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Step Inside the Cool New Modern Wine Bar

PUNCH

As bafflingly flexible as they are unmistakably distinct, these spaces have managed to recapture the anything-goes romance of simply “going out.

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Best Bourbons that make great Father’s Day Gifts

Chilled Magazine

If your dad is anything like ours, he owns more wacky ties and novelty socks than he’ll ever wear. Year after year of giving the same gifts on Father’s Day might make him a little jaded. Now is the time to give him the surprise of a lifetime and hand him a gift he’ll be excited to receive. And no, we’re not talking about yet another “King of the Grill” apron and matching grilling utensils kit.

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Frozen Classic Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Whether you’re languishing in a heat wave or simply craving an extra-cooling version of a classic cocktail, here are a few of our favorite frozen variations. Bust out that blender and whip up an Aperol Spritz, Espresso Martini, Bee’s Knees, and more. Blended Aperol Spritz Fresh lime and orange juice bring a sweet, citrusy zip to this frozen spritz.

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This Weekend's REAL AMERICAN Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

So much stuff going on over the next few days, but before that, a gentle nudge as we head into this Father’s Day weekend, where it’s possible someone might say something like, “Hey, did you hear that Hulk Hogan has a beer coming out? It’s been all over the news in the past few days!” Premium Subscribers get to be able to say, “Man, I already heard about that way back on April 24th thanks to this cool beer email that I subscribe to.” We don’t toot o

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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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Gin Can Do Tropical, Too

PUNCH

6 easy tropical gin cocktail recipes to try, from a Mai Tai riff to tiki drinks like the Saturn and the Army and Navy.

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We Ask Angelia Mondavi about Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Fest

Chilled Magazine

As part of our “What We’re Hearing” about Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival at Atlantis (NPIWFF) content series, we are counting the days until the annual event in March 2025! The five-day celebration of food, wine, spirits, and Bahamian-culture attracts all sorts of talent from celebrity chefs to connoisseurs. We ask Angelina Mondavi, 4th generation winemaker of C.

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The One Beer You Should Bring Home From Every State [MAP]

VinePair

No matter what state you may be traveling through, there’s likely a delicacy locals will urge you to sample before leaving. What’s a trip to Wisconsin without cheese curds, or a weekend in Texas without BBQ? While these regional items are often replicated outside their native lands, they’re never quite duplicated. The same mantra applies to local beers.

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For These Bartenders, Only DIY Chartreuse Will Do

PUNCH

DIY Chartreuse has become an obsession for bartenders looking to replicate the iconic French liqueur in their cocktails.

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Spirit of Travel with Bar Manager Casey Carr and Dewar’s Whisky

Chilled Magazine

Our content series, The Spirit of Travel with Dewar’s Scotch Whisky follows the essence of adventure and discovery into the craft of bartending. Created with the finest ingredients and a rich heritage that spans centuries, Dewar’s embodies the spirit of exploration and inspires wanderlust and curiosity. Bartenders are an adventurous bunch, and traveling can profoundly influence their cocktails by shaping creativity, technique, and worldview, while enriching their craft and personal journey.

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Drink of the Week: Star & Key VSOP Rum

Imbibe Magazine

Pop quiz for Friday happy hour, and the subject is rum: What islands make outstanding rums from fresh sugarcane juice? Most rum fans probably think first of Martinique, or maybe Guadeloupe. These islands in the Lesser Antilles are renowned for making intensely aromatic rhum agricole; lively spirits with the characteristics of grass, herbs, and tropical fruit.

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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 20 Best Vodkas for 2024

VinePair

Among the biggest myths in beverage alcohol is that vodka is a flavorless, odorless spirit. As ever more producers seek to highlight the character of an increasing array of base ingredients — rice, grapes, and even agave — it’s become something of a cliché in spirits circles to repeat the fact that the TTB now recognizes vodka can exhibit character.

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The Pisco Punch Comes Home

PUNCH

Pisco Punch, a pisco and pineapple cocktail originally from San Francisco, has become a local favorite among bartenders in Lima, Peru.

