Sat.Dec 07, 2024 - Fri.Dec 13, 2024

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Bartenders, Get to Know Pronghorn’s Ten To One Rum

Chilled Magazine

Pronghorn, co-founded by Erin J. Hall, Dia Simms, and Dan Sanborn, is a stand-alone business dedicated to creating a template for how to effectively diversify any industry for any underrepresented group, starting with the spirits industry and the Black community. Pronghorn aims to revolutionize the beverage alcohol industry by fostering diversity and supporting Black entrepreneurs through capital investment, business incubation, and career development.

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Are Cocktail Bars Leaving Craft Spirits Behind?

PUNCH

Craft spirits producers and distillers once relied on cocktail bars to promote their products. Now, that relationship is changing.

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Stop Asking Your Bartender for Skinny Margaritas

VinePair

The Margarita is undeniably one of the most popular cocktails in the U.S. With an easily modified recipe, the drink has a near-endless number of variations that offer unique flavor profiles , introduce a different spirit , or even bring beer into the equation. But if theres one version of the classic that continues to enrapture the American drinking public, its the Skinny Margarita.

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Mixologists Share Predictions For Tequila Category

Cheers

The tequila craze may be cooling somewhat, but on-premise experts expect demand for the agave spirit to continue at bars and restaurants. The popular styles and brands of tequila may shift, as many predict a continued rise in mezcal and other related spirits. Brands from lesser-known craft producers and additive-free tequilas will gain ground in 2025, although supply issues and the threat of tariffs on products from Mexico could create problems for on- and off-premise operators.

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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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Cookies for Brunch

Chilled Magazine

Cookies for Brunch was created by Emily Daniels, a bartender at Savannah, Georgias Repeal 33 and a fire thrower on the side. This cocktail is the perfect indulgence for those craving something sweet with a boozy twist. Made with just a few simple ingredients, its a decadent way to embrace the season and enjoy a little festive fun! Photo by Andrew Cebulka Amaretto , Liqueur Cookies for Brunch Ingredients 1 oz.

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It’s Time for a Yesterday, Today, Amaro

PUNCH

The amaro-spiked Manhattan cocktail riff, Yesterday, Today and Amaro, combines whiskey, Cynar, Averna and Bndictine. Here's the recipe.

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Drink of the Week: Giboin Pineau des Charentes Vieille Réserve

Imbibe Magazine

I’ll admit I’m not well-versed in Pineau des Charentes , the aperitif wine that mixes fresh or lightly fermented grape juice with unaged Cognac. So when this bottle of Vieille Rserve from Giboin Vignoble, a seven-generation Cognac and Pineau des Charentes producer in France, landed on my doorstep, I got my chance to get more familiar with this lovely aperitif.

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BevX 2024: Hyatt Hotels is Shaking and Stirring It Up

Cheers

Alongside its cozy suites and accommodating amenities, Hyatt Hotels has enhanced the food and beverage experience with a new training program and upgraded offerings. These efforts have earned Hyatt a 2024 BevX Award for Best Multi-Concept Hospitality Beverage Program. The Shaken and Stirred Program in particular aims to elevate the Hyatt experience by offering an inclusive, sustainable and quality-driven beverage selection that resonates with our values and meets diverse guest expectations, says

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Our Favorite Cocktails of 2024

PUNCH

The best cocktail recipes of 2024, according to Punch staff, from a Martini to Margarita Soda to a blood orange gin sour and more.

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The 7 Best Ryes to Gift This Holiday (2024)

VinePair

Bourbon might be known as Americas native spirit, but before it was the booming industry we know today, rye was the preferred whiskey on U.S. soil. While the spirit may have fallen out of favor post-Prohibition, rye whiskey is back in full force, with volumes swelling in the past decade and a half. But having such a vast sea of options to choose from now can make nailing down the perfect bottle to give an overwhelming task.

