January, 2025

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One Winemaker’s Fight to Preserve Armenian Wine

PUNCH

Despite losing his homeland and vineyard to war, Grigori Avetissyan is determined to keep his native grapes, and thousand-year-old traditions, alive.

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Remembering Pableaux Johnson (1966-2025)

Imbibe Magazine

On January 26, veteran writer, photographer, and regular Imbibe contributor Pableaux Johnson collapsed while photographing the Ladies and Men of Unity second-line parade in New Orleans, and later died at a hospital. He was 59 years old. Writer and photographer barely scratches the surface of what Pableaux Johnson was, or what he meant to his home city of New Orleans or the vast diaspora of friends and acquaintances he collected over the years.

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A Look Into This Year’s Trends in Mixology According to SGW&S

Chilled Magazine

Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, the biggest wine and spirits distributor in the U.S., has expanded its Liquid Insights Tour, an educational program that travels across the country to explore the latest trends in mixology and wine. This year, experts visited six cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Austin, Portland, Denver, and Tampa, sharing whats new and exciting in the world of drinks.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

VinePair

2025 is here and with it comes a slew of predictions regarding what the drink of the year will be. The Negroni , the Aperol Spritz , and the Martini have dominated in recent years, but with trends changing at the drop of a dime, its impossible to predict which cocktail will fall into hands most often for the next 12 months. Despite the difficulty in forecasting the drink of 2025, bartenders can certainly hope to make some drinks more often.

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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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Glenglassaugh Distillery Goes Silent: Whisky Producer Announces Temporary Closure

The Whiskey Wash

The coastal Glenglassaugh Distillery in the Highland region of Scotland is reportedly facing a temporary production pause, according to staff social media posts. Glenglassaugh Distillery, the historic Highland whisky producer owned by Brown-Forman, is reportedly preparing for a temporary closure according to social media posts from production staff.

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Diageo silent as Guinness, Moët Hennessy talk boosts shares

Just Drinks

Diageo has refused to be drawn on a report that the company is reviewing its stake in Mot Hennessy and the future of beer business Guinness.

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5 to Try: American-Made Sake

Imbibe Magazine

Sake made in the States is ready for its close-up! says Timothy Sullivan, pointing to the growing domestic industry, with new breweries opening regularly.Enamored by the complexity of sake, Sullivan has spent the past two decades exploring, learning, and promoting the category. A certified WSET Level 3 sake educator, Sullivan is also the founding president of the American Sake Association , and in 2020 launched his Sake Revolution podcast.

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Crafting Exceptional Cocktails with Bartender Adam Fournier

Chilled Magazine

Photos by Glee Digital Media Adam Fournier brings over 15 years of experience to the hospitality industry, having worked at renowned Los Angeles venues like Areal, The Chestnut Club, and The NoMad LA. His expertise in rare spirits helped shape the bourbon boom in LA, where he curated over 30 single barrels. Fournier has competed in prestigious events such as Heaven Hills Bartender of the Year and the Remy Martin Sidecar Competition and was named Diageo World Class US Bartender of the Year in 202

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Miller High Life: The Big, Corporate Beer That Won the Industry’s Heart

VinePair

At a craft beer bar in Brooklyn called Queue Beer , all of the 24 taps feature premium and hard-to-find beers but one tap faucet stands apart from the rest. Its a top-of-the-line, Czech-made Lukr side-pull faucet. Rarely seen even in top beer bars, it requires a special technique to properly operate, allowing for more nuanced control of beer flow than the standard on-off tap faucet.

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Flavour finds a way into traditional Rum

Spiritz

Innovation through flavours, premiumisation and with the rise of cocktail culture, rum is being rediscovered for its versatility and we are now seeing many bartenders experimenting to make great cocktails. According to Lalit Kalani, Founder, Good Barrel Distillery Private Limited , the younger and experimental consumers will be shaping the future of rum as they are seeking experiences and products that align with their tastes and lifestyle.

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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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Nestlé to invest $1bn to expand Mexico production

Just Drinks

Nestl has put together a $1bn investment package for its business in Mexico over the next two years.

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Nobody Does Equal-Parts Cocktails Like Attaboy

PUNCH

An easy formula for equal-parts cocktails from the bar Attaboy, plus four recipes starring mezcal, gin, rum and Scotch whisky.

