Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Each month Chilled presents you with five essential cocktails based on our National Drink Day Calendar. Don’t forget to reference it so you can prepare for the upcoming holidays. March is filled with different drink days and celebrations, so there’s no better time to go beyond your comfort zone and explore the world of mixology. As spring slowly begins to bloom and the craving for something fresh and exciting grows, try one of these essential cocktails to satisfy that desire.

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The Cocktail Lovers

MARCH 3, 2025

UK bartenders, in case you havent heard, the PATRN team have got something special on the horizon and we think youll want to get your RSVPs in PDQ. Here we check in with the man with the plan, Agave Portfolio Ambassador Bacardi-Martini, Gianluca Pavanello to find out more The background From an advocacy point of view, we always try to look for ways to excite, engage and most importantly, educate the industry.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Dan Anderson has a diverse and accomplished background in the hospitality industry. His career began in college, where he worked as a cook and held every kitchen role except Executive Chef. After earning a degree in Special Education, Anderson spent two and a half years teaching in Honduras, followed by six months of travel through South America, which sparked his passion for food and beverage.

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Drinks International

MARCH 3, 2025

Louis Roederer has retained its title as The World’s Most Admired Champagne Brand for the sixth year in a row.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

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Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

Last month, energy giant Celsius announced the acquisition of health and wellness brand Alani Nutrition (Alani Nu) for $1.8bn.

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Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

Compass Box has named Nishat Gupte as CEO of the Scotch whisky producer following the departure of Maurice Doyle from the UK-based business.

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Drinks International

MARCH 3, 2025

Global wine producer Penfolds has launched a new social impact initiative, the Evermore Grant Program.

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Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

Steve Cox most recently headed up In Good Company, the drinks group from which Keystone bought Magic Rock and Fourpure.

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Drinks International

MARCH 3, 2025

Scotch Whiskymaker, Compass Box, has appointed Nishat Gupte as the company’s new chief executive officer. Following the.

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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

Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

The Australian government has announced a two-year freeze on the indexation of draught beer excise, calling it a win for beer drinkers"

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PubClub

MARCH 3, 2025

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Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

Monster Beverage Corp. has recorded fresh impairment charges on its alcohol business, which is not meeting the companys projections.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

In honor of National Absinthe Day, were sharing three must mix cocktails created by Darian Everding, absinthe enthusiast and bartender at London Underground, Ames, Iowa. Darian used Lucid Absinthe in her cocktails, answering a consumer trend toward stronger flavors found in cocktails. We also share the Wide Eyed cocktail created by Marco Salas, Las Vegas bartender.

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Just Drinks

MARCH 3, 2025

UK drinks trade associations urged the government to address issues with the EPR scheme, warning that its current implementation is "flawed"

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Few drinks professionals are as committed to real, tangible change as Ikimi Dubose-Woodson. In 2020, she co-founded The Roots Fund, a nonprofit devoted to empowering underrepresented communities in wine, with fellow industry leaders Tahiirah Habibi and Carlton McCoy, Jr. The organization has since worked with nearly 250 aspiring and ambitious hospitality professionals, says Dubose-Woodson, who serves as CEO.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Rabbit Hole Distillery announced its partnership with Jay Ellis, the acclaimed actor and producer celebrated for his standout roles in Paramounts Top Gun: Maverick and HBOs Insecure. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the brands mission to champion innovation and creativity across both the film and whiskey industries. The partnership features an exclusive contest for aspiring filmmakers and the launch of a limited-edition distillery series whiskey release.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Cider is often unfairly relegated to the autumnal months, but the category is nothing if not diverse in style. Cider is arguably the most versatile of the four main categories of beer, wine, cider, and spirits, asserts Matthew Ostrander, a certified pommelier and owner of Ibantik Craft Beverages , a cider brokerage in Salt Lake City, where he also provides educational classes at Scion Cider bar.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Bacardi, the worlds largest privately held international spirits company, announces global appointments to two of its leading brands. Roberto Ramirez Laverde moves from leading BACARD rum to the open role of Global SVP PATRN and Agaves and the company welcomes industry veteran Pedro Mendona to the role of Global SVP BACARD and Rums. Roberto Ramirez Laverde takes on the agave category, including tequilas PATRN and CAZADORES, along with ILEGAL MEZCAL, following eight years with the company rum, mo

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Less than 3,000 miles north of Antarctica, windswept Tasmania is neither blessed with nor burdened by a long precedent of commercial winemaking. Were quite a young wine region, says Sheralee Davies, the CEO of Wine Tasmania. The first two vineyards of the modern Tassie wine industry were planted in the 1950s. And its really been since the 1990s that weve seen serious and substantial growth.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 3, 2025

I get a lot of press releases. Most of the time, they get deleted. (I got two offering me samples from “Beer Girl” just now.) But this week I got one that caught my eye for a reason unrelated to why this release was sent. An email announcing this year’s Hops for Heroes 2025 Campaign, sent by a brewery in Texas, included a mention of a participating beermaker called Great Chicago Fire Brewery.

