Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This news arrives on the heels of the Astral Margarita’s recent recognition at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2023) , where it was awarded a Double Gold medal rating—an accolade achieved by very few spirits entries.

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VinePair

MARCH 28, 2024

Earlier this week, Mexican federal authorities carried out a raid at a home belonging to Grover and Scarlet Sanschagrin, the founders of tequila transparency advocacy site Tequila Matchmaker. The raid is the latest development in an apparent transparency feud between Tequila Matchmaker and the CRT.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The number of blanco tequilas on the market can be head-spinning. Though añejos and reposados tend to command a hefty price tag, premium blancos are now catching up in prestige, and it can be hard to know what you’re in for when you pick up a new bottle from the shelf.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Dozens of categories considered, thousands of bottles tasted, and almost 12 months in the making, the publishing of VinePair’s 50 best spirits list marks a major milestone in our calendar and one of our favorite annual traditions. So here they are, VinePair’s 50 best spirits of 2023, tasted and ranked. So what made the cut?

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Suerte has emerged as a solid choice for 100% agave tequila, a Highlands offering with a fairly straightforward, balanced approach — and reasonable pricing. There’s not a lot of mystery here — this is really just a high-proof version of Suerte’s unaged tequila.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Tequila Ocho doesn’t have a celebrity tie-in. It doesn’t bottle its juice in ornate, art-festooned bottles destined for a second life as a vase. Instead, it references the distilled batch sample that co-founders and agave legends Carlos Camarena and Tomas Estes decided to bottle after painstaking experimentation.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. This other trendy category exploded in popularity years before tequila’s rapid rise. After the combined tequila and mezcal category grew 17% in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Tequila sales are up 20%. One possible answer: Look at whiskey.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Since then, the Duke lineup has expanded from a single bourbon to more American whiskeys as well as tequila, at which surely John Wayne wouldn’t have turned his nose up. Officially, the bottles now say “Legendary Duke” across the top. Officially, the bottles now say “Legendary Duke” across the top.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

Tequila Komos combines the highest craft of tequila-making, incorporating timeless winemaking techniques, to create an ultra-luxury tequila. Tequila Komos, like its namesake, has the potential to turn moments or event into a timeless expression of revelry. And now this very tequila is available in India.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The menu launched at the end of July 2023, which immediately boosted cocktail sales 15%. “To Cocktails were designed to be easily executable, such as the “Apothecary Bottled Cocktails,” the Vesper and Smoky Old Fashioned. Lumière’s Dragon ’Rita, with silver tequila, Cointreau, dragonfruit and lime.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With 2023, that’s all changing. With this “Spirited Xchange” collection, Diageo is leaning on its global footprint and introducing some expressions that are unlike anything previously seen in the collection, including a bold range of finishes in wine, rum, tequila, and other cask types — sometimes in combination.

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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. The bottle, cork, and decorative twine are all made from recycled materials. ” Entremanos is crafted solely from 100% blue agave.

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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.

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VinePair

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not news that tequila is near the top of spirits sales in the U.S. Last year, tequila sales totaled 31.6 Vibrant across the board, tequila is strongest in the premium-and-above tiers, where 100-percent agave brands dominate, accounting for at least 70 percent of U.S. tequila sales, according to Impact Databank.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

If there is one thing that experts from the alcoholic beverage industry will agree on, it is the undeniable fact that tequila consumption in India has grown over the past few years. Neeraj rightly observes that tequila consumption in India is primarily an urban phenomenon. There are several factors that have driven this growth curve.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Thomas carefully chose some mature casks of Bushmills single malt Irish whiskey for finishing in hand-selected wine and tequila casks. Each whiskey was distilled from 100% unpeated malted barley, triple distilled in small batches, non-chill filtered, and bottled at a higher ABV than Bushmills core range whiskeys.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

We’re all for buying bottles for our loved ones during the holidays, whether they’re beginner-friendly bourbons , blancos for agave geeks , or stellar Syrahs. Here are some of the best drinks books to gift in 2023. Norton & Company, May 2023.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 22, 2023

cocktails 1 bottle Laird’s 7 ½ Year apple brandy 1 bottle St. Fresh lemon juice 1 bottle Champagne or dry sparkling wine Instructions Combine ingredients in a punch bowl. Print French 24 Course Drinks Keyword grapefruit soda, pommegranate, sparkling rosé, tequila Ingredients 1 oz.

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VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

Guy Fieri has a tequila brand now — and it’s kinda good?! So the next time that one serious collector friend offers you a copita of pechuga that they suitcased back and swear is Pepsi bottle-worthy you won’t have to nod politely while secretly wondering if they’re having a stroke. First mezcal was smoky, now it’s funky?

