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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Rye That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar?

VinePair

Before bourbon, rye whiskey was America’s first native spirit. Prohibition permanently disrupted rye production, and many of the distilleries that produced it never reopened. But with the rediscovery of classic, rye-based drinks during the early-aughts cocktail renaissance, bartenders fell back in love with the bold, spicy style of whiskey — and with that, rye’s comeback began.

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Sip Into Fall With These 2 Cocktails from Alabama’s Tre Luna Bar & Kitchen

Chilled Magazine

As the weather gets colder and gatherings with loved ones fill the calendar, there’s no better way to celebrate than with fall-inspired cocktails. Although both cooler beverages, Tre Luna’s new cocktails radiate the crisp fall air and autumnal spice in every sip! Check out the full recipes below. Whiskey Frozen Apple Cider by Jonathan Brasher, FOH Manager at Tre Luna Kitchen & Bar Ingredients 8 oz.

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Sake and Wine, Together at Last

PUNCH

Sake and wine are together at last at the Los Angeles restaurant Camélia, a showcase for the drinks and a more inclusive beverage landscape.

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Drink Experiences: Madrina’s Holiday Espresso Martini Flight

Cheers

St. Louis-based Italian-American concept Madrina has launched a holiday-inspired Espresso Martini flight. Priced at $25, the flight includes three varieties: Peppermint (peppermint liquor, vodka), Eggnog (dark rum, amaro), and Blackberry (creme de mure, brandy). When creating the flight, “my priority is ensuring each Martini stands on its own as a great cocktail,” says Madrina’s bar manager Brian Clark.

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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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When Did Malört Go Mainstream?

VinePair

When describing the taste of Jeppson’s Malört , Chicago’s infamous wormwood-based liqueur, people tend to get creative. A cursory glance of various Reddit subs like r/bartenders and r/Chicago reveal some solid attempts: Notes of Fresca, paint thinner, and sadness; Week-old grapefruit rinds soaked in floodwater and shame; Gasoline filtered through a week-old garbage bag; Imagine if your parents’ divorce had a flavor.

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Back in Black

Chilled Magazine

Located near San Francisco’s prestigious Union Square, Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H.) is a lively bar that has quickly grown into one of America’s most acclaimed cocktail destinations. Featuring cocktails that are inspired by Asian-Pacific ingredients, P.C.H. is known for its creative, balanced cocktails, and the “Back in Black” is no exception where black sesame brings this cocktail to life.

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GSN Alert: 2025 Canadian Whisky Certification Application

Good Spirits News

Are you ready to learn the Eh, B, C’s of Canadian Whisky? You’ve come to the right place! Camp Runamok and Hiram Walker are inviting 100 bar professionals to join us in learning why the world needs more Canada! Over 5 weeks, some of the brightest minds in the business will guide you through grain selection, distillation, blending, and everything Canadian Whisky in between.

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Stop Asking Bartenders to Make Your Drinks ‘Strong’

VinePair

While we love our low-ABV spritzes , and light lagers , occasionally the mood strikes for something with a bit more oomph. When this craving hits out at a bar, it might be tempting to ask the bartender for an “extra strong” drink. But according to industry pros, that might not be the best approach. Cheyenne Paydar, bartender at Monkey Thief , a new cocktail bar in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, recalls that at many spots he’s worked at, customers would often come in asking for ex

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Review: Row 94 Bourbon

Drinkhacker

In 1994, Dierks Bentley moved to Nashville to chase the dream of finding a home on Music Row. Bentley has certainly found success and fame as a country music singer, but September 2024 brought a new venture with the launch of Row 94 Kentucky Straight Bourbon. The country music icon transitioned from singing about whiskey to having his own brand of Kentucky bourbon whiskey.

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The Cocktail Syrups You Actually Need This Season

PUNCH

What are the best easy-to-make cocktail syrups for better holiday cocktails? Here are 5 simple DIY recipes to upgrade your next round.

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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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The Ultimate $127,000 Luxury Scotch Whisky Weekend

The Whiskey Wash

The three night Macallan Horizon Experience from Balmoral and Macallan offers whisky fans the pinnacle of whisky getaways. Photo: The Macallan/Balmoral The Balmoral Hotel In Edinburgh has teamed up with The Macallan to offer the ultimate luxury whisky weekend getaway. The three night stay includes nights in Edinburgh and Speyside as well as a bottle of the Macallan Horizon and will set you back $127,000 (£100,000).

