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A Guide to Indie Wine Shops Across America

Imbibe Magazine

Between global tariffs, inflation, and myriad other challenges, the wine world has been going through some tough times, which means it’s more important than ever to support locally owned independent wine shops. Chances are their bottle selections have been thoroughly researched, tasted, and curated, with a staff ready to guide you to your next favorite bottle.

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What Is A Pour Cost Calculator And How Do You Use It For Your Bar

Sculpture Hospitality

In the bar industry, maximizing profitability takes more than just strong sales, it requires a clear understanding of what it costs to serve each drink. That’s where pour cost comes in. This essential metric provides powerful insight into how efficiently your bar is operating and how effectively you’re turning alcohol into revenue.

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Before a Long Weekend, Here's This Week's New Beer Labels

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Howdy, folks! We’re taking Friday off for the holiday but before we set that Out Of Office message, we’ve got some new labels to take a look at. Before we do so, just a heads up that I’m already seeing a handful of breweries mention that they’ll be shuttered for the 4th. Other than the Beer Temple cookout I mentioned last week, I’m not seeing a ton going on, so you’ll have to settle for shotgunning Bapples in your garage.

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Edinburgh Whisky Startup Reports 900% Growth After Scottish Edge Win

The Whiskey Wash

(L-R) Tom Costellom Carl Johnstone, and Adam Harding of Tailored Spirits Co. have seen astonishing success in a short time. Credit: Tailored Spirits Co. An Edinburgh-based whisky startup has reported remarkable financial growth following its success at Scotland’s largest business funding competition, with revenues surging 900% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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BCB LONDON SET TO RETURN IN 2026 AFTER SUCCESSFUL DEBUT

Bar Magazine

BCB London is celebrating its successful debut event in London. With more than 140 exhibitors and 3,650 visitors from 56 countries attending Tobacco Dock over two days – 30 th June and 1 st July – organisers, RX, have announced that the show will return in 2026. With world-class drinks, an industry-leading education programme and a new competition-standard Pouring Contest, there was plenty to experience at BCB London.

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Glenfiddich 12 vs 15: What Whisky Experts Say You Should Buy

The Whiskey Wash

Glenfiddich is one of the world’s best-selling single malts, but if you’re standing in the aisle trying to decide between the 12 and the 15, which should you pick? This quick guide breaks down how each one is made, how they taste, and what the experts actually think, so you can choose the right bottle for your bar, your palate, or your next gift. [elementor-template id="81160"] A Quick Look at the Glenfiddich Brand Glenfiddich has been making single malt whisky in Dufftown, Scotland, since 1887.

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Wholesaler Booker opens festive pre-orders and launches 2025 Christmas Guide

Bar Magazine

85 exclusive seasonal lines available for pre-order Booker , the UK’s leading food and drink wholesaler, is launching a brand new Christmas offer for pubs, bars and the hospitality sector this week – with 85 exclusive starters, mains, desserts, cheeses and accompaniments available for pre-order for the first time. The wholesale giant’s 2025 Christmas Guide is packed with inspiration, ingredients and menu ideas to help venues and operators through the bumper festive season, spotlighting a selec

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Wimbledon’s Signature Drink Deserves Its ‘Honey Deuce Moment’

VinePair

There’s a running joke that New York’s hottest bar each summer isn’t in Manhattan or Brooklyn — it’s out in Queens at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. That’s thanks to the recent sensation that is the Honey Deuce , a vodka, lemonade, and Chambord cocktail (mostly) only available at the USTA Tennis Center during the two-week tournament. Despite the $23 price tag, over half a million of the Instagrammable cocktail were sold last year.

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Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 launches for 2025

Drinks International

Register/Login You are not logged in. Close [x] User name: Password: remember me Log in You are not logged in. Forgot Password? To subscribe, click here Home » News Asias 50 Best Bars 51-100 launches for 2025 03 July, 2025 By Eleanor Yates Asia’s 50 Best Bars has announced the extended 51-100 list for the fifth year running. The ranking is revealed two weeks ahead of the live awards ceremony in Macau and is created by the votes of the Asia’s 50 Best Bars Academy, a group of 300

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Panda & Sons Launches First-Ever International Panda Highland Games

Bar Magazine

A Bold New Chapter for Global Cocktail Collaboration Acclaimed Edinburgh cocktail bar Panda & Sons launched the first-ever International Panda Highland Games – a four-day bartending showcase bringing together world-class cocktail talent from across the globe in a spirited celebration of creativity, community, and liquid brilliance. With the 4 day festivities ending at Winton Castle for a sporting round of Highland Games and Scottish fayre.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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UK’s FSA advises CBD businesses to reformulate products 

Just Drinks

The Food Standards Authority (FSA) has advised CBD businesses to reformulate their products "to improve consumer safety"

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Hooten Young Launches Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

The Whiskey Wash

Veteran-owned whiskey and cigar brand Hooten Young will release its inaugural Bottled-in-Bond bourbon on July 4, 2025, marking a significant milestone for the company founded by retired Army Master Sergeant Norm Hooten, the real-life “Hoot” from “Black Hawk Down.” The new bourbon launches at $39.99, positioning it as the most competitively priced whiskey in the brand’s portfolio.

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Haus Cramer to brew Efes Pilsener in Germany

Just Drinks

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Johnnie Walker Black vs. Chivas Regal 12: Which Whisky Wins at $35?