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Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Fionna Gemzon

Imbibe Magazine

Fionna Gemzon moved around a lot as a child. While St. Louis was where she (mostly) grew up, she traveled to cities like San Francisco and Omaha often enough to search for non-locational ways to establish a sense of home and belonging. Thats where food came in. Born in the Philippines and then living in predominantly white neighborhoods, Gemzon found that ingredients similar to those from her homeland provided a deeper sense of community.

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The Chilled 100 Bartenders Create Unique Rum Cocktails Using Ten To One

Chilled Magazine

@Pronghorn.co partnered with the Chilled 100 Bartenders to craft innovative cocktails showcasing @TenToOneRum. Known for its exceptional quality, @TenToOneRum reimagines the spirit by artfully blending pan-Caribbean heritage with a modern twist. This clarified banana cheesecake-inspired cocktail is more than just a drinkit’s a fun, festive holiday dessert in a glass!

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Stop Asking Your Bartender for a Drink That’s ‘Not Too Sweet’

VinePair

On top of hours of ingredient prep, mixing cocktails, counting tips, and closing tabs, bartendending requires countless verbal interactions every day. And one customer request that comes up more than others is for a drink thats not too sweet. In all fairness, the trauma that comes with getting burned by an overly sweet drink can be long-lasting. Perhaps a dive bar Marg with an egregious dollop of store-bought sweet-and-sour mix resulted in the headache of a lifetime.

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Cygnet Gin Partners with Penderyn Distillery at Swansea’s Historic Copperworks

Bar Magazine

7 th January 2025 – In an exciting new chapter for Welsh heritage and luxury spirits, Cygnet – The Worlds Most Luxurious Gin – founded by renowned Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE and social-impact filmmaker Professor Andrew Levitas, has found a new home at the historic Penderyn Copperworks Distillery in Swansea. About a partnership which brings together two of Waless most celebrated names in a perfect blend of tradition, craftsmanship, and innovation Stephen Davies, C

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Celsius to pay $3m fine to settle SEC charges over accounting practices 

Just Drinks

Celsius has agreed to pay a $3m fine to settle charges from the US SEC over improper accounting for stock-based awards.

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Why Is My Drink So Damn Weird?

PUNCH

When every cocktail is an experiment in novelty, ordering feels like a gamble. But if history teaches us anything, its that this era wont last forever.

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Inside Look: The Aladdin Sane, Detroit

Imbibe Magazine

How does one turn a tenebrous mechanical vault in the cellar of a century-old skyscraper into an inviting bar space? Stokes Architecture + Design and hospitality group Method Co. faced this challenge when designing Detroit’s The Aladdin Sane. The cocktail bar, an Imbibe 75 Place to Watch , is tucked beneath the restored, 1920s-era Book Tower in downtown Detroit.

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Honoring Michael Montez: Bartender, Father and Friend

Chilled Magazine

– In Tribute to Michael Montez – The world feels a little dimmer with the sudden passing of our dear friend and colleague, Michael Montez. A beacon of light, Michael touched the lives of everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. He leaves behind his beloved fianc, Alex, and two beautiful children, Jeremiah and Eva, who were the center of his world.

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The 10 Weirdest Beer Names of All Time

VinePair

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Weve seen bourbon barrel-aging work its magic on stouts , the IPA has birthed multiple substyles , and the number of craft breweries in the U.S. has grown nearly 10-fold. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing.

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Spiritz Roundup: Exquisite rums of 2024

Spiritz

Spiritz Roundup: Explore the finest rums crafted in 2024 with passion and heritage, each telling a unique story of tradition and innovation.

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US Treasury arm proposes new rules for alcohol labels

Just Drinks

The proposals would require alcohol beverage labels to include details on alcohol and nutritional content.

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The New Vocabulary of Nonalcoholic Drinks

PUNCH

Damp, nootropic, zebra striping. The language surrounding the N/A landscape is evolving in real time. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to the current lexicon.

