Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2024

In this landscape, people are reshaping cocktail culture, infusing it with fresh perspectives and finding memorable experiences back at the bar with friends. “Nolo,” short for “no- and low-alcohol,” represents a transformative movement in the beverage industry, redefining social drinking and cocktail culture.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last year, Pantone’s Viva Magenta was named 2023’s Color of the Year and we wrote about how this inspired many bartenders to welcome the inclusion of pomegranate and/or hibiscus in cocktails, to honor Viva Magenta’s bright, ruby velvet color. The beverage industry is no stranger to this influence as we’ve seen in year’s past. Coco Syrup 1 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Monin infuses the new year with a splash of color with its 2024 Flavor of the Year: Ube. Monin consistently predicts trending flavors year after year, including the 2023 Flavor of the Year, Hot Honey Syrup. It’s incredible flavor profile and vivid color will seamlessly elevate any cocktail, dessert, sauce, or non-alcoholic beverage.”

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

In 2023, she curated the cocktail program at Cariño, a new Latin American fine dining restaurant in Chicago, creating unique drinks inspired by Latin American flavors and ingredients. Cariño’s beverage program, curated by Soto, blends Latin American gastronomy and culture with unique spirits and infusions.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The menu launched at the end of July 2023, which immediately boosted cocktail sales 15%. “To A savory, sun-dried-tomato-infused vodka makes the Bloody Mary a standout, and an in-house blend of California prickly pear puree, orange juice and guava mixes with prosecco for a uniquely local Mimosa offering.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, we witnessed a rise in conscientiousness regarding alcohol consumption, a revival of simple pleasures, robust experimentation with flavors, and the continued elevation of modern cocktails. This innovative technique involves infusing plant-based fats into spirits to impart unique flavors.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Bernheim always tends toward the sweet side, and B923 is no exception to the rule, evident on the nose as a syrupy, maple-infused treat that sweet tooths (sweet teeth?) will gravitate to right away. Ample baking spice gives the whiskey a Christmassy quality, popping with candied cherries but tempered with just a bit of char.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In 2023, TikTok provided ample fodder to potentially test bartenders’ patience. The thick layer of “say when” parm is questionable, and I’d rather opt for an infusion of sorts. Erika Flowers, bartender, Cane & Table , New Orleans “It’s the copious amounts of candy and sugar infusions to vodka for me. and “It’s watered down!”

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

In recent years, the non-alcoholic (NA) space has exploded in breadth and depth. 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. Now that you’re up to speed, here are the 24 best non-alcoholic drinks brands for 2023.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

You fill the container with the apple slices and the vodka, seal the lid, and wait a day or two for the fruity essence to penetrate the spirit’s soul as it absorbs some of the alcohol. You’re a bartender or home bar enthusiast who just made a spirit infusion. Congratulations! Or you’re a college kid who just made jungle juice.

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Cheers

MAY 20, 2024

Produced by Fabrice and Romain Pitaud, the winemaking team at André Brunel, Le Gin 13 is a vintaged gin, with the inaugural batch featuring grapes from the 2022 harvest, followed by 2023. “As It is then cut to 45 degrees of alcohol, heated and infused with herbs for three days, followed by a distillation process to yield the final product.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The History of Vermouth Seminar at ELEVATE 2023 was presented by Steven Dragun, United States Ambassador Bodegas Lustau. Vermouth is a fortified wine, distilled spirit added to increase the alcohol proof. Then, various herbs, plants, and species are infused into the base. Photos by Justin Harrison What are Vermouth and Sherry?

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Dry Atlas

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the top non-alc trends of the year. Ready-to-drinks 2023 was the year of the RTD, with brand after brand launching canned mocktails. RTDs are particularly strategic in the alcohol alternatives category for two reasons. In 2023, new brands took note of the consumer need to unwind.

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Dry Atlas

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Hop Wtr, a brand known for its hop-infused sparkling water, is taking an unconventional approach to support consumers during Dry January. The “Bright AF” IPA is designed to complement Sunnyside’s Dry(ish) January Challenge, which encourages participants to set modified drinking goals rather than completely abstaining from alcohol.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Kann, which was recognized as the James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant of 2023, is a national flagship for Haitian cuisine, and was created with follow-up Sousòl already in mind. It’s a welcoming way to say ‘we got you’ if you don’t drink alcohol or just don’t feel like drinking alcohol tonight.”

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VinePair

MAY 5, 2024

Demand for sweeter, fruity, bolder flavor profiles across all of alcohol has influenced craft innovation and the brands that are driving segment growth,” according to Circana client insight consultants Ryan Toenies and Cara Piotrowski. New Belgium 2023 was a banner year for Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Valentine’s Day is here so it’s time to infuse your cocktail lineup with a little romance and fun. And if you need more, here are the Valentine’s Day recipes from 2023, plus a bonus round of themed drinks. . Tamworth Distilling Flora gin or non-alcoholic gin substitute 2 oz.

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Good Spirits News

JANUARY 12, 2024

This limited edition will be released on February 14, 2023 both online and via retailers nationwide. ENTREMANOS was announced in December 2023 with an expected availability in the US in early 2024. The remaining bottles will be distributed nationally in February 2023. This blanco tequila was bottled without aging.