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The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Results are In!

Chilled Magazine

Congratulations to the 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards, Emblems of Excellence and Bartender Seal of Approval Winners. We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards. This year’s competition featured spirits from all over the globe, mixers, non-alcoholic, sparkling wines, ready-to-drink, and everything from Calvados to CBD drinks.

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The Next Era of Spanish Wine Starts Now

Imbibe Magazine

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Coming from the cocktail world, with previous stints at Booker & Dax, Kristensen had taught himself about French wine when he designed the wine list at Oxalis, and was ready for a new challenge.

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This Week's New Beer Labels Don't Believe In You Either

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Got quite a long one this week for our Premium Subscribers so let’s jump straight into… The New Illinois Beer Label of the Week: Hidden Hand appears to be spreading disbelief: These two new Hazy IPAs may not believe in werewolves or AI, but I believe I really like these two labels. Remember that thing where you color a piece of paper and then cover it with black crayon and then scrape that layer off with a paper clip to make a drawing?

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Want a Better Strawberry Daiquiri? Wait a Minute.

PUNCH

For a better Strawberry Daiquiri, Mojito, Gin & Tonic or other cocktail starring fruit or herbs, try this maceration technique.

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5 Spritzes to Sip This Summer

Chilled Magazine

This summer, one of the big trends in the cocktail scene will be the rise of spritz. Now that it’s patio season, patrons will seek out the nearest bar and restaurant that serves the most refreshing and delicious cocktail. Spritzes are loved for their light and low ABV attributes. They often have some sort of liqueur that is the main star of the show, topped with sparkling water and garnished with seasonal fruit.

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UK’s Dark Sky Brewery wins trademark battle against Campari’s US vodka Skyy

Just Drinks

The UK Intellectual Property Office has ruled in favour of microbrewer Dark Sky Brewery on its trademark dispute with Italy's Campari Group.

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This Week's Beer News: Just A Little More Time in the Rear View

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

I’m not the only one taking a look back, apparently. The news of the Lagunitas Chicago shutter has prompted more than just me to take a look back over the last decade or so. I’m assuming that there is a lot of crossover between the people that read these emails and the people that listen to The Beer Temple podcast, but if you didn’t see it, they just released an episode looking back at the time that Tony Magee joined the show just two weeks before announcing the sale of half of

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Bring Back the Mauresque

PUNCH

The Mauresque, a French aperitif cocktail recipe combining pastis, orgeat and water is reimagined at Paris bar CopperBay.

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Malibu Paige Breeze

Chilled Magazine

Malibu announces its new summer campaign in partnership with TV personality, Paige DeSorbo , to bring the vacation anytime, anywhere. There’s an “everyday you,” and then there’s a “vacation you.” You know the one, the spontaneous, fun-seeking person you are while on vacation. Most people wish they could be the free-spirited vacation version of themselves at home too.

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Review: Keeper’s Heart Irish + Bourbon Cask Strength and Single Malt 10 Years Old

Drinkhacker

Time to round out our Keeper’s Heart coverage with the final two offerings in their core portfolio. Last year, we had the chance to chat about the young Irish and American whiskey mashup brand with industry icon David Perkins , who serves as Liquid Collaborator and Advisor. Perkins had high praise in our interview for a limited edition age-stated single malt, which is finally on deck for review.

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UK spirits market declined by 5% in 2023

Drinks International

Spirits volumes declined by 5% in the UK last year amid excise duty changes, the cost-of-living crisis, and a trend towards moderation according to a new report from IWSR.

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WHO blames ultra-processed foods, alcohol for millions of annual deaths

Just Drinks

WHO has listed ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and alcohol among four products as causes of 19 million deaths per year globally.

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The Breakfast Club

Chilled Magazine

A floating hangout above the city, Overstory Rooftop Bar sets the perfect vibe for great times with great views. The brand-new hotspot in Atlanta offers craft cocktails from their locally sourced distillery along with creative plates, perfect for a day/night out! We we able to get one of their delectable brunch cocktail recipes, check it out below! Rum The Breakfast Club Ingredients 1.25 oz.

