Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila The Dove Ingredients 2 oz. Add tequila, lime juice, and salt to the glass. Shake with a Boston shaker and strain into a white wine glass. Liqueur , Tequila Chateau Breakfast Ingredients 1 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Dave O’Brien’s wine-focused vermouth has its origin story in a great vacation. “On Among the many aspects of Basque culture that O’Brien enjoyed was Txakoli , the dry, white wine made from the Hondarrabi Zuri grape. (A A rosé version from a related grape is more prominent on the export market than it is in the wine’s home region.)

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Chilled Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Being raised in a family that valued food and wine, Clarke Anderson’s interest in food science and culinary arts was sparked early on. Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee Liqueur , Mezcal , Tequila Viva Maria by Le Loup Nashville Ingredients 6 JD* chili tincture 2 JD Peychauds Bitters.25 minted honey syrup ¾ oz. lime juice ¾ oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 7, 2025

With its dreamy, floral aroma, lavender plays well with everything, from gin and vodka to tequila and whiskey. Gin , Sparkling Wine Lavender 75 Ingredients oz. This fragrant bloom has been keeping things fresh behind the bar, adding a pop of botanical flair to drinks that feel both timeless and totally on-trend. Monin Ube Syrup oz.

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Chilled Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

It features a blend of alluring botanicals like bitter orange and gentian, complemented by a dose of something unexpected – Marsala wine, added during this aperitif’s aging process. Its warmth and vitality play well with a reposado tequila to create something so sippable, transporting your mom to a terrazza overlooking the Tuscan hills.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Tequila Berry Proud Margarita Ingredients 1 1/2 part Tequila 1/2 part Chambord 1/2 part Strawberry Puree 1 part Lime Juice Preparation Shake and strain over ice into Rocks Glass. Liqueur , Sparkling Wine , Tequila The Out and Proud Paloma Ingredients 1.5 Blanco Tequila.5 Blanco Tequila.5 Lime juice 1 oz.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

As tequila inches in on vodka’s title of best-selling spirit in the U.S., Add into that mix the spirit’s range of traditional styles — from earthy and spiced blancos to subtly aged reposados, and luxurious añejos — as well as its starring role in cocktails, and tequila’s hot streak should come as no surprise.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

From its Italian origins in the 19th century—when supposedly the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would purportedly dilute the wines of the Veneto region with a splash (or spritz in German) of soda water—to the modern ubiquity of the Aperol Spritz, the loosely defined cocktail has proved its staying power.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Who: Ashleigh McFadden What: Sommelier Where: Nadair restaurant in Atlanta Age: 37 First Industry Job: Server at a steakhouse in Lithonia, GA Favorite Drink: Traditional-method sparkling wine Sommelier Ashleigh McFadden has elevated Ndairs reputation by aligning the Atlanta restaurants wine program with its sustainability mission.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 24, 2024

Alma Miel is a blend of blanco tequila distilled with oven-roasted agave honey plus añejo tequila that has been aged for at least 14 months and finished in Crémant du Limoux (sparkling) wine casks from the Limoux region of France. Officially billed as a Tequila Joven, let’s tuck into this out-there offering.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Agave for All seminar, brought to ELEVATE by Proximo Spirits and Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, included an intro to tequila, including its origins from the agave plant and how it influences the industry today. Tequila had officially arrived. and around the world.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

From mulled wines and ciders to toddies of all kinds, we’ve lined up some of our favorites. Hot Oaxacan Penicillin For an even more warming version of the modern classic, stir up this take that switches out the scotch with tequila and mezcal and turns up the heat. Matcha Mint Hot Chocolate Mindy Segal’s next-level recipe.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

This one’s a super easy and refreshing summer sip featuring the world’s first coffee-aged tequila. Photo by Quintaliza Tequila Tequila New Throwback by Alli Torres of Quintaliza Tequila Ingredients 1.5 Quintaliza Reposado Tequila 1 oz. Garnish with a lemon twist. Strain into glass over a large cube of ice.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

Additional Notes * Recommended: Fever-Tree Ginger Beer Rum , Tequila Charro-Cereza by Bartender Saeed “Hawk” House Ingredients.5 Blanco Tequila.25 Rum , Sparkling Wine Bubly Blitz by Bartender Tiffanie Barriere Ingredients 2 oz. Black Girl Magic Sparkling Brut Preparation Build in a wine glass on ice. Garnish with lime.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 23, 2024

Codigo 1530 is back with another tequila release, and it’s what you’d expect: A cristalino, albeit one made from a reposado base, not an anejo. As as refresher, the reposado is aged in cabernet sauvignon wine barrels made from French white oak. B+ / $100 / codigo1530.com

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

Exhibit A: Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine from Italy (actually, two aperitif wines—a bianco and a rosa). The wines are refreshing and bright with ice and a splash of soda, and distinctively useful tools in cocktails. And the mild baking spices, bitter ginger, and floral notes mix beautifully with tequila and gin.”

