VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

The nation consumes more vodka than any other country on the planet. And up until July 2011, the Russian government legally categorized any beverage under 10 percent ABV as a foodstuff among the likes of eggs, soda, bread, and other standard grocery store goods. and put restrictions on the advertisement of alcoholic beverages.

Beer

VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

The cocktail renaissance hadn’t happened yet, so the back bar was polluted with the usual suspects of flavored vodkas like Stoli Vanilla and Absolut Kurant along with dusty bottles of Galliano and Tuaca that probably hadn’t been opened in years. It’s very hard to make two bars that are less than a thousand square feet apiece in Shawnee, Kan.,

Bartending

VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

Just look at the sheer number of alcohol brands launched in the past decade by Bravolebrities (Bravo celebrities, if you’re new here). While the lineup — which sold to Beam Suntory in 2011 — has since expanded to include several other cocktails, wines, vodka, and even salad dressings, we stuck to the OG Marg.

Tequila

VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Capturing a Moment Even though “Hey Bartender” came out in 2013, the documentary provides a snapshot of the American craft cocktail movement as it was in 2011. Remember, we sell fun, but we also handle alcohol.” The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.) bar owner seeking to survive the shifting tides of the business.

Craft Cocktails

Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Forget milk and cookies, what Santa needs this year is a shot of good, hard alcohol to help get him through whatever 2025 has in store for us. For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides.

Alcohol

VinePair

MARCH 6, 2025

Despite being less than three years old, Surfside has established itself as a force to be reckoned with within the beverage alcohol industry. Now, fans of Surfside can enjoy the brands lineup of vodka-spiked teas and lemonades in all 50. Thats when the idea of starting a vodka company came up.

Vodka

VinePair

APRIL 2, 2025

market in 1997, Monster Energy followed up in 2002, and then several companies upped the caffeinated chaos by making canned beverages containing both alcohol and caffeine. B to the E, was Anheuser-Buschs feeble attempt at cutting in on the market share of Vodka Red Bull in the nightclub space. Red Bull hit the U.S.

Alcohol