VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

So here they are, VinePair’s 50 best spirits of 2023, tasted and ranked. El Nacimiento Tequila Reposado Tequila regulations dictate that reposados can spend up to 364 days in oak, and all too often the aging vessel dominates the final spirit. That said, any tequila bottled above the U.S. Not here, though.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Here are some of the best drinks books to gift in 2023. Norton & Company, May 2023. With tequila booming stateside with no signs of a plateau, there’s never been a better time to learn the ins and outs of agave spirits straight from the source. What they found and detailed will captivate agave newbies and connoisseurs alike.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2024

LP has also collaborated with numerous celebrities and companies, providing curated cocktails and mocktails for events such as Disney Food & Wine and the 2023 Emmy Awards. It’s well-stocked with a variety of high-quality spirits, including gin, whiskey, tequila, and rum. What is it stocked with?

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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. Lemon Juice.5 Cranberry Shrub.75

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VinePair

JULY 9, 2024

A recent report published by beverage data analytics firm ISWR indicated that agave spirits — a space primarily driven by tequila — was the only alcohol category to experience growth in the U.S. This sustained popularity coincides with a market increasingly flooded with new tequilas. Tequila Ocho Plata. Here’s what they said.

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Cheers

MARCH 26, 2024

For more inspiration, check out our spring drink roundup from 2023. Print Eternal Sunshine Course Drinks Keyword agave, jalepeno, lime, limoncello, pineapple, tequila Ingredients 1 ¼ oz. Corazon tequila 1 oz. Add tequila, limoncello and pineapple juice to mixing tin.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And if you need more, here are the Valentine’s Day recipes from 2023, plus a bonus round of themed drinks. Print Young Hearts Course Drinks Keyword elderflower liqueur, lemon, orange bitters, Simple syrup, strawberry, vodka Ingredients 1 strawberry 1 ½ oz. Astral Tequila Blanco 1 ½ oz.

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Here are eight cocktails we like for this year, and here’s a look back at the 2023 July 4th drinks. Print Sunset Paradise Course Drinks Keyword butterfly pea flower tea, cranberry, lime, orange juice, peach brandy, tequila, Triple sec, vodka Ingredients ½ oz. Tequila blanco ½ oz.

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

and a few mocktails that hit our radar in 2023. Ritual Tequila 1 oz. Print Lights Out Course Drinks Keyword blackberry, chocolate bitters, soda, thyme Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Print Sunset Cliffs Course Drinks Keyword aloe vera juice, apple bitters, lemon, Simple syrup Ingredients 1 ½ oz.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

and a few mocktails that hit our radar in 2023. Ritual Tequila 1 oz. Print Lights Out Course Drinks Keyword blackberry, chocolate bitters, soda, thyme Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Print Sunset Cliffs Course Drinks Keyword aloe vera juice, apple bitters, lemon, Simple syrup Ingredients 1 ½ oz.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 10, 2024

Wyoming Whiskey releases Outryder 2024, and Next Century Spirits releases a tequila-finished bourbon. The Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight (Gay) Bourbon Whiskey is also an award winner, picking up a Gold Medal at the ASCOT Awards 2023. Bear Fight Kentucky Reserve is 3 Year Old Bourbon whiskey finished in reposado tequila casks.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 10, 2024

Wyoming Whiskey releases Outryder 2024, and Next Century Spirits releases a tequila-finished bourbon. The Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight (Gay) Bourbon Whiskey is also an award winner, picking up a Gold Medal at the ASCOT Awards 2023. Bear Fight Kentucky Reserve is 3 Year Old Bourbon whiskey finished in reposado tequila casks.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

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. We also enjoyed the brand’s new Cali Spritz, which is reminiscent of childhood orange creamsicles.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Your favorite bartender can create gorgeous patterns with bitters, spray the inside of a cocktail glass with vermouth, or make custom stenciled patterns on an egg white cocktail. These bitters bottles come in classic amber brown or gorgeous matte black– and in two sizes: 2 oz or 4 oz. Copyright A Bar Above 2. Copyright A Bar Above 9.

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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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Good Spirits News

MARCH 15, 2024

CAMPARI CASK TALES BOURBON FINISH Campari Cask Tales is a limited edition collection featuring the brand’s iconic bitter liqueur finished in unique barrels from across the globe. Campari Cask Tales is being sold as a 3-pack 1L set with this Bourbon Finish, a Tequila Finish, and a Rum Finish via ReserveBar.com.

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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. With its light bitterness, Surfside Peach Tea walks on the sweeter side without knocking your teeth out. debut in June 2023. billion by 2030.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 29, 2024

Rewind to early September 2023, and the internet was abuzz. 675ml River mint infused Remy Martin VSOP Cognac* 300ml River mint infused Cointreau* 300ml Imperfect Mandarin Mead* 20 dashes Wattleseed bitters 500ml toasted and rehydrated coconut milk 200g spent coffee grinds Clarification: See above. So what is it, and what does it do?

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Good Spirits News

MARCH 1, 2024

The tequila was aged for 36 months in former Elijah Craig Bourbon barrels. SRP $110) PAPA’S PILAR LEGACY EDITION 2023 This is the 2023 edition of the brand’s Legacy Series, and this one honors famed surfer Greg Noll. Additionally, a small amount of the rum was finished in apricot and orange bitters casks.