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Cheers

JULY 1, 2024

In our era of celebrity alcohol brands , Kevin Hart and 11th-generation tequila producer Juan Domingo Beckmann have expanded the portfolio of their Gran Coramino Reposado tequila. It’s then blended with extra añejo tequila matured in brandy barrels. This is the brand’s third expression. and Mexico, the company says.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 21, 2024

So this is the tequila with the wacky bottles. Those tall ceramic tequila bottles are gimmicks full of workmanlike product, and Obsidiana’s seem over the top. Jean-Charles Boisset is one of the brains behind this tequila, along with Jorge and Roberto Bechmann Gonzalez and Master Tequilero Francisco Quijano. Let’s go.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

The 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges are: Lance Bowman Chicago, Illinois Expertise: Agave spirits, whiskey, rum, amari, CRT certified in tequila, curated backbar of over 100 agave spirits. John Prepolec Detroit, Michigan Expertise: Bourbon, Japanese whiskey, and tequila. Winner of several prestigious competitions. Sarah Karl St.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Liqueur , Red Wine , Vodka Banfi Rosa Regale Vampire’s Delight Ingredients 1 oz. Sparkling Wine , Whiskey Bloody Party Punch Ingredients 4 oz. Sparkling Wine , Whiskey Bloody Party Punch Ingredients 4 oz. Gin , Sparkling Wine Witching Hour Martini Ingredients 1 oz. Top with chilled sparkling wine. Top with 2 oz.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We’ve covered the gamut of Gran Centenario Tequila releases over the years — dating back to 2008 – and today we continue to fill out our coverage. Gran Centenario Plata Tequila (2024) – Mellowed for 28 days in oak barrels before bottling. No real changes from prior tasting notes. Peppery and laced with spice.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 26, 2024

Let’s give tequila newcomer Cambio some credit for mixing things up in the tequila world. While these are both 100% Highlands blue agave, additive free tequilas, they are unusual in that they are fermented at low temperatures in tanks lined with American white oak and Mexican pine, then distilled over a long, two-week period.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. This other trendy category exploded in popularity years before tequila’s rapid rise. After the combined tequila and mezcal category grew 17% in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Tequila sales are up 20%. One possible answer: Look at whiskey.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Tequila Ocho doesn’t have a celebrity tie-in. The brand spends its energy organically highlighting the land surrounding the facility in the Jalisco highlands — an approach to agave that separates the 16-year-old distillery from the rest of the tequila crowd. It’s a very unusual tequila. It’s really created as a passion project.”

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Good Spirits News

APRIL 18, 2024

Craun, a classically trained artist, philanthropist and co-founder of the cult wine powerhouse Memento Mori, is now focused on bridging the two worlds of fine wine and tequila. Known as the Tequilana Weber, the Blue Weber is smaller than its highland cousins.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Forget the roses and chocolates; this Valentine’s Day, Ghost Tequila is on a mission to turn ‘ghosting’ into a bold and spicy celebration of modern relationships. We’re turning the tables on love’s disappearing act and making it as hot as our tequila,” says Maya Rubalcaba, Ghost Tequila’s Marketing Director.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Espanita Double Barrel Añejo Tequila Rich, elegantly executed, and decadently delicious double-barrel aged Añejo tequila that charms with tantalizing, aromatic Bourbon notes while expressing its grassy, fruit-driven Agave foundation. Today we’re highlighting just some of the (many) bottles we’ll be gifting this season.

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Cheers

JANUARY 22, 2024

Tequila Don Julio has introduced Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel, an expression inspired by the agave honey at the heart of 100% Blue Weber Agave. “With the launch of Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel, we hope to inspire tequila lovers who are exploring new innovations as we pay tribute to the spirit of Mexico through the agave plant.”

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 19, 2024

In 2022, Maestro Dobel dropped a rare extra anejo tequila dubbed Dobel 50 1967 , named in honor of its founder’s birth year. Maestro Dobel 50 1968 Tequila – Initial aging in bourbon barrels, finished in Armagnac casks. We got samples of each of these prized offerings for review, so let’s dive in. Each is 80 proof.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2024

Lately, I’ve been making spritzes with Le Moné aperitif wine from New York’s Finger Lakes region. For a punchier spritz, you could also add a shot of vodka, gin, or tequila blanco. In the throes of a stubborn heat wave, one of the only things I want in my glass is an ice-cold, low-ABV spritz. It’s a versatile cocktail ingredient, too.

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2024

Allegedly, an increasing number of large American wineries are purchasing international bulk wines to blend into their bottles in order to bolster their bottom line. For the purists, this undoubtedly ruffles a few feathers, but does the average consumer really care as long as the wine itself still tastes good?

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

The Evolution of the Espresso Martini with El Cristiano Tequila In Celebration of the special holiday, please see the El Cristiano XR Espresso Martini featured – “the world’s most delicious tequila” in what can often be called “the world’s most delicious martini.” Tequila Espresso Martini XR Ingredients 2 oz.

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Good Spirits News

JUNE 24, 2024

Gran Centenario Tequila recently announced the U.S. launch of its limited-quantity, small batch tequila: Gran Centenario Gallardo. The spirit honors its founder, the first-ever Tequila Master Distiller and one of the founding fathers of tequila, Don Lázaro Gallardo. Now available in the U.S.,

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

And aside from a trim list of wine, beer, and classic cocktails, Bar Americano doubles down on drinkers’ rediscovered interest in vermouth , with a selection running more than 50 deep from Spain, France, and Italy. Lise & Vito If your query is where to find natural wine in Greenpoint, the answer is … well, virtually anywhere.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

Tequila is a liquid goldmine for the curious drinker, and every month seemingly delivers a cavalcade of new options to try at bars and liquor stores. It can be tough to keep up with this steady barrage of new tequilas to try. You may also run into a reposado from a decades-old brand that finally landed American distribution.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

Tequila Komos combines the highest craft of tequila-making, incorporating timeless winemaking techniques, to create an ultra-luxury tequila. Tequila Komos, like its namesake, has the potential to turn moments or event into a timeless expression of revelry. And now this very tequila is available in India.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

I make it all the time now when I’m in the air, since it’s low-ABV and only two ingredients: Coca-Cola and red wine,” she says. When you’re at 30,000 feet, grab a tequila on the rocks and a spare cup. The Wine List “Glasses of Champagne are a must on the plane,” says Xavier Thuizat. Her current favorite?

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