VinePair

JULY 28, 2024

In the United States, there’s no liquor trendier than tequila. But despite the tequila category reporting several years of consistent double-digit growth, 2023’s sales figures indicate that things could be slowing down. DISCUS), tequila and mezcal sold 31.6 Find out more about the world’s 10 most popular tequila brands below.

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Good Spirits News

JANUARY 31, 2024

It is an artisanal, small-batch, additive-free Tequila Blanco. The preferred tequila-making process involves patiently waiting a minimum of 5 to 7 years for the agave to achieve ideal ripeness. a non-profit organization committed to cultivating gender equality in the tequila industry. Cultivando Lazos A.C.

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

The move was in response to what the company describes as “overwhelming consumer demand” for increased transparency in the labeling of not just tequila , but various other spirits. The AFA was initially founded in 2020 by tequila transparency advocacy site Tequila Matchmaker.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In case you haven’t heard, tequila is hot right now — so hot that it’s on track to overtake vodka in on-premise popularity. From budget-friendly picks to splurges for those special to you, this is the ultimate list for the best tequilas to gift this holiday season. Look no further than Destileria Santanera’s Tahona Blanco.

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Good Spirits News

APRIL 11, 2024

Co-founded in 2016 and launched in 2020 by Mexican PGA golfer Abraham Ancer and Mexican entrepreneur Aron Marquez, Flecha Azul Tequila was authentically crafted to taste like home. GSN Rating: A- For more information go to: Flecha Azul Tequila #FlechaAzulTequila The body is medium, with a long finish ending on a woody note.

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Taste Tequila

JANUARY 10, 2020

Last year was a busy time in the tequila world, and we expect the frenzy to keep rolling into 2020 and beyond. The overall quality of tequila being produced took a hit because many producers had to rely on underaged agave. The crisis has been bad for the industry for more than just the bottom line.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2020, generational family member Ronald Dodge, Executive Vice Chair, handed the reins of the company to industry veteran David Ballew, who was subsequently named President and CEO in 2022. For example, Batanga Tequila is a 100% agave tequila that highlights the agave and enhances a margarita rather than getting overpowered.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Founded by longtime friends Avi Singh and Rishi Rajpal in 2020, Sama Street accomplishes the rare feat of compiling a list of cocktails that are both delightfully unique and solid bangers. As an added bonus, several of the cocktails can be made spirit-free, which is helpful when I want to try everything on the menu.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

In 2020 La Fuerza also opened Roma del Abasto, a historic Buenos Aires bar serving pizza and empanadas, and last year opened an extension of their eponymous bar in Mendoza. 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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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

Rotating doughnut flavors are available each Friday and Saturday, with offerings like the Mango Margarita with a tequila-mango glaze, and the Maple Bourbon Pecan. In addition to their signature Old Fashioned, the bar, bottle shop, and part-time bakery crafts cocktails like the Notorious F.I.G. Crooked Tooth Brewing Co.

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Spiritz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In a certain way, the coronavirus-triggered pandemic in 2020 opened up a new route for the Delhibased Rakshay Dhariwal when he discovered the potential of Indiangrown wild Agave Americana and ventured into crafting Maya Pistola Agavepura (pronounced ‘pureah’), Asia’s first premium aged 100 percent agave spirit.

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Taste Tequila

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been one hell of a year, but if you’re a tequila lover there has been some sweet relief: a handful of delicious new products to restore your faith in the world. Both types of American Oak barrels aged for 6 months, while the tequila sat for 10 months in French Oak.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

At NYC’s beloved Dante (#1 Best Bar in North America, 2019 & 2020) , Beverage Training Director Renato Tonnelli, who was recently crowned 2023 US World Class Bartender of the Year, has reimagined the 90’s classic Appletini, highlighting the seasonal flavor to create a crisp, herbaceous and elegant drink.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Ritual brand’s award-winning portfolio contains alternatives to whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and aperitif, which can all be substituted one-to-one with traditional spirits to create non-alc versions of well-known recipes, enabling the brand to participate credibly in top cocktail serves and occasions.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In addition to intense competition from tequila, domestic whiskey and the ready-to-drink (RTD) segments, brandy and Cognac had to contend with economic pressures, as inflation put a crimp in some discretionary spending. Volume consumption for the brandy and Cognac category declined 10.2% in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 23, 2023

When we first tasted Casa Dragones over a decade ago, we were blown away by what was, at that time, a very unique joven expression, made in the lowlands on column stills from both aged and unaged tequilas by the first, and then only, female Maestro Taquilera, Bertha Gonzalez Nieves. Thoughts on each follow. 80 proof.

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Taste Tequila

JANUARY 9, 2021

In 2020 we launched our Tequila Matchmaker Additive-Free program for brands and distilleries that want to be super transparent about their production processes and their non-use of additives. It is an opt-in program, which needs to be renewed each year. You can read more about our methods and program goals, here.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The acquisition stands to make Cognac the fourth major leg of Campari Group, according to the company, along with aperitifs, bourbon and tequila. Courvoisier, along with Henessy, Martell and Rémy Martin, is one of the “big four” Cognac houses. The post Campari Buying Courvoisier appeared first on Cheers.

