VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

Before 2020, Russians were allowed to keep bears and other large predatory animals as pets. The nation consumes more vodka than any other country on the planet. In addition to being largely covered by permafrost, there are a few facts that contribute to Russias hardened reputation.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 9, 2024

But apparently Spirit Water - the brewery and distillery in suburban Cary owned and operated by Tim Kovac , the creator of Not Your Father’s Root Beer — thinks it’s perfectly fine to promote a vodka called … Panty Dropper. Karl 1 Not to mention the Big Gretch beer released in Michigan in 2020 and 2021.

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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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Cheers

APRIL 30, 2025

It features Wheatley vodka, Owens Espresso Martini mix, Mr. Black liqueur, Evangelines praline liqueur and a cinnamon and sugar floater. 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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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My rebellious side has embraced a love for Monday since 2020. Vodka Substitutes Damrak Virgin 00 Seedlip Garden Anything Amethyst Ritual Zero Proof Gin Alternative People are always asking me for an alternative vodka! To those people, I ask: “what is that you like/liked about vodka?” Monday Gin tastes like gin.

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

The AFA was initially founded in 2020 by tequila transparency advocacy site Tequila Matchmaker. The first product to receive this new certification is Weber Ranch 1902 Vodka, which was developed by the team that created Patrón and is distilled from 100 percent agave.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Vodka, gin and whiskey remain crowd favorites at Travelle Bar in The Langham Chicago hotel, but brandy plays a key role in shaping many of our most celebrated cocktails both classic and contemporary twists, says lead mixologist Joy Rivas.

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VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

If their internal wiring leads them to hyperfocus on tasks, whipping up 12 different drinks with demanding specs while fielding a half-dozen new drink orders could be as effortless as making a single Vodka Soda. Their unique mental approach can also come in handy before or after hours. Lots of people hate inventory, Jimenez says.

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VinePair

APRIL 11, 2024

The Bullshot cocktail — a mid-century, Midwestern beef bouillon-and-vodka boozer — was a staple at Detroit’s Caucus Club, the popular Detroit steakhouse where it was invented in the 1950s by a local ad exec eager to push Campbell’s soup on the liquid lunch crowd. Kayamato’s Ramos Vodka Fizz with fermented horse milk vodka.

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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

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. 2023 Spirits Category Trends The top 5 spirits categories by revenue: Vodka sales nearly flat totaling $7.2 billion Tequila/Mezcal sales up 7.9%

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Once the star of the cocktail scene, gin has never regained momentum since vodka took off in recent decades. It uses a split-base of gin and vodka, dry vermouth that’s been macerated with charred scallions, and a few dashes of white balsamic and a house-made salt-and-pepper tincture.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For example, a cocktail called Escape From Houdini’s Chest, made with cinnamon- and strawberry-infused vodka, elderflower liqueur and lime, is served in a glass placed in a small chest filled with smoke. The second, which sailed from 1995 to 2020, had the largest number of balcony cabins at that time, and the cruise line’s first 24-hour cafe.

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VinePair

APRIL 5, 2024

growing by over 38 percent in volume from 2020 to 2022. Originally, this product was a 100- percent rye vodka inspired by Medoff’s Russian heritage, but the two also wanted to produce a gin that was distinctive from others coming from the European distillers that were dominating the industry.

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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. Launched by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in March 2020, the brand kicked off its portfolio with a blanco and a reposado.

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Cheers

MAY 20, 2024

Mom Water features six different vodka-infused RTD flavors, all boasting women’s names that align with the “Mom” brand. Jack Daniel’s, which has offering whiskey-based RTDs since 2020, just extended the line with Jack & Ginger Ale RTD in March 2024. Rising Star winner Mom Water credits its growth in 2023 to the fans.

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VinePair

APRIL 18, 2024

If you were a somewhat rebellious teenager and happened to replace some of your parents’ vodka with water from time to time, you may have discovered that alcohol and water freeze at different temperatures. For instance, in 2020, BrewDog and Schorschbrau collaborated to create the 57.8 Breweries outside the U.S.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

While the lineup — which sold to Beam Suntory in 2011 — has since expanded to include several other cocktails, wines, vodka, and even salad dressings, we stuck to the OG Marg. We didn’t get a chance to sample the pink stuff, so we opted for Vanderpump Chardonnay, which debuted in 2020.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Unlike, say, the silly Empirical x Doritos mashup clearly designed to get press, or any number of other low-brow culture products that have infiltrated the cocktail scene — Arby’s Curly Fry vodka and the like — there’s no evidence whatsoever that Dr Pepper has had a direct hand in any of these trends.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024 In this year’s competition, there were 787 Double Gold medal winners across all categories including bourbon, whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs. The distillery not only produces whiskey, but also moonshine, vodka, gin, ambrosia, and rum. One to watch? Absolutely.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 20, 2024

Along with her long-time friend, Elle Fanning ( The Great (2020-2023), Maleficient: Mistress of Evil (2019)), Coppola created a stunning film capturing the essence of the gin. Other brands under The House of Suntory include Hibiki, Hakushu, Chita, Kakubin, Toli, and Haku Vodka.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

When the pandemic craziness hit in 2020 and creating great cocktails at home suddenly became all the rage, the sales of Chartreuse skyrocketed. To me, it offers a distinct alcohol flavor similar to that of vodka mixed with Chartreuse. We’re talking about global sales hitting over $30 million in 2022 (US dollars).