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Bar Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

Pernod Ricards Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal is celebrating three decades of pioneering craftsmanship, authenticity and community as the world-leading mezcal brand marks its 30 th anniversary with a jam-packed year of activity. Kicking off with a special celebration in Oaxaca, Del Maguey will bring together the brands founding families, trade and industry professionals and the Pernod Ricard community, before taking celebrations on the road through a global tour that will take it to leading in

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VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

Theres been a lot of innovation in the stout category since the early 90s. 1992 saw Chicagos Goose Island Brewery become the first to age stouts in bourbon barrels. In 2014, brewer Derek Gallanosa pioneered imperial pastry stouts. And now many breweries even make sour versions of the style. On one hand, the rampant experimentation thats occurred in the category over the past 30-plus years has resulted in some beautiful, decadent brews.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

Bardstown Bourbon Company and Green River Distilling Co. are now operating under a new corporate banner as Lofted Spirits emerges as the parent company uniting the two Kentucky distillers along with a rebranded contract production business. The strategic move creates a unified house of brands while cementing the company’s position as Kentucky’s largest contract whiskey producer. “Our business has grown tremendously, both in scale and vision, and this is the moment to bring it a

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VinePair

MARCH 3, 2025

With all due respect to its delectable attributes, sherry feels like the ultimate also-ran in the wine sector: a perennially hyped next big thing while never actually cashing in. But now, in this bizarro world of popular drinks trend roulette, its sherry wines production method not the product itself that is currently circling the wheel. Sherrys old-school strategy of aging and blending , known as the solera system, has trickled its way into all kinds of drinks culture over the past few years

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

Macallan’s Folio 8 celebrates the iconic 1988 “Colossus of Nose” advertisement, with the 350 release already fetching up to 1,100 at auction. Macallan has released the eighth installment in its highly anticipated Archival Series. Folio 8 honors the distillery’s iconic “Colossus of Nose” advertisement from 1988, priced at 350/$400 and already commanding auction prices between 600-1,100 before widespread release.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 3, 2025

Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Project is taking us back to its tried and true origins in the world of bourbon. Curiously, this 17 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon is the first North American spirit in the entirety of the Orphan Barrel Project not to be chill-filtered. During a one-on-one tasting with Diageo Master Blender Delicia Dee James, we talked through the origins of the whiskey — or at least everything James is allowed to talk about.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is gearing up for the new season with a global partnership. Credit: Chivas Regal Luxury blended scotch brand Chivas Regal has unveiled Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc as its new Global Brand Ambassador in a multiyear partnership that will showcase the racing star’s off-track passions, beginning with his love of music.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MARCH 3, 2025

Four members of the Foundations Cocktail Apprentice Program (CAP) have been awarded scholarships for BAR 5-Day Spirits & Mixology Certification Program. NEW ORLEANS, LA Each year, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) offers members of its Cocktail Apprentice Program (CAP) exclusive opportunities, such as applying for a scholarship to participate in the Beverage Alcohol Resource (BAR) 5-Day Program, May 13-17, 2025, at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 3, 2025

Milagro isn’t the most exciting tequila brand — though its Select Barrel Reserve options are good products at a solid value — but the distillery looks to shake that up with the launch of a new expression that joins the standard lineup: Cristalino Anejo. It’s Milagro’s first launch in more than a decade. Like all of Milagro’s tequilas, this is a 100% blue agave product made from Highlands agaves.It is aged for 18 to 24 months in American ex-bourbon and French o

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

Credit: Jackson McCrea A women-led whiskey brand is inviting investors to join its mission of transforming traditional ownership models in the spirits industry. Jackson McCrea has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign aimed at bringing more women into the whiskey business beyond just consumption. The brand creates Tennessee Rye Whiskey that undergoes a unique finishing process in French oak Syrah barrels in California Wine Country, developing what they describe as “distinctive layers of

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Australian Bartender

MARCH 3, 2025

(Image: Anneliese Grazioli) Story by 2024 Australian Bartender of the Year, Joey Folkersma, who is the Bar Manager at Bar Kokomo in Darwin. It is mid-January, summer is in full swing, and whether you are down south in Sydney or up north in Darwin, its hot. What better time to discuss my favourite summer cocktail: the Daiquiri? Some say Jennings Cox ran out of gin at his barbecue and replaced it with white rum (Bacardi Blanca at the time).

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 3, 2025

Copperworks Distilling Co. has unveiled its second annual Archive Release, offering whiskey collectors a chance to acquire some of the distillery’s most limited and historically significant bottles from past years. This exclusive collection, featuring even fewer bottles than last year’s inaugural event, is now available for public purchase.

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Cheers

MARCH 3, 2025

Suerte Tequila has unveiled an on-premise exclusive: a 1-liter Blanco. The product packages Suertes 100% agave, tahona-crushed, single distillery tequila in a larger, bartender-friendly format. The bigger bottle provides convenience and value for the on-premise and addresses the current de-premiumization trend, the company says. It also provides increased sustainability and functionality: The peel-away labels make it easy to repurpose the bottle for batched cocktails, juices, infused syrups, wat

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PubClub

MARCH 3, 2025

The Fooks are a long-ruinning San Diego Irish Band. Photo: PubClub.com It’s a plum gig. Several thousand people in a festive environment, multiple bands on multiple stages and an audience of happy beer-drinking people celebrating at a fun event. It’s understandable that bands are excited to play ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival, San Diego’s annual St.

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