Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2024

DeGroff Bitter Aperitivo and DeGroff New World Amaro event photographed by Rose Callahan at Amor Y Amargo on May 10, 2023 “I’m a research scientist and New Orleans native, both of which factored into my falling down this deep rabbit hole,” jokes T.A. Absinthe adds dimension to a wide range of cocktails, even tiki drinks.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. It has a medium body and tasting notes of dark chocolate, spices, and bitter orange. But thankfully, those days are behind us, and the U.S. is embracing rums in every facet.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. Of course, what we’ve also learned from the era of the extra Martini, unicorn latte, and increasingly absurdist Bloody Mary is that there are also times in history when we drinkers explicitly reject serious cocktail culture.

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VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

Bartenders at pioneering cocktail establishments like NYCs Please Dont Tell and Death & Co. latched onto the flavorful liqueur, stirring it into everything from tequila-based Martini variations to intricate gin-forward Tiki drinks. It didnt take long for the trend to spread.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

There are spirits and then theres spirit, and El Guapo embodies bothin no small part because the leader of the brand, Christa Cotton, came of age in a craft cocktail culture ripe with creativity. Their bitters are no-sugar added and vegan. El Guapo has many other bitters & syrups available. Really well done.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Cocktail culture is strong, and is probably about as strong as its been in the last 10 years, says Mat Snapp, a partner in Barter and Shake, the consultancy behind Phoenixs award-winning concept bar, Century Grand. UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks. Bitter & Twisted’s Solero.

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2025

The first time I had it, I was blown away by how a typical brandy cocktail had been transformed into one highlighting Michters US1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It was surprisingly citrusy for a bourbon cocktail perfectly balanced by vegetal and spicy yellow Chartreuse , honey and Demerara syrup, and Creole bitters.

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