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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In

VinePair

If you’ve ever wondered how a famous cocktail’s ingredient list came to be, it’s worth taking a look at when it was made. Almost any pre-Prohibition cocktail’s original specs mostly hover around the three-to-four-ingredient range. By the time the tiki craze was underway in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was par for the course to see drinks containing over seven ingredients and multiple expressions of rum layered on top of one another.

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Barry Parade Public House: A newcomer to The Valley from three mates with serious hospo cred

Australian Bartender

Barry Parade Public House 122 Barry Parade, Fortitude Valley @barryparadeph Nestled between the polished corporate towers of Brisbane’s CBD and the lively, eclectic chaos of Fortitude Valley is a little slice of Meanjin that’s a bit of everything. Three mates recently found the sweet spot on Barry Parade—technically in The Valley—where they’re serving up more than just great drinks.

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The Only Wine You Need This Holiday Season

PUNCH

The only wine you need this holiday season is a magnum of Beaujolais. Here's where to buy it.

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Monet’s Impression

Cheers

This cocktail from Bar Bastion in New York uses the french apple brandy Calvados. Print Monet’s Impression Course Drinks Keyword Calvados, Centum Herbis liqueur, cucumber, Ginger syrup, lime, matcha Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Calvados ½ bar spoon Matcha powder ¼ oz. Ginger syrup ½ oz. Cucumber juice ½ oz. Centum Herbis liqueur ¾ oz. Lime juice Instructions Combine all ingredients in a shaker Give it a hard shake.

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Shaking Up the Holidays: How NYC Bartender Bre Lotz Turns La Marca Prosecco Into Festive Magic

VinePair

When it comes to making cocktails, New York bartender Bre Lotz’s first goal is to create a cocktail that will resonate with her customers while highlighting the ingredients she chooses to include. An industry veteran, Lotz has been bartending for almost 20 years; however, she only started developing her own cocktails in 2019. She now puts those skills to work at a popular underground-style bar in New York City. “I am a creative person and I’ve always been into art, and I just d

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GSN Review: Draft Top Lift & Can Clips Bar Tools

Good Spirits News

DRAFT TOP® is the ultimate bar tool designed to safely remove and lift off the top of almost any beverage can. On February 12, 2021, Draft Top® aired on Shark Tank and astonished everyone’s favorite Shark, Daymond John. Daymond offered an impressive 300K for 20% of the Company. In November 2021 they launched version 3.0 and it was an immediate hit.

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The Best Bottles to Gift This Holiday Season

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A terroir-driven Scotch, an under-the-radar rye, Iran's "forbidden spirit" and more.

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GRAND MARNIER PARTNERS WITH LEADING BARTENDERS TO CREATE ‘THE GRAND ENCOUNTER: BEHIND THE BAR’

Bar Magazine

Grand Marnier partners with bar entrepreneur and mixology aficionado Carina Soto Velasquez to present ‘The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar’ a video content series and new chapter of their Grand Encounters campaign, with collaborators, Hugo Togni, Takuma Watanabe, and Deniseea Head. Grand Marnier , the Grand Encounter between cognac and bitter orange liqueur, announces its latest video series, The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar, created in collaboration with leading bartenders across the globe.

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The Cocktail College Podcast: A Spirited Deep Dive on Vodka

VinePair

“Cocktail College” is brought to you today by Ketel One Vodka. Listeners, you know me if you’ve heard enough episodes, and you know I’m a firm believer that vodka has distinct and specific character. And I like trying it on its own, but I love it most in cocktails. Now in the case of today’s vodka, Ketel One, it’s made using a wheat base which gives it a crisp finish.

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Viraj Bagkar wins India edition of Heineken Global Bartender Championship

Spiritz

United Breweries has announced Viraj Bagkar as the winner of the India edition of the prestigious Heineken Global Bartender Championship, a part of Heineken’s renowned Heineken Star Quality Draught program. Viraj Bagkar will now represent India on the global stage at the finals in Amsterdam, on 28th November 2024, where he will compete against the finest bartenders from over 30 countries.

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Stick Your Sazerac in the Freezer

PUNCH

The freezer Sazerac is one of the best cocktails to batch ahead of time for holiday entertaining. Here's how to try it at home.

