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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Tequila That’s Earned a Spot at Your Bar? (2025)

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Maximilian Zepra, beverage manager, The Chloe , New Orleans “Ola Sol is an agave wine with tequila tasting notes, but we love it for its smooth taste and lower ABV. It mixes beautifully in cocktails and gives our customers an option that feels the closest to liquor, even though we’re only licensed to serve beer and wine.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

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in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8 million 9-liter cases, according the Beverage Information Group 2024 Liquor Handbook. Just one of the leading brands, Sazeracs Paul Masson brandy, posted growth in 2023, and that was a scant 0.3% After consumers stocked up on the spirits during the pandemic, many have pulled back.

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Kathmandu�s Barc wins Michter's Art of Hospitality for Asia's 50 Best

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Best Bars Most read articles 7 days 14 days 1 month The Millionaires Club 2024 launches Torres named Worlds Most Admired Wine Brand The bestselling classic cocktails at the. Torres named Worlds Most Admired Wine Brand The bestselling classic cocktails at the. Karuizawa Distillers to open Furaliss sit.

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How Alcohol Retailers, Bars and Restaurants Embrace Sustainability

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Indeed, sustainability is essential in the mezcal and tequila industries for several reasons, says Mike Moreno, co-owner of Moreno’s Liquors and Osito’s Tap in Chicago. In the winery, winemakers will often opt to do less and not add sugars or acid to wines. What’s more, sustainably produces wines are healthier, Patykewich says.

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THC as an Alcohol Alternative

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billion in 2023, and depending on who you ask, that figure could balloon to anywhere from $3.8 are stocking THC-infused beverages, from Total Wine & More to independent bottle shops like Cali Sober Market. By contrast, liquor and grocery stores are already optimized for selling age-gated, occasion-driven beverages.

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The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’

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Everything Is Pappy Credit: Cult Wine For taters to even exist, there first needed to be something for them to covet, to fetishize, to overspend on. The watershed event would be a 2016 release where over 1,000 people queued at a Liquor Barn in Kentucky — many for at least 48 hours — in the mere hope of scoring some Pappy.

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Nc’nean Brings Cask Strength Expression to U.S. Market

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market in late 2023. The cask strength expression will be available in liquor stores across 25 states, with online delivery extending to 44 states through ncnean-usa.com. Each bottle is matured in specially treated red wine barrels (55%), American whiskey barrels (43%), and a small proportion of Oloroso sherry casks (2%).