The Whiskey Wash

Two iconic blended scotch whiskies: Johnnie Walker Black Label and Chivas Regal 12 Year Old. Which one is your favorite? Johnnie Walker Black Label and Chivas Regal 12 are two of the best-known whiskies in the world, and you can usually find both for around $35. One leans smoky and structured, the other smooth and sweet. But which offers better value in the glass?

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Multiple suitors show interest in Mumm Champagne

Just Drinks

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Review: Remus Babe Ruth Reserve Bourbon (Updated 2025)

Drinkhacker

George Herman Ruth, meet George Remus. Two titans of the 1920s, cut from the same cloth of excess and exuberance. One swung a bat like thunder, the other poured bourbon like a monsoon. Ruth was the Sultan of Swat, a colossus of the ballfield whose appetite for nightlife was as legendary as his home runs. Remus, the self-styled “King of the Bootleggers,” held court in Cincinnati, tossing parties with the splendor of Gatsby and the boldness of Capone, where the bourbon flowed like a seventh-inning

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Del Monte Foods enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks buyer

Just Drinks

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Chivas Brothers Summer Distillery Tours Launch

The Whiskey Wash

Scotland’s whisky tourism season kicks off with new experiences at four historic distilleries, offering visitors rare tastings and behind-the-scenes access from the Highlands to Orkney. New Chivas Brothers Experiences Showcase Whisky Heritage Chivas Brothers has unveiled its summer program across four Scottish distilleries, introducing new tours that explore everything from maturation techniques to food pairings.

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Successful BeachLife Festival Is Back In Redondo Beach In 2026 On These Dates

PubClub

Thousands pack into Seaside Lagoon to enjoy BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA. Photo: PubClub.com The highly successful BeachLife Festival – which PubClub.com has dubbed “the Coachella of the South Bay” – is back on these dates in 2026. BeachLife 2026 will take place May 1-3, again in Seaside Lagoon in the Los Angeles South Bay beach city of Redondo Beach.

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J. Mattingly 1845 Founder Sells to Gold Corn & Co.

The Whiskey Wash

Kentucky’s innovative craft distillery J. Mattingly 1845 announced Tuesday that founder Jeff Mattingly will sell his equity ownership to existing investment partners Gold Corn & Co. The transaction, expected to close within 90 to 120 days, will transfer 100 percent ownership to an investment entity controlled by Andrew Varga and Carl Cordova of Gold Corn & Co., who have partnered with the distillery for the past two years.

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The Mob Museum In Las Vegas Seeks Public’s Help In Obtaining Artifacts From The City’s Past

PubClub

This is kind of awall of fame (or shame?) at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas Photo: Mob Museum While the mob did not create Las Vegas, it had a huge influence on it so much so that there is a place, the Mob Museum, which showcases the history of the mob in Sin City. Apparently, tho, there’s more than what meets the eye there because the Mob Museum is seeking the public’s help to obtain distinctive, one-of-a-kind artifacts with compelling backstories, objects that capture the grit, glamou

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Whisky Hammer Opens Netherlands Base After 10 Years

The Whiskey Wash

A Scottish online whisky auction house is expanding into mainland Europe as it celebrates a decade of connecting rare bottle collectors worldwide. Whisky Hammer, founded by brothers Craig and Daniel Milne in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, will open its first European operational base in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland. The company announced the expansion as it marks 10 years since launching in 2015 near the renowned Speyside whisky region.

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German drinks group Munsterland J Lülf sold to Irish investors

Just Drinks

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Exclusive Ranges fills gap in the mid-market for customisable suites

Bar Magazine

Exclusive Ranges – a leading UK supplier of premium kitchen equipment has launched ‘ER BESPOKE’– the company’s first own-brand suite of cooking equipment. Designed specifically to meet the growing demand for flexible, customisable solutions in the mid-market segment, ER BESPOKE provides operators with a bespoke cooking option that would previously have been viewed as beyond budget.

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For the Fourth of July, a Question About the Mojito

Cocktails with Suderman

Links About Drinks The great Chicago cocktail institution, The Violet Hour, has closed unexpectedly following a building maintenance issue and a dispute with the landlord. Robert Simonson has an excellent remembrance. (The Violet Hour’s drinks live on in Toby Maloney and Emma Janzen’s excellent book, The Bartender’s Manifesto.) Something similar happened with Boston’s Drink back in 2023.

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Every Costco Kirkland Signature Hard Seltzer Flavor, Tasted and Ranked

VinePair

The hard seltzer category has blossomed 10-fold over the past decade. It all started in 2013 with the launch of SpikedSeltzer, which eventually became Bon & Viv before its discontinuation in 2023. But the category really picked up steam in 2016 when White Claw and Truly hit the market. Ever since, just about every major beverage alcohol brand has hopped on the hard seltzer train.

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It’s Whale Watching Season In Hervey Bay, Australia

PubClub

Hervey Bay Australia is known as the “Whale Watching Capital of the World.” Photo: Pacific Whale Foundation Australia Whale Watching Season in Hervey Bay, Australia, is underway. Running from July 1 to late October it has “guaranteed sightings” starting July 15. Featuring small-group, three‑hour “Ultimate Whale Watch” eco‑tours, this season invites visitors to discover why Hervey Bay is globally celebrated as the “Whale Watching Capital of the World” and the planet’s very first Whal

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