically liqueurs or amari (essentially bittersweet liqueurs) that are primarily used to give cocktails distinctive flavors.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Makers of CÎROC Ultra-Premium Vodka just launched CÎROC Limonata, the luxury vodka brand’s newest flavor innovation and a permanent addition to its portfolio. Inspired by the vibrant essence of the Mediterranean, this vodka is infused with tangy citrus and Italian lemon flavors that encourage consumers to step into vacation mode, the company states.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

With transportation on party limousine/bus, we knew we were in for a memorable experience when we headed to Le Moo Restaurant in the Highlands Neighborhood of Louisville. Once there, the door was held for us as we were directed to a special room reminiscent of a European wine cellar. We were seated and were served our first cocktail, Paper Plane, made with Courvoisier or Basil Hayden Bourbon, Aperol, Amara Nomino, and lemon juice.

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2024

Sure, most pastries pair beautifully with coffee, but why stop there? Whether you baked a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies, saved half a cinnamon roll from your work session at the coffee shop, or stopped by your local patisserie for a croissant to go, you deserve a nice glass of something for your trouble. Better yet, a simple pastry spread feels like a proper brunch when a thoughtful beverage pairing is (literally and figuratively) on the table.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Pernod Ricard and Coca-Cola Company have introduced a new pre-mixed ready-to-drink cocktail named Absolut Vodka & Sprite in the UK. This innovative collaboration combines premium vodka from Absolut with the crisp lemon-lime flavour of Sprite. The new blend is expected to offer consumers a convenient and refreshing beverage option. The 250ml cans having 5 percent ABV are set to roll out in wholesale and convenience stores, followed by their presence in grocery stores, in the spring.

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Bar-i

JANUARY 28, 2024

Bar inventory is one of the more tedious tasks your managers must perform. It’s slow and time consuming, but bars still take inventory because they realize that it can be quite valuable when performed correctly using state-of-the-art bar inventory software.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

A group of our Chilled 100 bartenders were treated to an elevated dinner experience at beautiful Vincenzo’s Restaurant in Louisville, Ky. The event was sponsored by Traverse City Whiskey Co. and led by co-owner Jared Lapp. As well as being able to taste a selection of whiskeys, we enjoyed a flight of cocktails featuring some of Traverse City Whiskey Co. spirits, created by mixologist Crystal Jahn and crafted to pair with each of our courses throughout the evening.

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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

Though the days of backyard barbecues and impromptu beach trips are far behind us (for now), there’s still plenty of cold-weather fun to look forward to. When hosting, choosing which cocktail to serve is integral to throwing a soirée guests won’t soon forget. To keep things simple, opt for a tried-and-true classic cocktail. Timeless and straightforward pours like the Campari Negroni or the fashionable and rich SKYY Espresso Martini are excellent crowd-pleasers.

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Spiritz

JANUARY 29, 2024

Even as trends in the alcoholic beverages industry change and a new generation of consumers gears up to experiment with a myriad range of drinks, the one thing that emerges strongly is that there has been a gradual shift towards premium brands in India’s alco-beverages industry. There are many reasons supporting this transition but primarily it is the younger consumers’ propensity for spending more on quality than just quantity.

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Drinks International

JANUARY 28, 2024

Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery has secured a new funding package with specialist wine and spirits fintech Ferovinum, to support its domestic and international growth plans in 2024 and beyond.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2024

ELEVATE bartenders spent a morning at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Bardstown, KY, the bourbon capital of the world. The company was founded in 2014, and today, its state-of-the-art facility sits on a 100-acre property and produces more than 50 different mashbills. It is the first Napa Valley-style destination on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, combining distilling, culinary, and beverage for a modern bourbon experience.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Heaven Hill Distillery has announced the latest release in its Heritage Collection: an 18 year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Released each Spring, the Heritage Collection focuses on the distillery’s traditional mash bills and oldest inventory. Previous national releases have included a 17 year-old Kentucky bourbon (2022) and a 20 year-old corn whiskey (2023).

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cupcake Vineyards and Netflix have announced the launch of Cupcake Vineyards “Love Is Wine” Chardonnay ahead of the Season Six premiere of hit reality dating series, Love Is Blind, on February 14th. Available in stores and online starting February 1st, the limited-edition bottles are inspired by the unmistakable golden goblets featured on the show.

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