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Join The Vero Bartender 8th Edition – A Call for Visionary Mixologists

Bar Magazine

Amaro Montenegro is excited to announce the launch of the 8th edition of The Vero Bartender competition, celebrating 140 years of mixology excellence. Open for applications until December 2nd , 2024, this year’s competition carries the futuristic theme, Shaping the Future. If you’re a creative bartender eager to blend tradition with forward-thinking innovation, this is your chance to shine!

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How to Be a Good Operator When Your Restaurant Closes Unexpectedly

VinePair

A friend reached out to me recently about his sister’s disappointing experience with a three-Michelin-star restaurant in New York. It was her 15th wedding anniversary with her partner and they planned to visit the restaurant, which has always been on their bucket list, one year in advance to celebrate; they live a four-hour flight away. In the time between the couple making the reservation and flying into New York, the restaurant experienced something in their kitchen that forced them to close u

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What is the Average Restaurant Food Cost Per Month?

Sculpture Hospitality

Learn how to calculate your average restaurant food cost per month, improve your food cost percentage, and boost profitability with effective strategies.

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Spain’s wine industry counts costs after storm deluge

Just Drinks

Spain’s government has issued aid packages as the country’s agri sector, including its wine industry, picks through the damage from the deluge.

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Diageo GB to shape the future of luxury beverages with the launch of the Diageo Luxury Company

Bar Magazine

Headed up by General Manager Hinesh Shah, the launch will streamline luxury-focussed colleagues under one vision – to become the premier luxury drinks company in GB The Diageo Luxury Company will continue to operate within the Diageo Great Britain business, in parallel with the market’s existing core spirits and beer brands Diageo Great Britain has today launched the Diageo Luxury Company, a new division dedicated to transforming Diageo’s performance in the luxury beverage sector in its ho

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Review: J.P. Wiser’s Canadian Whisky 42 Years Old

Drinkhacker

Nestled along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, J.P. Wiser’s is no stranger to producing whisky with multi-decade age statements. Their newest stateside offering — the first of “The Decades Series” — comes with an eye-popping 42 year old age statement. Distilled in 1982, this blended Canadian whisky was aged across a combination of Speyside single malt casks, Canadian oak barrels, and ex-bourbon barrels.

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Red Hot Santa Tini cocktail

Mix That Drink

Spice up your holiday celebrations with the Red Hot Santa Tini! This bold cocktail blends chili-infused vodka with luxurious Godiva chocolate liqueur and is topped with sweetened whipping cream.

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Typhoo Tea plans to call in administrators, eyes sale

Just Drinks

Typhoo Tea has revealed plans to appoint administrators as the UK-based business looks to put itself up for sale.

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Deciphering the Evolving Luxury Space

Spiritz

The topic for the ThinkPad Session I titled ‘Decoding India’s Affluent Consumer Class’ is not only very relevant but gaining increasing importance for India’s fast evolving alcoholic beverages industry. The growing recognition of India as a market for luxury alcobev brands, reducing age of consumers associated with luxury brands’ consumption, the role of women in fostering the consumption of luxury, the emergence of tier-II and tier-III cities as destinations for lu

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Review: 2bar Single Barrel Bourbon 6 Years Old

Drinkhacker

The Pacific Northwest is ripe with American single malt whisky, but Seattle’s 2bar Spirits sets its sights on executing quality bourbon. Nathan Kaiser established the modest Seattle distillery in 2010 and formally opened in 2012. Drinkhacker first checked in with 2bar’s bourbon in 2014 with a bottling aged for 9 months in 15-gallon barrels.

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Diageo unites luxury brands in new division

Drinks International

Diageo has introduced a new global division to combine ‘luxury assets’ into one portfolio including brands such as Brora and Port Ellen.

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Too few wine companies are co-operating in face of climate crisis

Just Drinks

More businesses in the world’s fragmented wine industry need to work together as climate change rocks the sector.

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Selecting the Best in Alcobev, Hospitality & Travel Retail

Spiritz

The jury had a daunting yet exciting job to determine the winners for the Achievers’ Awards. The categories they were tasked with adjudicating ranged from individual excellence to corporate leadership, product debuts, and standout performances in the hospitality, travel retail and alcoholic beverage industries. Judging in each category demanded a deep understanding of industry trends, consumer preferences, and operational excellence.