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Taste Tequila

JULY 1, 2022

Suave releases rare 5-year XA and blanco blends Among the five official categories of tequila, the “Joven or Oro” expression (as it is labeled in tequila regulations) is probably the most maligned. Single Barrel Joven (45G and 42S) from Suave Tequila But “young” and “gold” tequilas don’t have to signify a bad tequila experience.

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Cheers

APRIL 30, 2025

The drink combines Espolon reposado tequila, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, mango puree, fresh lime, agave, and a Tajin spice rim. Walk-Ons, which had scored a strategic investment from private equity firm 10 Point Capital in 2020, promoted chief financial officer Chris Porcelli to CEO this past September.

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Taste Tequila

MARCH 23, 2021

Fans of the aged tequilas, take note. You could be facing a shortage of your favorite sippers, higher prices, or both, as several sources report that they have no more añejo tequila to sell into the marketplace. This means that tequila producers have faced a dilemma for some time. Right now, it’s difficult to find.”

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2024

In its standard form, the tequila – triple sec-lime juice concoction is the third most popular cocktail in the world , and the most ordered in the United States. The easy-to-make cocktail calls for just tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, though its simplicity should not be underestimated. ounces of fresh lime juice.

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Taste Tequila

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2020 we launched our Tequila Matchmaker Additive-Free program for brands and distilleries that want to be super transparent about their production processes and their non-use of additives. It is an opt-in program, which needs to be renewed each year. You can read more about our methods and program goals, here.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

So, we got to work tracking down every line we could find, from Vida Tequila to Loverboy. The watery palate wasn’t any better: The drink burst with an unattractive, artificial lime flavor that prevented our taste buds from picking up any tequila notes. tequila boom. tequila boom.

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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My rebellious side has embraced a love for Monday since 2020. This is the shot you won’t regret in the morning. Gin Monday Gin I have tried so many gin alternatives… I hated gin as a drinker, but as a sober mom, a quality G&T tastes like cheating in the best way possible. Monday Gin tastes like gin.

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Taste Tequila

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Over the last year or so there have been some excellent blanco tequilas released into the market, so we thought it was high time to put together a blind tasting event to see how these newer products would measure against some popular contenders. And is it true that women prefer a different style of tequila than men?

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Taste Tequila

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since we live in the Mexican state of Jalisco, have tequila industry friends, and an endless curiosity about tequila production, we thought we’d try to make our own tiny batch of tequila, or “agave spirit”, by hand. We’ve been through enough distilleries to know that tequila making isn’t easy. Grover selected a 50.7

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The hospitality industry added 588,000 jobs in 2023, but it still requires an additional 86,000 jobs to reach the seasonally adjusted employment level recorded in February 2020. billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9% billion Tequila/Mezcal up 7.9%

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Bar Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

The premium, small-batch tequila brand founded by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson extends it’s ‘Share the Mana’ ethos after staggering success in the US. Teremana® Tequila, the premium small-batch tequila founded by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and co-owned by Mast-Jägermeister SE, is set to launch in the UK this year.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Since 2020, there has been a palpable shift in how service plays into the overall dining-out experience. From stocking stuffers to gift sets, bar tools, and show stoppers, give the gift of premium California wine this holiday season. Head to theprisonerwinecompany.com to shop now, and order by Dec. 14 to receive in time for the holidays.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Today, the brand’s portfolio contains alternatives to whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and aperitif, which can all be substituted one-to-one with traditional spirits to create non-alc versions of well-known recipes. In fiscal year 2020, Diageo acquired a minority stake in Ritual through Distill Ventures.

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Taste Tequila

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2020 we launched what is now called the “Additive-Free Alliance” for brands and distilleries that want to be super transparent about their production processes and their non-use of additives. It is an opt-in program, which needs to be renewed each year. You can read more about our methods and program goals, here.

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Spiritz

MAY 9, 2024

Luxury tequila brand Komos has announced its debut in the Indian market, marking a significant milestone for connoisseurs of fine spirits across the country with its key markets being Delhi, Haryana, Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore and a few others.

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VinePair

JULY 19, 2024

According to BevNet , the number of hard tea brands on the market has nearly doubled in just three years, swelling from 80 in 2020 to approximately 150 in 2023. Narragansett Hard Tea While Narragansett is undoubtedly most popular for its cult-favorite lager, the Rhode Island-founded beer company launched a hard tea in June 2020.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

For the latest Garden Beer, his 12th, he created a Belgian-style white ale seasoned with toasted sesame, cucumber, and a lemon thyme extraction made by macerating the leaves in añejo tequila. “I I love secondary and tertiary flavors when it comes to bringing the garden into the beer,” he says. “I

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 29, 2024

SRP $89.99) SAGAMORE SPIRIT MANHATTAN FINISH RYE WHISKEY Following a 2020 Distiller’s Select release, Sagamore Spirit has announced the return of their Manhattan Finish Rye. SRP $79.99) WHITE CLAW TEQUILA SMASH LIME PRICKLY PEAR White Claw Tequila Smash features a blend of tequila, seltzer, real fruit juice, and blue agave nectar.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Shorter smuggling routes from Mexico and the Caribbean put more tequila and rum into American’s hands during its decade of Prohibition, and Americans’ preference for those spirits (as well as whiskey) persisted after repeal. Whereas spirits like tequila and mezcal flow fairly easily and inexpensively by truck across the southern U.S.

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