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Review: Lilith Apple Brandy

Drinkhacker

For its next trick, the House of Tamworth , known for its evocative gins and crazily flavored whiskeys , is turning to the apple for inspiration. Lilith Apple Brandy is “named for and inspired by Lilith, the fabled figure known as the first woman ever created and the first wife of Adam – an equal to man, refusing to be treated less than, and whose resounding strength and influence has spanned several millennia.” Lilith is an extension to the distillery’s Tamworth Garden VSOP Ap

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Laphroaig submits expansion plans

Drinks International

Suntory Global Spirits has officially submitted plans for the redevelopment of its distillery on Islay to expand production by more than one-third. As.

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The 12 Best Chartreuse Cocktails

VinePair

Chartreuse has been made by France’s Carthusian monks for over 250 years, and it’s still gaining momentum. Beloved far and wide for its top-secret medley of botanicals, the liqueur made headlines in early 2023 when it was announced that the monks would no longer be producing enough Chartreuse to fulfill demand. Mixologists and home bartenders alike soon rushed to their local liquor stores to secure their bottles.

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Spirit of Travel with Bar Manager Casey Carr and Dewar’s Whisky

Chilled Magazine

Our content series, The Spirit of Travel with Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, follows the essence of adventure and discovery into the craft of bartending. Created with the finest ingredients and a rich heritage that spans centuries, Dewar’s embodies the spirit of exploration and inspires wanderlust and curiosity. Bartenders are an adventurous bunch, and traveling can profoundly influence their cocktails by shaping creativity, technique, and worldview, while enriching their craft and personal journey.

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Review: Milam & Greene Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Drinkhacker

Well, would ya look at that? Our pals at Milam & Greene have released their first bonded whiskey, a permanent addition to the portfolio that is distilled in Bardstown, Kentucky (this one in Autumn 2019), aged in #4 char barrels in Kentucky, then bottled in Blanco, Texas (just a few months ago for this first batch). The mashbill is 70% corn, 22% malted rye, and 8% malted barley.

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Whiskey Review: Lost Lantern Far-Flung Rye

The Whiskey Wash

We review Lost Lantern Far-Flung Rye, blended from five American craft whiskey makers out of the Midwest. (image via Lost Lantern Whiskey) Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whiskey from the brand. However, in accordance with our editorial policies , this has not influenced the outcome of our review in any way. Lost Lantern is among the small but growing number of independent American whiskey bottlers in today’s market.

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The Gross, Gory Mystery of the Kentucky Meat Shower

VinePair

This article is part of our Cocktail Chatter series, where we dive into the wild, weird, and wondrous corners of history to share over a cocktail and impress your friends. “When pigs fly.” “It’s raining cats and dogs.” “It’s Raining Men.” There are several phrases that put things in the sky that just shouldn’t be. But the very real Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 proved that truth can, indeed, be stranger than fiction.

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Rosebank Distillery reopens with oldest whisky to date

Drinks International

The Rosebank Distillery has now opened its doors after more than 30 years of closure.

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Review: Diageo Orphan Barrel Project Indigo’s Hour Bourbon 18 Years Old

Drinkhacker

Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Project rolls right along with a return to familiar grounds: namely, three bourbon-making regions of the United States. Specifically, the whiskey in this bottle starts as a mash of 68% corn, 28% rye, and 4% malted barley. Distilled in Indiana, it aged 18 years in Kentucky, and was ultimately bottled by Cascade Hollow Distilling in Tennessee.

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Indri enters 'House of the Dragon’

Spiritz

Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, introduces its latest masterpiece inspired by the Game of Thrones franchise - the 'House of the Dragon’ Exclusive Edition. Under the new edition, Indri unveiled House of Black and House of Green expressions. Crafted in homage to the highly anticipated return of the HBO Original Series, House of the Dragon, this exclusive edition stands as a unique partnership, the first of its kind in Indi

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