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And it doesn’t get more handmade than Creador which dropped their second set of bottlings late last fall. The rarest, a Tobala expression, was an exclusive 50-liter batch bottled for Mezcaleria Tobalá in Austin, Texas. 388 bottles. 764 bottles. 129 bottles. 782 bottles.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

The readiness of the Indian market for super-premium and luxury tequila brands is evidenced by the significant rise in high-end tequila sales at Duty Free stores in Delhi and Mumbai. “Projections for the tequila market in India are very encouraging. They also have Reposado XR, which is a new category in tequila.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, the size of the global Irish whiskey market grew to over $5 billion for the first time and the projections for growth in the next decade are very strong with an expected annual growth rate of 6.7%. In the meantime, Scotland stepped up and essentially became synonymous with whiskey drinking in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2023 is almost through, and it’s leaving some absolutely outlandish, drinks-related news in its wake. There were heists and high-speed chases over stolen Champagne , drunk animals and tequila bottles filled with liquid meth — and that’s just the beginning. Here are 10 of the most ridiculous booze news stories from 2023.

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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.

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Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Before opening Cavaña in January 2023, the management team took an in-depth South American research trip to understand the deep-rooted history of various Latin cultures. The expansive and well-curated selection of spirits includes high-end and imported mezcals, tequilas, piscos, gins and rum.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Mezcal has been riding shotgun with tequila on its soaring stateside rise, and new expressions are debuting on the U.S. For those looking to get acquainted with the workhorse of agave varieties, this is the bottle to share. Blue Weber agave), the agave used in tequila production. market left and right.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 26, 2024

From bourbon to scotch, and tequila, industry experts meticulously taste and score hundreds of spirits, awarding “Best In Show” to a select few in each category. Previously, I broke down The Best Bourbons According To The TAG Global Spirits Awards 2023. The rye whiskey is also bottled at cask strength for an extra kick.

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 19, 2024

Flecha Azul Tequila, the additive-free and authentically crafted spirit backed by actor, producer, and entrepreneur Mark Wahlberg, launched into the Australian market last week. This marks the brand’s third significant foray onto the global stage, after successful launches in Mexico and Canada in 2023.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tequila Ocho recently announced the release of Plata Puntas 2023, the second iteration of the overproof expression of the brand’s plata tequila that was introduced in 2022. Other high-proof tequilas on the market only use the “heart” cut of distillation, rather than the highly selective cut known as Puntas.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 6, 2024

industry veteran David Grapshi, and Julio Bermejo, American Ambassador of Mexico’s National Chamber for the Tequila Industry. Hundreds of bourbons were entered into the TAG Global Spirits Awards in 2023. Here are the 10 bourbons that stood out at the TAG Global Spirits Awards in 2023. Looking for more award-winning whiskeys?

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VinePair

JANUARY 8, 2024

It was at the end of a tasting at Eli’s Mezcal Room , an underground mezcal tasting experience located in a local man’s New York apartment, when host “Eli” (not his real name) pulled out one final bottle he thought might interest me: an unlabeled plastic water bottle he had suitcased back from Mexico. market in 2021.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 10, 2024

El Tesoro de Don Felipe Tequila has introduced the third installment of “The Mundial Collection” Limited Edition Cask Finishing Series: El Tesoro Mundial: Basil Hayden Toast Edition. The result is a tequila with notes of cooked agave, cinnamon and crème brûlée, the company reports.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite recent challenges — like stiff stateside competition in tequila, American whiskey , and rum as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine impacting sales and exports in the region — vodka maintains strong standing globally. While a few bottles on this list are known bar and household staples, we guarantee there are a few you’ve yet to try.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, drinkers really knew what they wanted. Everyone had their highly specific Martini specs down to a science and knew which allocated bottle of bourbon they were willing to splurge on. Is it possible for other coffee cocktails to take off beyond 2023’s beloved Espresso Martini? Espresso Martinis ? Chilled red wines ?

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Previously we brought you a look at the six indie-bottled whiskies in edition three of the ImpEx Collection — now we’re carrying on with the bottler’s first foray into mezcal. The line comprises four different expressions from two distillers, using four different subspecies of agave. Let’s get into it.

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Cheers

APRIL 2, 2024

Patron XO Cafe contains the brand’s silver tequila, blended with Arabica bean coffee sourced from the states of Veracruz and Chiapas. The result is a liqueur with aromas and flavors of fresh coffee, vanilla, chocolate and light tequila, the company reports, with a sweet taste, rather than dry. Patron XO Cafe is 35% ABV/70 proof.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Now with Volcán de mi Tierra, the company is aiming to leverage the tequila boom in India. A Volcanic Story Volcán de mi Tierra, which translates to ‘Land of the Volcano,’ is deeply rooted in the story of its birthplace—the Tequila Volcano in Jalisco, Mexico.

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