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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 30 Best Tequilas for 2025

VinePair

Over almost 10 years of tasting and recommending tequilas at VinePair, weve watched the category grow and evolve, ultimately becoming one of the best-selling and most popular spirits in the U.S. And tequila , specifically, is facing something of a reckoning: Are there too many celebrity brands?

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2 Must Mix Cocktails from 1800 Tequila!

Chilled Magazine

Spring has sprung, and these 2 signature cocktails from 1800 Tequila are perfect to welcome the warmer weather. Tequila 1800® Spicy Ranch Water Ingredients 1.5 oz of 1800 Cucumber & Jalapeño Tequila. Liqueur , Tequila 1800® Green Apple Margarita Ingredients 1.5 Apple or Pear Brandy.25 Try them out! Lime Juice.5

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Fall Cocktails That Celebrate Flavors of the Season

Imbibe Magazine

The Offering A spiced pear shrub complements the oaky character of reposado tequila. Truly Scrumptious Pear eau de vie and unaged South American grape brandy combine their fragrant forces in this luscious cocktail. The Warthog Spiced Pear liqueur adds richness, while fresh lemon juice brightens the mix in this fall cocktail.

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Cream Is Key to Decadent Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

While cocktails made with dairy have been around for centuries, the golden age of cream cocktails was kicked off in the late 1960s by the Brandy Alexander. The Buzz In Espresso Martini twist, aged tequila is mixed with coffee liqueur, then boosted by dark crème de cacao and heavy cream.

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Hot Drinks for Winter Sipping

Imbibe Magazine

Bells Will Be Ringing Rum and apple brandy bolster this fruitcake-inspired hot toddy recipe. Hot Buttered Apple Cider Apple cider and apple brandy mix and mingle in this autumnal blend. Aquavit Cider A seasonal cider inspired by the cold Norwegian winters. Chamomile Toddy Chamomile tea lends a floral note to this whiskey toddy.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023: Agave for All!!

Chilled Magazine

The Agave for All seminar, brought to ELEVATE by Proximo Spirits and Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, included an intro to tequila, including its origins from the agave plant and how it influences the industry today. In 1600, the Marquis of Altamira built the first commercial distillery in the town of Tequila, near present-day Jalisco.

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