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On the Menu: Mirate Los Angeles

Imbibe Magazine

Welcome to On the Menu, where we explore what makes a bars menu unique, intriguing, and all-around delicious. For this year’s Imbibe 75 , we spotlight Mirate in Los Angeles as a place to watch for its thoughtful agave spirits selection and playful but technique-driven cocktails. Beverage director Max Reis describes it as “an invitation to learn.” And so, to learn more about the menu, we chatted with Reis about what inspires him, his approach to creating cocktails, and which dri

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The Chilled 100 Bartenders Create Unique Rum Cocktails Using Ten To One

Chilled Magazine

@Pronghorn.co partnered with the Chilled 100 Bartenders to craft innovative cocktails showcasing @TenToOneRum. Known for its exceptional quality, @TenToOneRum reimagines the spirit by artfully blending pan-Caribbean heritage with a modern twist. Introducing a holiday cocktail that brings together the vibrant flavors of the Caribbean and the Middle East: Holiday in Jerusalem.

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Ask a Somm: Is It Rude to Take a Picture of the Bottle I Ordered?

VinePair

If you didnt take a picture of a bottle of wine, did you even drink it? In the era of sharing flex Burgundies and unicorn natural wines on social media, sometimes it feels like the answer is no. But outside of posting that bottle of DRC you tried one-tenth of a sip of, there are a lot of reasons why a diner might want to snap a photo of the wine theyre drinking.

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What I’m Drinking Now: Andressa Pires and the Hot Toddy

Cheers

Andressa Piresis director of beverages and bar managerat gaming/event space Sugar Mouse andthe social club Sour Mouse in New York. As a true Brazilian, Im always reaching for a cold beer, no matter the season. However, with winter settling in here in New York, I’ve shifted my focus to warming drinks like Hot Toddies and Hot Booze Apple Cider. The Hot Toddy, with its comforting blend of whiskey, honey, lemon and warm water, feels like a hug in a mug during these chilly months.

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“There’s a lot of low-hanging fruit here” – Butterfly Equity and new wine asset The Duckhorn Portfolio look to future

Just Drinks

Executives from Butterfly Equity and The Duckhorn Portfolio on how they plan to grow the business and their thoughts on the overall market for US wine.

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The Spanish Monk Is a Sleeper Hit

PUNCH

The Spanish Monk, a forgotten gin and green Chartreuse cocktail, is a sleeper hit thats seeing a revival at Portland, Oregon bar Too Soon.

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Imbibe 75 People to Watch Artur and Iryna Yuzvik

Imbibe Magazine

What might have been a dream deferred for Artur and Iryna Yuzvik became a longtime goal realized sooner than expected. The husband and wife founded Soloway Roastery in their hometown of Ternopil, in western Ukraine, in 2016. They soon opened two cafsamong the first to introduce specialty coffee to the city. Having received his education in Connecticut, Artur knew he wanted to return to the U.S. to open a coffee shop.

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We Ask Master Distiller Alberto Morales about Wahaka Mezcal

Chilled Magazine

A mezcal where the mezcaleros call the shots. Its not often you find a spirit owned and operated by those who produce the elixir itself. Wahaka Mezcal co-owner and Master Distiller Alberto Beto Morales weaves Oaxacas old-world traditions with the present-day to create a mezcal representing community, quality, and respect for the land. Watching my father work in the fields and my mother cook for everyone who helped him, inspired me to do things differentlynot just to sell a product in bulk but to

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How the Lukr Side-Pull Faucet Serves the Best Pour of Pilsner

VinePair

Although most of the work that goes into a good pint of beer happens at the brewery, the final touch comes down to how a bartender dispenses it out of the draft line. And the level of foam, or head, on a beer can be a big factor in how beer enthusiasts perceive their pints. If theres not enough foam, the beer not only looks dull, but it will also lack the soft mouthfeel that comes with a steady level of dispersed bubbles.

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Diageo refutes reports on sale of Guinness

Spiritz

Diageo has clarified that it has no plans to sell its stake in LVMH’s Moët Hennessy and iconic beer brand, Guinness. “We note the recent media speculation around the Guinness brand and our stake in Moët Hennessy and we can confirm that we have no intention to sell either,” the company published the statement on January 26. “We will next update the market with interim results on 4 February 2025 and we look forward to hosting our Guinness investor and analyst day

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Austria’s wine exports to fall back in 2024, trade body says

Just Drinks

Austrias wine exports for 2024 are expected to fallen from the previous year's record figures, according to trade-association figures.

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