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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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Dani Whiteheart: How passion and community drive success at Bar Bellamy

Australian Bartender

Photography by Harrison Moss. 164 Rathdowne Street, Carlton. 3053 hello@barbellamy.com Bar Bellamy lives up to its name, which means good friend. This warm neighbourhood spot offers a welcoming atmosphere where the bistro and cocktail menus shift with the seasons, ensuring theres always something new to discover. Whether guests are stopping in for a pre-dinner aperitif, catching up with friends over a seasonal meal, or making Bellamy their final stop for the night, the bar invites everyone to pu

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Chillin’ With Shaun White

Chilled Magazine

Five-time Olympic snowboarder Shaun Whites performance snow brand, Whitespace, in collaboration with High West Distillery, dropped limited-edition merch with 20% of the proceeds benefiting High Wests Protect the West initiative, with funds benefiting Protect our Winters ,an organization dedicated to preserving outdoor playgrounds from climate change.

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Mezcal and Amaro Forever

PUNCH

5 mezcal and amaro 50/50 shots inspired by the M&M, or mezcal and Amaro Montenegro, from cocktail and wine bars across the country.

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Dubai to reinstate liquor tax from next month

Spiritz

Dubai will reintroduce the 30 percent liquor sales tax starting January 1, 2025. In January 2023, Dubai had suspended the tax and eliminated the fee for personal liquor licence in order to enhance the city's appeal to expatriates, tourists, and international businesses amidst competition from neighbouring Gulf cities. However, the recent reinstatement signals a shift back to generating municipal revenue through alcohol sales, a crucial part of Dubai’s fiscal strategy.

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Guinness Rations Supply to British Pubs as the Stout Surges in Popularity

VinePair

Gen Zs new obsession with Guinness might run taps dry in the U.K. On Friday, The Guardian reported that Diageo the beer brands parent company was forced to ration orders of Guinness to British pubs after an astronomic rise in consumer demand. According to the article, the Dublin brewery is already working at full capacity to fulfill orders. We have maximalized supply and we are working proactively with our customers to manage the distribution to trade as efficiently as possible, a spokesperson

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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. Atlanta Island Sunset is a drink born from history, heritage, and a bit of adventure, just like the diverse city of Atlanta itself.

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Meet the Manhattan, Manhattan

PUNCH

The post Meet the Manhattan, Manhattan appeared first on PUNCH.

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Delhi directs age verification at on-trade drinking

Spiritz

The Delhi government has directed hotels, clubs, and restaurants serving liquor to verify the age of their customers using hard copies of government-issued ID proofs. The move came after Excise Department officials found violations of the legal drinking age norm during random inspections at various establishments. The Delhi Excise Act, 2009, prohibits selling or delivering liquor to those under 25 years of age and violations can lead to penalties.

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James B. Beam Distilling Launches Private Barrel Club

The Whiskey Wash

The new Beam Private Barrel Club offers whiskey lovers an immersive experience. Credit: Suntory Global Spirits James B. Beam Distilling Co., makers of iconic whiskeys such as Jim Beam , Knob Creek , and Bookers Bourbon , has launched the Beam Private Barrel Club. For the first time ever, whiskey fans can purchase a single barrel of whiskey for bottling at the distillery.

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FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price Discrimination in Ongoing Battle

VinePair

It seems the long, ongoing battle between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Southern Glazers has come to a head. The government agency hinted for over a year that it was preparing to sue Southern Glazers for unfair pricing structures that favor large chains like Total Wine , Costco, and Kroger, citing secret kickbacks in deals with big retailers.

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In Search of the Ultimate Amaretto Sour

PUNCH

We asked eight of Americas best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Amaretto Sourthen blind-tasted them to find the best of the best.

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The Flamin’ Galah

Steve the Bartender

Print The Flamin Galah The Flamin Galah is Bartega's riff on the modern classic Jungle Bird that originated from Malaysia in the 1960s. Spiced rum takes the place of dark / black rum that is typically used in a Jungle Bird. The spiced rum adds notes of cinnamon, citrus and vanilla whilst flamed cinnamon adds spectacle and a smoky, spicy aromatic to the drink.

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Why Crown Royal Fans Don’t Need to Worry About Diageo’s Distillery Pause

The Whiskey Wash

Diageos pause on its St Clair distillery project will not impact Crown Royal production, ensuring the whisky remains readily available and unchanged in quality. Plans for Growth Temporarily Halted Diageo, one of the worlds leading spirits producers, has announced a pause on its plans to build a new distillery in St Clair Township, Ontario. The facility, first unveiled in 2022 , was set to bolster production of Crown Royal, Canadas iconic whisky, with an annual capacity of up to 20 million litres

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Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Opens 2025 Cocktail Apprentice Program® Red Coat Applications

Tales of the Cocktail

The application period for the 2025 Red Coat apprentice class is now open, running December 11, 2024 – January 31, 2025. NEW ORLEANS, LA (December 11, 2024) Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is excited to announce that the application period for the 2025 Cocktail Apprentice Program (CAP) Red Coat class is now open, running from December 11, 2024 – January 31, 2025.

