VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

Spirits Awards 2024 Best Vodka: Rocket Vodka Founder Dariusz Paczuski created Rocket Vodka in homage to his father, a hobbyist distiller who created brandy using a makeshift still and apples from his backyard in Drammen, Norway. Best in Show Winners — L.A. rum industry.

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Bottling Rum Bitters Vodka 105

VinePair

JANUARY 9, 2024

The drink is then finished with the more prosaic store-bought Fords Gin and Campari. Credit: Baba Au Rum Barro Negro was founded by George Kavaklis and Stelios Papadopoulos in 2019, and is, somewhat astoundingly, Athens’ first dedicated agave bar. These they serve alone and mixed into cocktails.

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Cocktail Culture Craft Cocktails Rum Bar 106

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

Having grown up around spirits, she carries on her family’s legacy with the distillation of high-quality bourbons, gins, and vodka. The real star of the show, however, is the finishing period in Armagnac Brandy barrels. Firnstahl-Claridge’s father was the owner of Jake O’Shaughnessy’s, a famous saloon in Seattle.

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Whiskey Bottling Brandy Liquor 116

Barina Craft

JULY 17, 2023

Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland now rounds out the ten venues and was the site of the 2019 British Open after last hosting in 1951. Annes, Royal Saint George’s in Sandwich, Royal Liverpool in Hoylake and Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. Add all the ingredients to an ice filled cocktail shaker.

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Club Liqueur Brandy Simple Syrup 52

Barina Craft

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So much so that in 2019 the Porn Star Martini became the number one selling cocktail in Great Britain with a 15.3 Ben:  I mean, that’s one thing that I kind of get quite annoyed at in the market that I’m in specifically, which is gin mills, which was something that I wanted to talk to you about. Ben:  Okay, nice.

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Vodka Mixologist Mixology Bar 52

Chilled Magazine

MARCH 11, 2025

Source: Internal Flex Data YTD through 9/30/24 About High Noon High Noon was introduced in 2019, giving fans a more premium hard seltzer made with real spirits and encouraging them to live like the sun’s always out. The High Noon Beach Pack ($25.99) and High Noon Day Pack ($19.99) are available now nationwide.

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Vodka Brandy Tequila Gin 225

Spiritz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

tells Shalini Kumar, brandy is a remarkable spirit with depth and nuance, and yet it often doesn’t get the attention or appreciation that reflects its true potential. And so was born the Monarch Legacy Edition, which is slated to be a game-changer in the brandy segment.

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Brandy Gin Liquor Rum 98

Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

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. Gin – Renais Reserve Familiale Gin ($50) – I had to go all the way to London to get this stellar gin, but you can pick it up stateside now.

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Alcohol Vodka Gin Rum 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Agave spirits, in their myriad guises, enjoy similar billing, as well as eye-opening gins, vodkas with distinctive character, and a healthy showing of sugar- and grape-based distillates. Expect to encounter all facets of American whiskey represented, as well as stellar offerings from Scotland and Japan. 1 spot, but not this year.

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Tequila Rum Gin Vodka 122