Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

What goes up must come down, and thats been the case with the brandy and Cognac category. Volume consumption for the brandy and Cognac category declined 10.2% Just one of the leading brands, Sazeracs Paul Masson brandy, posted growth in 2023, and that was a scant 0.3% in 2023 to pre-Covid levels of 12.8

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For his venue in Miami, Swizzle Rum Bar and Drinkery , Bozovic created his own Slivovitz Cocktail, combining the plum spirit with wormwood-based génépi, lemon juice, egg white, and absinthe bitters. The bitters, he says, play an important role. “I Garnish with a few drops of Angostura bitters. *To

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

There are also dozens of ways to work the fruit into libations with apple brandy, apple juice, syrups, or even fresh slices, though no one method is superior. The Jack Rose This straightforward, Prohibition-era cocktail may not be as popular today as it was in its heyday, but it certainly deserves a spot in your fall rotation.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Then, it got adopted by early cocktail culture in the late 1800s, where it has remained ever since. In vermouth’s case, it’s generally fortified with brandy, and then flavored with a bounty of herbs, botanicals, and spices. It contains a base of Italian grapes from Romagna, Puglia, and Sicily along with a heavy dose of vanilla.

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VinePair

AUGUST 20, 2024

Photo Courtesy of Bourbon Steak [link] Incubators of Cocktail Culture From the repeal of Prohibition until the turn of the 21st century, old-school steakhouses were dependable incubators of cocktail culture, even as other types of restaurants gave up on mixed drinks.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

TOTC has long been a love letter to New Orleans’ cocktail culture and a celebration of the rich tapestry of global cocktail traditions–both new and timeless. The 2024 agenda guarantees an unparalleled week of discovery, connection, and above all, Inspiration, as we explore this year’s annual theme.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

As The Balance and Columbian Repository of Hudson, New York put it , a cocktail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters it is vulgarly called bittered sling. Given that the accepted definition of a cocktail was published 28 years prior, this origin story simply doesnt check out.

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