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Jenna, Ian & Jacob at Sydney Bar Week 2024 Interview by Jenna Hemsworth and Jacob Cohen Reàl Infused Syrups have been a bartender’s best friend for nearly 20 years. And thus, in 2014, Reàl’s full line of Premium Infused Syrups were born. That’s how we get whiskey and other spirit drinkers to respect rum as a craft.
Last week , the World Whiskies Awards announced the top American whiskey from the World Whiskies Awards USA 2025. This annual regional competition showcases the best American whiskeys and bourbons, with winners earning a spot in the global finals set for March. ABV) and launched in July 2024.
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million 9-liter cases, according the Beverage Information Group 2024 Liquor Handbook. In addition to intense competition from tequila, domestic whiskey and the ready-to-drink (RTD) segments, brandy and Cognac had to contend with economic pressures, as inflation put a crimp in some discretionary spending.
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Lady Bird starts its life as Small Batch that is aged for 4 years in new white American oak barrels before being infused with Burleson’s Texas wildflower honey for an additional 8-9 months, creating the exquisite cask strength HoneyDew. The bourbon is then transferred into French Cognac XO casks to mature for an additional 3 years.
That breadth of recipes gives Four Roses many levers to pull in crafting flavors across its whiskeys, from the standard 80-proof bourbon to rare and coveted limited-edition releases. In 2024, Four Roses finally announced it would gradually introduce more single-barrel recipes into national distribution, each bottled at a standard 100 proof.
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In our Hudson Duster cocktail, I infuse the bourbon with Moroccan mint tea as the base of an Old Fashioned with Ceylon cinnamon syrup and Angostura. Made in Hye, Texas, Garrison Brothers released this bourbon as their first flavored whiskey. Great for shaken and stirred drinks, it’s 115.1 proof so the liquid stands up for sure.
in 2024, raking in $7.2 The data may make the whiskey snob in your life roll their eyes, but it makes sense from a cocktail perspective. Besides their crisp original vodka, they also have a variety of infused vodkas such as habanero, boysenberry, ginger, and cucumber. Hakan Alagoz, general manager, Willowsong , Washington, D.C.
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The amber “tonic,” a gin-based liqueur infused with a secret blend of citrus and herbs, was originally created by bar owner James Pimm as a digestive aid. Open sponsor Grey Goose, generating over $12 million in sales at the 2024 event, with approximately 556,000 served. By October 2024, Diageo had taken Pimm’s off the market.
Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label Bourbon 13 Year (2024 Release) This 2024 Gray Label Bourbon release features a blend of straight bourbons which were distilled and aged in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Wyoming. Available in stores and online beginning October 2024. The bourbons range in age from 13-19 years.
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BARCELÓ IMPERIAL PORTO CASK Imperial Porto Cask is the first of three expression for Barceló’s Rare Blends Collection with the others launching later in 2024. Available February 13, 2024 nationally. Available February 2024 via ReserveBar.com. Available nationwide beginning February 2024.
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Here, BCS begins by blending straight bourbon whiskeys from Indiana (aged 6, 7 & 9 years), Tennessee (aged 8 & 14 years), and Kentucky (aged 8 years). proof, its available at select retailers nationwide and via BCS website beginning April 2024. The cucumber is infused post-distillation. Bottled at cask strength of 116.42
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Football fans across Europe have been feeling this particularly keenly in recent weeks, during the advancing stages of The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship , more commonly referred to as The Euros. Taste the mixture to ensure the mint flavour is well-infused. The Euros 2024 Final France vs. Spain, England vs. Netherlands.
The new packaging will be rolled out globally from October 2024. In addition to this, the peat that is found on Orkney is infused with floral heather rather than tree roots (trees find it difficult to grow on Orkney), which gives the whisky a distinctive profile that is unlike anything else in the world.
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