Drinkhacker

JULY 18, 2024

Those esters warm up the palate with plenty of fruit: tart apples, orange peel, and grapefruit, along with some rhubarb bitterness. It’s the first Coffey still release from Mount Gay since 2019, when its 100% copper column still was recommissioned. 5004 bottles produced.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But selecting one standout bottle from every subcategory of the spirit early each year offers a unique snapshot into what wowed us over the last 12 months. As part of this work, VinePairs tasting and editorial staff samples thousands of bottles every year. This helps us keep a finger on the pulse of whats new and exciting.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We carry Old Duff Genever, and it’s a fun bottle to grab if you want to turn some classic gin cocktails on their heads.” The addition of plum wine adds depth and richness, while cherry bitters provide a delightful finishing touch,” Ansaldi says. He’s also a fan of genever, “the super-malty, Holland-based precursor to gin.

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 11, 2025

Over the longer arc, from 2019 to 2024, booze costs are up 15%, still trailing the 23% consumer average. That means sourcing high-quality botanicals, balancing acidity and bitterness, and often blending a dozen-plus ingredients just to mimic the arc of a single cocktail. But maybe not for the reasons you think. overall inflation.

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

Many gravitated toward bitter, quinine extremes as a byproduct of tasting spirits so often. I definitely did some of that ‘Oh, the general public likes this simple s**t and we’re cool, so we want something harsh or more obscure,’” says longtime bartender Dave Murrin-von Ebers, who opened The Bartender’s Handshake in 2019.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

Matured in a combination of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso ex-Sherry casks sourced from Spain, The Glendronach 15 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV. Finish: Long and enveloping finish with dark manuka honey, herbal bitters and dark chocolate.” Where Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old Produced? How Much Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old?

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

A longtime bartender in Uruguay’s capital city of Montevideo, Aniano worked with winemaker Juan Andrés Marichal and business partner Salvador Banchero to develop Vermut Flores in 2019. Where my labels now say ‘Lightning in a Bottle,’ it used to say ‘100 percent Hondarrabi Zuri.’ The culture around vermouth is lovely.

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

This bottle is 78 percent Merlot with a sprinkle of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and offers great aging potential without a galactic price tag. This is a great weeknight bottle of Bordeaux. This bottle has a welcoming nose that’s expressive yet subtle with present notes of blueberries, October leaves, and a hint of cherries.

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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. Price: $40 / 4-pack 20 oz bottles De Soi Co-founded by Katy Perry in 2022, De Soi is a range of NA sparkling apéritifs available in four flavors. Agrestis Brooklyn-based St.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 10, 2024

Periodically we visit the wines of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley , and up and coming region that celebrates its finest bottlings each year in the form of the Shenandoah Valley Cup. A- / $27 2019 Jump Mountain Vineyard Borderland Red Blend – A much different blend of 50% tannat, 25% cabernet sauvignon, and 25% cabernet franc.

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Wine Bitters Bottling 89

The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 24, 2024

Milam & Greene Cardinal Single Barrel Credit: Milam & Greene Texas-based Milam & Greene Whiskey has unveiled the third bottling in the 2024 Wildlife Collection , which pays homage to the birds of Texas. The whiskey was bottled from cask #506 at 64.9% ABV, yielding 130 bottles. Bottled from single cask no.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 6, 2025

Through deepening relationships within the bourbon world, Brauner eventually took flight on a new journey, launching Buzzards Roost whiskey in 2019. Bottled at 100 proof and priced accessibly at $45, Buzzards Roost Signature Double Oak Bourbon is poised to become a go-to bottle for bourbon fans seeking depth without breaking the bank.

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VinePair

MARCH 14, 2024

As with any list primed to spark debate, we should outline some ground rules: The rye must be a specific bottling OR bottled within an identifiable range of years. It must be a rye whiskey under the definition during the period in which it was bottled. Bottled at 117.3 All spirits must be American rye whiskeys.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

There are so many different bottles of gin on liquor store shelves these days, and most are flavored with a wide range of botanicals. To that end, in 2019 the team built a new distillery that is powered by sustainability, both literally and as an ethos.

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

We received one bottle of everything that year: Lot B 12-year, 14-year Rye, plus the big dogs, Pappy 15, 20, and 23. The p **g contest of who can have the most bottles or the craziest allocation isn’t alluring. And once the bottles are in-house, how does one turn them into drinks that allow their contents to shine?

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 4, 2025

Only 410 bottles of this unique expression exist, bottled at 54% ABV and priced at £58. The cask was filled in 2019 and recently discovered by Lochlea’s new Master Blender Jill Boyd. I can’t wait to grab a bottle when it launches!” The finish includes sherbet candy, bitter orange peel and sea salt notes.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

All three Arizona-grown grains — corn, rye, and barley — are malted before distillation, and the resulting distillate is aged five years before being bottled at 100 proof. After aging, the bourbon is bottled at cask strength. The 2024 release is aged seven years and bottled at 64.2 percent ABV. But we’re picking an oddball here.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

So whether you’re a diehard Syrah drinker or looking to dive deep into its broad world of expressions, it’s time to seek out these bottles that represent a new era for the variety. A slight bitter note on the finish adds to the complexity. This bottle right here defines this grape in this place. Especially here in the U.S.,

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Wine Bottling Bitters 111

VinePair

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Each bottle of the brand’s Maraschino liqueur has a crest of a dove on it, which is meant to reflect the humble beginnings of the company. Recently, the brand has launched a variety of new liqueurs including the Luxardo Bitter Bianco in 2019 and the Luxardo Espresso Liqueur in 2022, just in time for the Espresso Martini craze.

