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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

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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The Ajabu Cocktail Festival Celebrates African Drinks Culture and Community

Imbibe Magazine

A panel held at the simultaneously occurring Cape Town Beverage Show, the discussion highlighted the supernova of African cocktail cultures as well as the political red tape that hampers its growth. They do not use alcohol procured from a third party and then add flavor to make their drinks.

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Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?

VinePair

Slivovitz Cocktail By Danilo Bozovic Credit: Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery Ingredients 1¾ ounces slivovitz plum brandy ½ ounce plum wine ½ ounce Dolin Génépi des Alpes ¾ ounce lemon juice ¼ ounce simple syrup (1.5:1 The article Does Plucky, Plum-Based Slivovitz Stand a Chance in Modern Cocktail Culture?

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Celebrating 15 years of Baba Au Rum with 15 questions for founder Thanos Prunarus

The Cocktail Lovers

A key bar in putting Athens on the map for contemporary cocktail culture it’s picked up its fair share of awards, most recently taking home the World’s Best Spirit Selection presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation in 2024, and is a regular on the World’s 50 Best bars list, currently sitting at No.

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The Real Reason Sweet Vermouth Is Red Has Nothing to Do With Grapes

VinePair

Then, it got adopted by early cocktail culture in the late 1800s, where it has remained ever since. That’s because its ABV and conventional usages are more in line with a liqueur than what it actually is: a fortified and aromatized wine. All this said, the white-wine-grape-only rule is not cut and dry.

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Exciting, Affordable, and Walkable, Athens Has the Most Exciting Cocktail Scene In Europe Right Now

VinePair

The capital of Greece — which has one of the most exciting, accessible, affordable, and just plain fun cocktail cultures in the world right now — not only boasts a vibrant cocktail scene, but also one of the most compact, despite doubling in size over the last two years. These they serve alone and mixed into cocktails.

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Bar Reviews: Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar, London

Drinkhacker

A trip to London means plenty of time in pubs, but like any big city, London has a thriving cocktail culture, too. A recent visit here took me to two upscale cocktail bars to sample the city’s latest in drinkdom. Plenty of imbibers were happy to sip on wine or beer in lieu of the more adventuresome cocktails on tap.

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