Chilled Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

This experience sparked my interest in becoming a full-time bartender, so I worked my way up through the other two bars in the program and eventually became the head bartender at the Arnaud’s French 75 Bar in 2018.” Bestsellers like The Empress makes recurring appearances with subtle enhancements, fostering loyalty among repeat customers.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Amor built its reputation on stirred, bitter-oriented drinks, and this cocktail destination has 20 or more bottles of aperitif wines open at any one time. This relative newcomer (which debuted in 2018) has the added benefit that its owners make several styles of vermouth of the same name.

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Advanced Mixology

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The result is an equally sour and bitter elixir. 2018 Capensis Chardonnay This South African export has an ABV of 14% and is predominantly peachy with nutty undertones. Many wine collectors prefer to hold and keep the 2018 Capensis Chardonnay in the cellar, allowing it to age some more.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While you’re preparing for the big reveal, feel free to indulge in some of our previous top 10 whiskey lists: 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , and 2017. Check out our holiday shopping guide. You can also search multiple stores at wine-searcher to find the best prices on all these products and more. Agree, disagree? 104 proof.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 7, 2025

When Grain and Barrel Spirits launched Chicken C**k Whiskey in 2018, the branding drew plenty of amused chatter. Rich and inviting, the nose opens with orange marmalade, offering a balance of citrusy sweetness and subtle bitterness. The historical name will no doubt continue to be funny to many, but is the actual bourbon more serious?

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

That includes cocktails like the Dry Dock (aged rum, scotch, Campari, tamarind, and orange bitters), which can be enjoyed alongside dishes like the citrus-stuffed porchetta dubbed “Imperial Swine.” Regular live music performances round out the ambience.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Hana Makgeolli Since 2017, Alice Jun has been making both traditional and experimental makgeolli (Korean rice wine) and opened the Hana Makgeolli brewery, with business partner John Limb, in late 2018.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

But I took the leap, and I started living here full time here in 2018. And something like Le Grande Plage [Lillet, amaro, bitters, sparkling wine] is the spritz that I want to be drinking when it’s warm and beautiful out. I was driven by a need for a change and to get out of New York a bit. It really eases you into the season.

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Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Flure is one of the leading non-alcoholic spirits brands, offering a range of five products: Original, Spiced Cane, Raspberry, Smoked Agave and Bitter.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Top notes of mildly bitter baking chocolate and silky coconut cream give way to a midpalate of expressive oak notes – old fence posts, oiled teak, and sandalwood – before coalescing into dark caramel, sticky vanilla bean, and tart black cherry on an impressively long and soothing finish.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 28, 2024

On the palate, more of the same, but backed by a slightly bitter, petrol-laden edge. B+ / $200 Habitation Velier Hampden Estate HGML 2018 Single Cask #137 – 4 years old. Tarry, then nutty — then those heavy Madeira notes that cask #5 poured on so heavily. Ultimately quite similar to its predecessor. 116 proof.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

When we opened in December 2018, we had 15 gins available — now we carry over 80 varieties and growing!” The addition of plum wine adds depth and richness, while cherry bitters provide a delightful finishing touch,” Ansaldi says. George Terroir gin, a house-made poblano liqueur, cucumber bitters, topped with Fever Tree Light tonic.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tribute Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 If price point is what’s pulling you to Josh, you’ll be thrilled with Tribute Wine’s 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, which will run you just $14. With a hint of bitterness on the finish, this wine takes the drinker on a journey — and at just $35, it’s a journey worth taking. Januik’s 14.4

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Sip this one neat to enjoy its full potential, or mix it with some sweet vermouth and bitters for the Manhattan of a lifetime. Average price: $150 Rating: 96 See Review King of Kentucky Bourbon (2024) In 2018, Brown-Forman revived the King of Kentucky brand after it was discontinued 50 years prior.

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

More bitter, piney, aromatic, and crisp than its British counterpart, Liberty Ale was reputedly hopped solely with Cascade hops, a variety that Oregon State University’s USDA breeding program introduced in 1972 and would go on to become the flagship hop of the West Coast IPA substyle. Thus, we got both Deschutes’ Conflux Series No.

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2024

Then there’s Campari , the Italian bitter apéritif. Negroni recipes don’t say “one ounce Italian bitter,” they say “one ounce Campari.” Aperitivo to After-Meal While Gaspare Campari famously invented his namesake bitter in Novara, Italy, in 1860, it was his son, Davide, who created Cordial Campari.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

In 2018, The Glendronach 15 Year Old was revived once again, returning to the brand’s core range. Finish: Long and enveloping finish with dark manuka honey, herbal bitters and dark chocolate.” Palate: Honey-glazed apricot and ripe fig with a crescendo of black cherry, angelica and muscovado. How Much Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old?

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And the cantaloupe beautifully used all five taste elements: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. They paired the 2018 Cuvee Brut, a dry and lemony crip brut, with these small bites although the brut tended to overpower the delicate flavors of the food. The croquette was crispy, smokey and quite delicate.

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VinePair

JULY 9, 2024

Shane Mstroine, bartender/bar manager, Table 45 , Cleveland “I’m gonna go a little more niche with Fuentesca’s 2018 Huertas Las Antenas Blanco. Jonathan Stanyard, bartender and consultant, The Bitter Gringo Co. Here’s what they said. It allowed me to celebrate tequila on a higher level than before.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

Overall, we determined that the bitter profile of aperitifs lends itself best to an NA format, as it’s seemingly easier to mimic without alcohol. Agrestis first hit markets in 2018 with its boozy RTD Negroni. Within the core lineup, we most preferred the Cali Amaro, a bitter apéritif bursting with citrus peel and hibiscus.