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Some New "Spirits", Plus A Few Beer Events & Social Updates

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Since my contributor’s copy finally arrived in the mail, I believe I can officially inform you of something that I am pretty proud to have contributed to this year. A new Fodor’s Travel guidebook called American Spirits is out now, and you’ll never guess who got asked to write a bunch of content about Midwestern breweries and distilleries?

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Review: Tattersall Rye and Wheated Bourbon – Bottled in Bond (2024)

Drinkhacker

Tattersall Distilling opened in Minneapolis in July 2015 and quickly gained notoriety for its bar program. Minnesota statute only permits micro-distilleries to serve alcoholic drinks produced in-house, so they began playing with and creating vermouth, amaro, and gin. December 2021 saw the opening of a second location in River Falls, Wisconsin. Sadly, Tattersall permanently shuttered the Minneapolis location on November 30, 2024.

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Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) Codes 2024

The Whiskey Wash

What Do the SMWS Codes Mean? Each SMWS bottle features a two-part numerical code. The first number represents the distillery, assigned in the order the Society first bottled a cask from that distillery. The second number indicates the specific cask from that distillery. For example, a code of 27.6 means its the sixth cask bottled from distillery number 27, which corresponds to Springbank.

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Southern Glazer’s “strongly disputes” FTC price allegations

Just Drinks

US regulator the FTC has claimed Southern Glazer's has been "depriving" smaller retailers of lower prices.

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This Week's New Lagers & Brown Ales (and Other Labels Too)

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Happy Wednesday, friends - just two weeks to go until Xmas, for those who celebrate. Have you picked up your celebratory booze and glassware gifts from the grocery store yet? (The only gifts I ever got for my roommates in my early twenties were bottles of whiskey packaged with branded glassware. I’m assuming I’m not the only one.) Let’s brown!

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The Don Fulano Café Margarita

VinePair

Lively, floral, herbaceous Don Fulano Blanco and coffee liqueur take center stage in this cheer-inducing Margarita.

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Inside the world of De Kuyper liqueurs – podcast special

The Cocktail Lovers

Myriam Hendrickx, Master Distiller, and Max de Smit, Global Brand Ambassador, join us to share the story of De Kuyper, what makes it so special and how it continues to inspire bartenders the world over to elevate their serves and take their cocktail creations to the next level. De Kuyper is a true icon in the drinks world. Its been producing spirits for over 300 years, and the liqueurs, for which is rightly famous, for more than a century.

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Ex-AG Barr boss named new C&C Group CEO

Just Drinks

Irish cider heavyweight C&C Group has appointed Roger White as its new CEO starting from 20 January next year.

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Review: 2019 Jalits Diabas Eisenberg Reserve Blaufrankisch and 2021 Johannes Trapl Blaufrankisch

Drinkhacker

A DNA sibling to Gamay and Zweigelt, Blaufrnkisch is largely produced in Hungary, Germany, and Austria. However, some strides have been made to increase domestic production in recent years, although stateside it is commonly referred to as Lemberger, a nod to the cities of Lemberg and Limberg where this grapes origins are said to have emerged. Today we look at a pair of wines made from this unusual grape. 2019 Jalits Diabas Eisenberg Reserve Blaufrnkisch DAC Now in its fifth generation of family

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America’s 10 Favorite Food Delivery Spots, According to DoorDash

VinePair

On Thursday, Americas largest food delivery service DoorDash introduced a brand new awards list commemorating Americas favorite food delivery spots of the year, categorized by cuisine. DoorDash curated the list based on its own criteria and methodology: it analyzed single-location and small- to medium-sized restaurants and brands with the highest customer ratings and over 1,000 reviews.

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Krombacher Beer is Now in India! 🍻

Spiritz

Krombacher, Germany's top brewery, launches its premium beers (Hell, Pils, and Spezi) in India with NGS Beverages, starting in Mumbai.

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