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

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. Its growth carried into this decade, with the category reporting a 30 percent sales volume increase in 2023 alone. “I The color is a bonus.”

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Medium of Mixology

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As 2020 has been a dozen dumpster fires inside of another dumpster fire, we could also use a few good drinks to numb the pain of this year from ever harming us again. Pama Pomegranate Liqueur mixed Pomegranate Juice with Vodka and Tequila for an interesting sweet and tart flavor for a cocktail.

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Spiritz

JUNE 24, 2024

By 2020, he was ready to start the business and launch a brand that would be the backbone of his whiskey business- Shankar Distillers and Varchas Premium Spirits. In the near future, the company will launch three tequila brands (Tequila Blanco, Tequila Reposado and Tequila Anejo), and vodka and gin labels.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Founded in 2020 by Bonnie and Nate Randall, Hinterhaus Distilling is a small, family-owned, craft distilling operation that has been quietly putting out experimental and award winning spirits. “In a business like ours, when you’re selling a product, you better be having fun doing it, and we certainly are and we hope our patrons see that.”

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Since 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that distilled alcohol produced from gluten-containing grains can be labelled ‘gluten free’. Vodka, a rye, wheat, or barley-derived spirit, is almost pure ethanol only diluted with water so does not contain gluten. Should Whiskey Bottles Be Labeled As ‘Gluten Free’?

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve will be responsible for the family-owned company’s commercial operations in the UK & Ireland and driving the growth of its iconic brands including: BACARDÍ® rum, MARTINI® vermouth, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, GREY GOOSE® vodka, ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur and ultra-premium PATRÓN® tequila.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Founded in 2020 by Bonnie and Nate Randall, Hinterhaus Distilling is a small, family-owned, craft distilling operation that has been quietly putting out experimental and award winning spirits. “We are relatively small on volume. says Bonnie Randall, co-owner of Hinterhaus Distilling.

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Spiritsfully

JANUARY 9, 2022

People’s desire for high-quality cocktails really grew in 2020 and 2021. Tequila + Gin & vodka. Vodka, gin and brandy are in high demand globally and are among the top five spirits consumers are expected to drink in 2022 (look at this study by Bacardi ). They’ve enjoyed honing their cocktail skills.

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 19, 2024

We launched in December of 2020 after a year and a half of formulation and organizing our production. I don’t think I quite appreciated the complexity that even a vodka brings to a drink now. With Duchess, we use a commercial-grade vodka—but we use a top-tier one. It presented a gap to be filled. It has a lot of body.

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The Cocktail Lovers

JANUARY 7, 2025

Solution two: This is a two-step process, which involves mixers, where you just add a spirit – meaning it is as easy to make as a gin and tonic or vodka soda. Earthwatch planted the UKs first Tiny Forest in March 2020 in Oxfordshire, with partner Witney Town Council. Tell us about Tiny Orchard and your partnership together?

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

million cases in 2020. In 2020, Diageo scooped up Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin (founded in 2006 by Christian Krogstad and Ryan Magarian) for $335 million, with a further payout of up to $275 million. From 2020 to 2022, the New Western Dry gin was one of the fastest-growing gins in the U.S., percent, and vodka down 3.4

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Across all markets tracked by IWSR in a 2021 study, spirit-based RTDs — especially those made with vodka — held 45% category volume share and are driving innovation. New York gastropub Due West began offering canned cocktails at the start of the pandemic in 2020.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its been a marathon, not a sprint for him, says Shannon Fischer, a publicist who first met Asare-Appiah when he was brand ambassador for ULuvka vodka in the late aughts. After the social awakening of 2020 and George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, people started paying more attention. For me, its been long overdue, the recognition.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Modeled after a 1920s train car, Platform 18 serves cocktails like The Gibson Girl (gin or vodka, dry vermouth, sake, orange bitters, and lemon oil) and 54th Street Club (popcorn-infused reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, togarashi, and pandan). UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks.

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Chilled Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

to F+B workers nationwide, and since 2020, has provided over 6,000 no-cost counseling sessions to F+B workers and their children in select states. Pernod Ricard employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI) and is part of the CAC 40 index. To date, Southern Smoke Foundation has granted more than $13.4M

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