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Dry Atlas

JULY 17, 2024

He published his first book, Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World, in 2019, and was named 2020 “Author of the Year” at the Nightclub & Bar Show Awards. He was also named “one of the most inspirational people and places that will shape how we drink in 2023” by Imbibe magazine in 2023.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Other, trendier categories — tequila, no/low alc, THC drinks — have siphoned off consumer attention and spending. Overstocking in 2022 and 2023 is definitely a part of what we’re facing today.” Just look at how many bitter flavors are on the market today. Back in the day, the basic Angostura bitter was all anyone knew.

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Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

DEANSTON 15 YEAR TEQUILA CASK FINISH Deanston 15 Year Tequila Cask Finish is a limited edition single malt release from the Highlands distillery. The single malt matured for 13 years in traditional oak hogsheads before a finishing of two years in tequila casks from the Highlands (Los Altos) of Jalisco.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Walk into Refuge in Houston, for example, and you’ll encounter its riff on a Tequila Mockingbird, where strawberry-infused highland blanco tequila anchors a build featuring crème de menthe-pastille and clarified citrus. Infusing vodka or a tequila with shishito peppers is a favorite of mine,” Shea says. “It

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Available nationwide beginning September 2023. SRP $49.99) AMANTE 1530 APERITIVO AMARO Amante 1530 is an Italian amaro made in Rome that is designed to have less sugar and a more subtle bitter finish than other amaro offerings on the market. It was bottled in July of 2023 at 44.4%

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Dry Atlas

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

IPA India Pale Ales (IPAs) are a popular style of ale known for their stronger hop bitterness, floral or citrusy aroma, and sometimes higher alcohol content. They are characterized by a balanced flavor with a light, malty sweetness, and a noticeable hop bitterness, often featuring Saaz, a traditional Czech hop.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

As tequila inches in on vodka’s title of best-selling spirit in the U.S., Add into that mix the spirit’s range of traditional styles — from earthy and spiced blancos to subtly aged reposados, and luxurious añejos — as well as its starring role in cocktails, and tequila’s hot streak should come as no surprise.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For more, here’s a few more from our sister brand Cheers@Home and our Halloween roundup from 2023.) Print Black Magic-Rita Course Drinks Keyword blackberry syrup, fire water bitters, lime, tequila Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Patrón El Alto tequila 1 oz. Orange liqueur ½ oz.

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A Bar Above

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

SMALL GIFTS FOR THE COCKTAIL LOVER Copyright A Bar Above A BAR ABOVE COCKTAIL ATOMIZER AND EYE DROPPER BITTERS BOTTLES We have a new product designed to really take cocktails to the next level! We launched several new courses in 2023 on specific topics relating to cocktails, so make sure to look them over!

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

After the more in-your-face Viva Magenta of 2023 , Peach Fuzz “captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. For instance, with The Freudian Sip from Rio’s Tequila Bar in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the peach color comes from the combination of mezcal, Liquor 43 and Aperol. Here are a few peach perfect cocktail recipes to try.

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VinePair

JUNE 14, 2024

Beloved far and wide for its top-secret medley of botanicals, the liqueur made headlines in early 2023 when it was announced that the monks would no longer be producing enough Chartreuse to fulfill demand. Polished off with Angostura bitters for balance, the Tippery is traditionally stirred until chilled and served up in a Nick & Nora.

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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

These qualities — along with the recipe for his Beachcomber Negroni, my favorite drink of the entire lifespan of Existing Conditions — are clear for all to encounter in “ Tropical Standard ,” the book on classic and modern tropical cocktail technique that he released with co-author Ben Schaeffer in 2023. Briefly stir to combine.

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2023, Impact Databank estimates that mezcal exports to the U.S. Baijiu’s strong and unique flavors pair best with bold and intense flavors — think sour, numbing, spicy, and even bitter dishes,” Zhou explains. And despite the relatively challenging flavor of the Mexican agave spirit, Americans seem to love the stuff.

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Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 2, 2023

This year, NOSC is proud to partner with Imbibe Magazine as the competition’s official 2023 Media Partner. Many of these spirits, plus other top medalists, were among the finalists in determining the “Best of Class” awards. Finalists were determined by a preliminary judging round held in June, which advanced to the public blind tasting.

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Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 2, 2023

This year, NOSC is proud to partner with Imbibe Magazine as the competition’s official 2023 Media Partner. Many of these spirits, plus other top medalists, were among the finalists in determining the “Best of Class” awards. Finalists were determined by a preliminary judging round held in June, which advanced to the public blind tasting.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The innovative establishment opened its doors in the Music City in October 2023. Signature offerings include the Strawberry Fields made with vodka, Cocchi Rosa, Strega, strawberry and lemon; Hot Heather with gin, tequila, Pamplemousse, pineapple, lime and ginger; and the Batman with gin, Italicus Rosolio, Peychaud Bitters, lemon and mint.

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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). Bitter & Twisted’s Solero. UnderTow’s Fireside cocktail.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 5, 2024

If Negronis aren’t your thing, we still recommend giving this one a try — its subtle bitterness is the perfect option for those who tend to steer clear of red amari. Bursting with red and dark fruit, clove spice, bitter citrus peel, and a bouquet of botanicals, if you blinded us with this cocktail, we’d think it was freshly stirred up.

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