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We Ask Beverage Director Patrick Blair About Running a Wine Bar

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Patrick Blair is the Beverage Director at both City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill and Barrio. Beverage sales, marketing, and knowledge have always been a career passion of his. Photos by Sally Shorr/The Buzz Agency Prior to these current roles, he was an Operations Manager for a top five craft brewery in the state of Michigan.

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We Ask Beverage Direct Patrick Blair About Running a Wine Bar

Chilled Magazine

Patrick Blair is the Beverage Director at both City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill and Barrio. Beverage sales, marketing, and knowledge have always been a career passion of his. Photos by Sally Shorr/The Buzz Agency Prior to these current roles, he was an Operations Manager for a top five craft brewery in the state of Michigan.

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Dunkin’ Teams Up With Martha Stewart to Launch Espresso Martini Barware

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A recent article from Nation’s Restaurant News reported that at an earnings call this past August, Starbucks executives claimed cold drinks now account for 75 percent of domestic beverage sales. In 2018, that category made up less than 50 percent of beverage sales. Hey, whatever Martha says goes.

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Walk-On’s Shoots to Score With Menu Revamp

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We have an ambitious goal to increase beverage sales within our restaurants, and to achieve this, its crucial that we have the right mix of products and cocktails that appeal to our guests, says John Hagen, Walk-Ons senior director of culinary, who oversees beverage. The revamp includes a new bar program and cocktail menu.

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Survey: Tequila Sales Keep Ticking Up in 2024

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The plurality of on-premise operators (47%) said that their most recent quarterly beverage sales met their plan, vs. 37% that said sales were below plan and 16% that said sales exceeded plans. IPAs are the most popular, followed by lagers, for both segments.

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Review: Copper Fox Amaro y Arroyo

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Virginia’s Copper Fox Distillery has been mixing up impressive craft cocktails at both their Sperryville and Williamsburg locations since the state loosened restrictions on on-site beverage sales (which still aren’t loose enough, if you ask most Virginia distillers).

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Alcobev prices in Assam set to decline

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These expected price decreases in alcobev prices in Assam are probably in response to a decline in alcoholic beverage sales following their previous price hike in the state, in March of this year. Indian-made spirits priced below Rs 360 per bottle will have an ad-valorem levy of 1.21