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Old Liquors Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

Don’t add bitters to the barrel. As the rest of the flavors mellow, bitter will quickly run the show, and you’ll be left with what tastes like oaked bitters. If bitters are a necessary part of the finished cocktail, there’s no problem with adding them after the aging of the rest of the ingredients.

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Australian Bartender

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Renowned as one of the most prestigious competitions out there, each entrant will need to create their version of the iconic Queen’s Park Swizzle, traditionally made using Angostura rum, simple syrup, lime, mint and Angostura aromatic bitters. From NZ, Ray Letoa won the Global Finals in 2018.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In January, brewery president and cofounder Dave Thibodeau hit the slopes with a Ska snowboard that outlived its advertised beer: Moral Panic, a bone-dry brut IPA that debuted in 2018 and disappeared in late 2021. Who wants a bitter black IPA during summer? There’s no wonder they didn’t hold on as a long-term trend.”

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Cheers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Myers’s was acquired by the Sazerac Company in 2018. The finish has a strong oak presence and a lingering smoky character, accompanied by a slight bitterness. Each of these six new expressions were crafted by Sazerac master blender Drew Mayville, who has worked with all the products from Buffalo Trace Distillery. “In

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Just Drinks

JUNE 23, 2025

Richard Woodard June 23, 2025 Share Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Back in autumn 2018, I was enjoying a tour of Adnams’ Copper House Distillery in Southwold on the UK’s Suffolk coast, in the company of the wonderful John McCarthy, Adnams’ late engineer-turned-distiller. Sound familiar?

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VinePair

JULY 1, 2024

1860-1920: Bitter Liqueurs Enter the Market While the original “Spritzes” consisted of wine and soda water, the creation of bitter liqueurs changed everything. In 2018, Aperol had booths at a number of buzzy, social media–friendly events like New York City’s Jazz Age Lawn Party and Governors Ball. Surpass U.K.

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VinePair

JULY 2, 2025

By 2018, sales of the once-obscure liqueur had jumped 48 percent and the The New York Times declared the Aperol Spritz the “drink of the summer.” 1, fortify with a spirit if you’d like, maybe dash in some bitters, definitely some citrus soda or ginger ale, a splash of citrus juice, fruits and herbs of your choice — and a lot of ice.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The whisky is light and creamy, with notes of lemongrass and sugar on the nose, and pepper and citrus on the palette with a warm and bitter finish. The Glenrothes Halloween Edition 2019 BUY NOW: £95 ($125) In 2018 and 2019, The Glenrothes released two peated single malts for Halloween.

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Old Liquors Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

By no means, an exception to this rule is the Sazerac, the ultimate bitter cocktail classic, which was branded as the United States’ first official cocktail around the 1850s. Antoine Peychaud sold, among many other things, this bitter concoction, an apparent secret family recipe, mixed into a toddy with Sazerac de Forge et Fils Cognac.

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 15, 2024

CAMPARI CASK TALES BOURBON FINISH Campari Cask Tales is a limited edition collection featuring the brand’s iconic bitter liqueur finished in unique barrels from across the globe. SRP $115/375ml) SCALLYWAG THE CHOCOLATE EDITION #7 First released in 2018, The Chocolate Edition from Douglas Laing & Co.’s

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VinePair

JUNE 28, 2024

Made in collaboration with Stumptown, this interpretation lacks any artificial notes, instead offering velvety notes of bitter coffee and honey. This one boasts strong baking spice notes from its rum base, along with bright pineapple and lime juices and a welcome bitterness on the finish.

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VinePair

JULY 10, 2024

The device was inspired, Standaert says, by a 2018 book by Kevin Verstrepen, a professor of genetics and genomics at Leuven University. To “brew” a beer, users can simply push a button and get a standard recipe, or use sliders to adjust characteristics like bitterness and amount of alcohol.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Beer as Theater If the earliest online videos featuring drinkers attempting to split the G date from around 2021 and 2022, its origins are definitely a bit older, with the first entry for the term showing up on Urban Dictionary in May 2018. Also, newcomers should make sure they’re drinking beer, not just foam, when they first sample it.

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Just Drinks

JULY 2, 2025

AB InBev and Anadolu Efes established AB InBev Efes in 2018. Last month, authorities in Russia again declined Anadolu Efes’ proposal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) stake in their joint venture. The JV combines both their Russian and Ukrainian businesses.

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Australian Bartender

JUNE 3, 2024

And then, I think in 2018, Campari happened.” Initially taking on the Brand Ambassador job for WA/SA, once a spot came up for a VIC/TAS role they expanded the position especially for Baioni, making him synonymous with the bitter red stuff for a huge swathe of the country. “I It was a good ride! I had a great time with Campari.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 27, 2024

Then, in 2018, Edrington sold the distillery, which is now owned by luxury glassmakers, Lalique. Finish: unexpectedly long, with some grapefruits and more apple peelings coming to the front as well as a most pleasant grassy bitterness. In 2002, Edrington invested £2.2 Glenturret whisky had long been a contributor to the famous blend.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2023

All the sweetness is cut by a drier finish, leading to a well-balanced hoppy lager with the perfect amount of bitterness.” Hércules Brettpública 5% ABV “My first time having a beer from Hércules was back in 2018 and I have been a fan ever since. ” —Skip Schwartz, head brewer, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, Colo.

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