Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Access LIVE 2025, taking place February 3-5 in Denver, CO, promises to be the premier event for the beverage alcohol industry. Bringing together professionals from all sectors, it offers a dynamic platform for collaboration, learning, and exploration of the latest industry trends. In a time of uncertaintyamid evolving regulations, tariffs, and shifting consumer preferencesthis event serves as a central hub for industry leaders to connect and innovate.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

There are some incredible bottlings coming from the world of blended whiskies. Some of them even give the bigger brands a run for their money. But in a world dominated by big brands, big marketing, and big opinions, here are some recommendations for incredible blended styles of whisky to not miss out on. All bought and enjoyed by me. Its a hard life.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Cinnamon adds that sugar, spice, and everything nice to anythingfrom cocktails to coffee to cake. Its nothing new to the spice game, or is it? Innovative touches and twists by bartenders have shown just how cinnamon is having its own Renaissance as a trendy new kick to beloved bar cocktails. Of course, cinnamon-infused liquors or spirits are nothing newwith some we love more than others.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Avartana at ITC Maratha, Mumbai, has completed a year of redefining South Indian cuisine with its perfect blend of tradition and innovation. Since its launch, the restaurant has offered an immersive dining experience that takes guests on a gastronomical journey through southern India’s rich flavours, enhanced with a modern twist. Open every day from 7 pm-11 pm and on Sundays from 12 pm-3 pm, Avartana offers a fresh take on South Indian cuisine.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

This Groundhog Day, Lipton Hard Iced Tea is shaking up tradition with a larger-than-life twista towering 9-foot-tall groundhog statue made from 6,000 Lipton Hard Iced Tea cans. Meet Can Daddy, the ultimate Groundhog Day icon, making surprise appearances across Pennsylvania. No matter what the groundhog predicts, Lipton Hard Iced Tea is bringing a sip of sunshine to the celebration.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Furmint is a classic Hungarian grape most noteworthy for its use in sweet Tokaji wines — but it’s also used in dry winemaking, as in this example from Disznoko. If you like American viognier, you might want to give a Hungarian furmint a try! Extremely aromatic and very floral, this wine is one of the most acidic wines I’ve tasted in recent memory, an exploration of perfumed jasmine, sandalwood, and honeysuckle, quite sharp and biting.

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Three new releases from Heaven Hill’s Elijah Craig have crossed our desk in the last few months. We’re taking this opportunity to round them all up and review them together. Below please find our coverage of the two latest Elijah Craig Barrel Proof offerings, plus our first taste of a new permanent edition whiskey, Elijah Craig Toasted Rye.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

A cleaned-out Schweppes tonic bottle carried the first prototype of Baileys Irish Cream through London in a taxi – a humble vessel for what would become the world’s best-selling liqueur. In 1973, two men in a Soho office received 3,000 for an idea that would become one of the drinks industry’s greatest success stories. Their brief?

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