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Cheers

APRIL 2, 2024

in 2023, according to estimates from The Beverage Information Group. Canadian whisky has unique differences among consumer demographics when compared to other whiskey categories, according to a 2022 MRI-Simmons USA National Consumer Study on the beverage alcohol that participants drank in the past six months.

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VinePair

MARCH 15, 2024

city brewing Guinness, but that changed in 2023 with the debut of another Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Chicago’s West Loop. There, visitors have the opportunity to try nine Chicago-brewed styles of beer ranging from an American stout infused with chai spices to a Pacific Northwest-style red ale. In 2023, over 1.5

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

Spirits Awards, they’re the best in the biz — they’re also representative of the wonderfully diverse world that the alcohol industry has become. The brand received a Best Whiskey medal in 2023 for its 2013 Bourbon and a 2022 Gold medal for its limited-edition 50-year Armagnac. The judges behind the medal matter; in the case of L.A.

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Cheers

JUNE 19, 2024

What began years ago as an increased interest in sophisticated wines, craft beer and American whiskey has now blossomed into a common consumer sentiment towards most alcohol categories. In 2023, Appleton Estate also debuted two new vintages within its coveted Hearts Collection: 1993 and 2002.” The results speak for themselves.

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VinePair

MAY 30, 2024

That vision stuck with me,” he said of developing the beverage program at Smith & Mills , which opened its second location in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center in late 2023. For me, they’re a way to enjoy a Martini and imbibe less alcohol. There is room for play, and ultimately, conversation among friends on our thoughts about each.

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

It is their commitment to pushing the boundaries of mixology which, no doubt, led to Eve’s inclusion in the UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2023. Crafted using sustainability practices such as distillation, clarification, infusion, carbonation, fermentation and freezing, the new menu proves that zero-waste can be luxurious too.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Both begin hitting shelves in December 2023. Our innovation brewers have been working for years to perfect a flavorful, satisfying non-alcoholic brew,” says Lesley Albright, VP of Marketing at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “We We’re so pleased to be releasing this new collection of non-alcoholic offerings.” per 6-pack of 12-oz.

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Good Spirits News

MAY 24, 2024

Silent Pool Gin, a style of London Dry Gin crafted from 24 botanicals and locally sourced honey, is commencing its widespread distribution in the United States, following William Grant & Sons’ acquisition of the brand in Fall 2023.

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VinePair

MARCH 12, 2024

Hoarding is familiar behavior in beverage alcohol, from loading car trunks with Tree House IPAs or stocking cellars with bourbon from W.L. Bars infused Busch Light with cinnamon and fresh apples. Busch Light Apple helped pave the way for Busch Light Peach,” Stowe wrote of the replacement, which debuted in 2023.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

You can add a little oak aging to that really high-alcohol blanco tequila or create a batch of barrel aged Manhattans for your Super Bowl party. Barrel aging spirits and cocktails isn’t exactly cutting edge, but every time I see a barrel at a bar, I always have to ask…”What do you guys have in the barrel?”

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Dry Atlas

MAY 29, 2024

Alcohol: a normalized depressant Although it is not new that alcohol is not the best for our bodies, it was almost odd how much we were in collective denial about how detrimental it is for us. I found myself in a less than ideal relationship with alcohol. Alcohol simply lost its luster. And it was certainly enlightening.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 27, 2024

The recent change in legislation by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which states that American single malt whiskey does not need to be aged in virgin American white oak casks, has opened up many doors for producers. The distillery was founded by the Loeffelholz family: Ralf, Mary, Christian, and Bridgit.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

That said, even without yeast and alcohol entering the picture, aguamiel is pretty tasty by itself and is often hailed as miles ahead of the ultra-processed agave sugar available in grocery stores. Like many gods of alcohol, her purview spanned not only the beverage itself but the ensuing debauchery that goes along with it.

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Bar Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The talented sixth generation distillation team utilise a vapour infusion process with Cygnet, resulting in incredibly smooth gins.

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Bartender.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Infused with the signature Captain Morgan spice, this epic night will be absolutely bananas with an exclusive performance from Aminé and special surprise guests. ALCOHOL IS NOT PART OF ANY PRIZE. © 2023 NFL Properties LLC. Sponsor: Diageo Americas, Inc., New York, NY. DRINK RESPONSIBLY. CAPTAIN’S ORDERS! New York, NY.

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Cocktail Contessa

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Whiskey sour cocktails , in their most basic form, have only three ingredients – the alcohol, a citrus element and sugar elements. Try the bourbon sour with coffee or cinnamon syrup, or make my recipe for infused maple syrup. This post, originally published in 2022, was updated with additional information in January 2023.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The success of this movement is reflected in New York’s latest Michelin Guide, which awarded stars to 10 Korean restaurants (out of 70 starred establishments in total) in 2023, including two new additions, Bōm and Meju. A great example is the Open Sesame, made with sesame-infused bourbon, genepy, licor 43, and chocolate.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Photos by Justin Harrison The pair explained that absinthe, an herb-infused alcohol made from fennel, anise, and wormwood, was once widely known as a liquid that made people crazy. The post We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: The History and Mystery of Absinthe appeared first on Chilled Magazine.

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Cheers

JANUARY 23, 2024

One thing everyone seems to agree on: No-/lo-alcohol drinks are here to stay. The range of use is great — from sweet, creamy cheese foam garnishing a cocktail to hard cheese grated on top or even infused within spirits,” the report says. and Carbonate listed cheese cocktails one of the year’s drink trends.

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