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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

After Annie Sinsabaugh Pick’s son was born in early 2023, she and her husband commenced a monthly date night ritual based on one rule only: “It has to be something our child can absolutely not attend,” she says. The aperitif hour is sacrosanct, when you sit down and take a little stock. Why not stay in for happy hour instead?

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The 7 Best Liqueurs to Gift This Holiday (2023)

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They make great digestifs, aperitifs, and low-ABV shots, and they can take cocktails from so-so to phenomenal. Average Price: $35 Best Liqueur for Cocktail Lovers Le Moné For those looking for a versatile aperitif, this Meyer lemon-flavored liqueur is the thing to gift them. This one can’t be confined to just a drinking glass.

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A Negroni Week Globetrot

Imbibe Magazine

For Negroni Week, the bar is showcasing fun, delicious takes: a coconut and chocolate Negroni with coconut fat-washed Campari, called Bounty on the Count, and a strawberry variation, Catch Fraise, with Campari, sweet vermouth, a strawberry aperitif, and white wine. Mixed into a Negroni, it maximizes those vibrant orange notes.

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BevX 2024: Hilton For The Win

Cheers

Hilton took steps in 2023 to re-engineer its Luxury cocktail program to make these properties a draw for drinks by using locally inspired storytelling to develop beverages unique to each location, providing a sense of place not otherwise accessible. The Margarita Royale, created in collaboration with New York cocktail bar Dante.

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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes

Chilled Magazine

DeGroff Bitter Aperitivo and DeGroff New World Amaro event photographed by Rose Callahan at Amor Y Amargo on May 10, 2023 “I’m a research scientist and New Orleans native, both of which factored into my falling down this deep rabbit hole,” jokes T.A. Although I bartended for several years, the spirits business was not in my career plans.

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In the Limelight: Apple

Chilled Magazine

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. The Big Apple.’

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Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2023

Cheers

To close out 2023, we asked the our national wine panel to taste and rate their favorite wines from this past year. Beautiful aperitif wine to start the holiday proceedings. The post Our Favorite Wines We Drank in 2023 appeared first on Cheers. Unless noted otherwise, prices reflect a 750-ml.

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