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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

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During the past year, the Cognac category has stabilized and returned to pre-pandemic consumption levels before the spikes of 2020 and 2021, says Jennifer Pisciotta, global vice president of marketing at DUss. DUss Cognac has been accelerating on-premise efforts with cocktails such as the D’Uss Spicy Sidecar.

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It’s Everywhere, It’s So Julia — Midori Is Brat

VinePair

According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Japanese whisky was the fastest-growing luxury spirit from 2015 to 2020, with volume sales increasing 42 percent in that period. As craft cocktails push the boundaries of what bars can do, bartenders have been able to use Midori in unprecedented ways.

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Is Craft Vodka Ready for Its Moment?

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And while consumer interest in whiskey and tequila has eclipsed much of its activity, that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting things happening in craft vodka or distillers who see opportunity in the clear spirit. Ticking All the Craft Boxes Part of craft vodka’s current dynamism comes thanks to a change in the law.

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The Chartreuse Shortage: Finding The Perfect Chartreuse Substitute

A Bar Above

Copyright A Bar Above, generated with AI This herbal liqueur brings an earthy note to cocktails that isn’t easily replicated, and it comes in two versions, detailed below– one with a light olive color (Green) and one with a bright yellow hue (Yellow). More on that in a minute.)

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Tales Of The Cocktail Foundation Announces 2025 Tales Catalyst Honorees

Tales of the Cocktail

Christina is also a Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) educator for spirits and wine, and has contributed to initiatives such as the Awamori Jinbner program in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and served as the Director of Programming for Toronto Cocktail Week in 2019 and 2020. 2025 U.S.