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2024

By 2016, Americans drank more bottled water than soda, hydrating with Poland Spring and flavored waters like Vitaminwater, Propel, and Hint Water. Kids in the 2010s, who are now coming of legal drinking age, grew up with flavored waters as the norm. The latest trend might not be bubbling up.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 6, 2024

This week on WhiskyFun Legends, we take a detailed look into the Dalmore 50 Year Old Crystal Decanter, an extremely rare bottling that only a lucky few will see in their lifetimes. Subsequently, the whisky was bottled in 1978 at an impressive strength of 52% ABV. This bottle has remained elusive ever since.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

By 2019, the Midori Sour was hot once more — only these modern versions were unlike anything the latter half of the 20th century saw, shaken up with ingredients like citrus cordials, real fruit juice, and egg whites. .” Garnished with a fluorescent red cherry, the drink is the perfect storm of nostalgia. “We

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Having grown up in Australia and worked his way up from the bottom, he is now the proud owner of two Michelin stars, awarded in 2019 and 2022. Liath has a focus on five building blocks: bitter, sour, salt, umami, and sweet. Five bottles, each with its own unique world cask sourcing for a finishing project. If I could, I would.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This Glen Scotia whisky was distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1999, the same year that Glen Scotia reopened under Loch Lomond Distillers following two periods of closure in the 1980s and 90s. There were two versions of this bottling release: one bottled in 1996 and one bottled in 1999.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Large-format bottles typically keep wines fresher for longer, and James knew the program would scream “better than everything.” takes this approach: “It’s really freaking hard,” James admits, noting how she has to go directly to growers and ask for special bottlings ahead of time, adding another leg of work to the already complex system.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

The distillery’s 2019 release, L’Aperitivo Nonino BotanicalDrink, highlights the prowess of Nonino’s third-generation female distiller, Silvia Milocco Nonino. She set the tone for every bottle to be a force of nature, with three generations of Nonino women now running the show. So, what is the magic behind Silvia’s original infusion?

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Eduard Viader grabs a bottle from a riddling rack, pulls off the metal brace that secured the cork, and with his index finger covering the closure to keep it from flying off, uses his clawlike wrench to ease the cork out of the bottle. He spins the bottle to tamp down the fizz and turns it upright. The moment was forced upon it.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

They used to have a bunch of ABVs and different variations in small little bottles, he recalls. house Peychauds bitters, and garnished with a lemon, the Little Sparrow was just one of many St-Germain cocktails Miller developed. I remember just loving it. There was really nothing else like it around. in the East Village.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 3, 2024

This industrialized approach to ingredients was endemic to the era, which gave us cheap, tacky sour mix and other shelf-stable bottled mixers that helped turn the 1970s into a sort of Cocktail Dark Ages. When salt and water are fully integrated — no thick sludge at the bottom of the pan — bottle in an eye dropper.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2024

North Carolina based Blue Shark Vodka is rooted in family and sustainability with a mission to deliver the worlds smoothest vodka in a visually striking bottle while shining a light on blue shark conservation. The handcrafted bottle stands out for its award-winning design and handmade sharks that make them a collectors item.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

18 The Cocktail Cabinet: Whiskey Cards Pair this midcentury-style deck of 50 whiskey cocktail recipe cards by prolific cocktail author Kara Newman with a bottle of the good stuff for a gift any whiskey drinker would appreciate. Either bundle it with a favorite bottle of booze or the 7-ounce capacity flask.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 24, 2025

In a world of hyped whiskeys and soaring prices, Bottled-in-Bond bourbons remain a beacon for value-conscious drinkers. These bourbons follow strict legal requirements made at one distillery, in one season, aged at least four years, and bottled at exactly 100 proof offering an invaluable guarantee of authenticity and quality.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 4, 2025

The palate has a gentle bitterness that allows a significant minerality to develop, alongside a pinch of anise and cloves. I’m no expert on optimal cellaring times for white wine, but this bottle has legs for a few more years — though if it were in my cellar (and it is), I’d drink it right now.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Named #1 Best Bar in North America (2019, 2020) and Worlds Best Bar (2019) , Dante is celebrating the month with two special cocktails crafted just for the occasion. Dante (Greenwich Village, NYC) NYCs beloved cocktail bar and a favorite for romantics is bringing a little extra love to its award-winning menu this February.

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Dry Atlas

MARCH 4, 2025

Now, shes taking her expertise from the digital world to the physical one: Cherry Coffee Blast, a product collaboration with All The Bitter. In this interview, Laura shares insights into the inspiration behind this release, the role of bitters in the non-alcoholic space, and where she sees the future of the category heading.

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Dry Atlas

MARCH 4, 2025

Now, shes taking her expertise from the digital world to the physical one: Cherry Coffee Blast, a product collaboration with All The Bitter. In this interview, Laura shares insights into the inspiration behind this release, the role of bitters in the non-alc space, and where she sees the future of alcohol alternatives heading.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The video opens with men in paramilitary uniforms, their faces covered, striding through unlit gray caverns filled with endless pallets of bottles. At one point, the cameraman marvels at a sign that refers to the presence of 171 pallets of 500 bottles apiece. Thats more than a million bottles just there, he says.

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