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Dubai to reinstate liquor tax from next month

Spiritz

Dubai will reintroduce the 30 percent liquor sales tax starting January 1, 2025. In January 2023, Dubai had suspended the tax and eliminated the fee for personal liquor licence in order to enhance the city's appeal to expatriates, tourists, and international businesses amidst competition from neighbouring Gulf cities.

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

VinePair

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. 2025) appeared first on VinePair. It’s about half the proof of typical tequilas, so it doesn’t have the harsh kickback or as big of a hangover threat.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best Bourbon Under $50? (2025)

VinePair

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an Evan Williams bottle on a liquor store shelf for more than $39.99, and that’s in multiple states! 2025) appeared first on VinePair. At around $35, it’s a great price for a bourbon of this quality.” Smith, director of food and beverage, The LINE DC , Washington, D.C. Evan Williams.

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We Asked: “What Does Sustainability Mean to You?”

PUNCH

The Best New Bartenders of 2025 are bound by a shared belief that sustainability goes beyond making cocktails. It started in Hong Kong and is in Asia and Australia … but the laws are tough around liquor and refilling bottles in the United States. Lou Bernard, beverage director, Mita , Washington, D.C. “I

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Review: Bulleit Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon (2025)

Drinkhacker

law in 1897, the bottled-in-bond act is still a relevant and, to spirits aficionados, familiar signal of quality in American liquor. This 2025 version carries a suggested retail price of $55. Established by U.S. In a world of sourced whiskey and non-distilling producers (nothing wrong with that, to be clear!), 100 proof.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Whiskey? (2025)

VinePair

I am perfectly happy to walk right by that glass case in the liquor store and walk right over to the craft whiskey shelf.” 2025) appeared first on VinePair. I’ve found that smaller craft whiskeys meet that [price point] challenge and can stand up to those expensive whiskeys in a blind tasting.

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Kavalan Launches First Age Statement Whisky

The Whiskey Wash

Credit: Kavalan Kavalan Distillery , Taiwan’s pioneering whisky maker, is launching its first-ever age-statement expression in 2025. Kavalan 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 2025 Edition The Kavalan 15 Years Old Single Malt Whisky 2025 Edition marks a significant evolution for the award-winning distillery.

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