Drinkhacker

MARCH 17, 2024

For nearly a decade now, we’ve periodically covered the NHLC’s acquisition of single barrel American whiskey and tequila. Now, through a partnership with Bord Bia, Ireland’s Agency for Food and Drink, the Granite State is getting access to a wide selection of unique Irish whiskeys. A must try for fans of Irish pot still whiskey.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2024

For example, if you are a tiki bar, then you want your menu to reflect cocktails, liquors, beers, and flavors that match a tropical and Caribbean theme, i.e. rums and frozen drinks. Implement a cocktail menu that uses different spirits, such as vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and whiskey and different flavor profiles.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the mid-20th century, a Macy’s shopper could have left with bags full of not only ties and slippers, but gin and bourbon. And not just any gin or bourbon. Macy’s brand gin and bourbon. I was frankly stunned that this family-oriented store my parents often shopped at had its own brand of gin.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Tennessee Whiskey Trail has welcomed Peg Leg Porker Spirits and Stable Reserve Distillery as two new members. Image credits: Peg Leg Porker Spirits and Stable Reserve Distillery The Tennessee Whiskey Trail has announced the addition of two new trail members: Stable Reserve Distillery and Peg Leg Porker Spirits.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Surprisingly, the origin word “mocktail” doesn’t come from a sober mixologist but instead from a 1979 Libbey Glass advertisement targeting both alcohol-drinkers and those who abstain from liquor. In your local liquor store and online, you’ll find a wide array of bitters. I started with gin. In the US, a beverage with less than.5%

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VinePair

APRIL 5, 2024

The United Kingdom has a strong claim as the world’s gin capital. The Dutch may have originated the spirit when they created genever, but the English people’s love for the stuff brought the juniper-infused liquor to new levels. But in recent decades, a host of new exciting gin destinations have emerged, including the good old U.S.A.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Bootlegged and diluted whiskey, bathtub gin, and backwoods moonshine were indeed all consumed in great quantities in the era’s underground bars and speakeasies. In the early 20th century, doctors and patients still believed that hard liquor had some curative properties. What Did Medicinal Whiskey Taste Like?

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 22, 2024

Flavored whiskey is a rapidly growing category. As whiskey producers gear themselves towards a younger market, hoping to appeal to Gen-Z drinkers, we have seen all sorts of flavors hit the market, from birthday cake to s’mores , there is a flavored whiskey to appeal to all tastes. Whether this is true is up for debate.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

Founded in 2014 by the Wine Country Network, the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition is an annual double-blind tasting competition for bourbons and whiskeys from across North America. So, today, let’s work our way through the top ten scorers in the American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition 2023.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

million 9-liter cases, according the Beverage Information Group 2024 Liquor Handbook. In addition to intense competition from tequila, domestic whiskey and the ready-to-drink (RTD) segments, brandy and Cognac had to contend with economic pressures, as inflation put a crimp in some discretionary spending.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Now, don’t expect it to taste like actual liquor. Monday : With whiskey and gin alternatives, you can recreate many classic cocktails with Monday’s non-alcoholic spirits. Here are some of our favorite recommendations: Seedlip : This is the one we use the most at A Bar Above, including all of our company-wide meetings.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need. Big Gin was created by bartenders for bartenders.

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The pull quote on the back cover of Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley’s In Fine Spirits declares “The culture of enjoying quality spirits and liquors is in a new golden age.” It serves the book well, as it provides a welcoming framework ideal for beginners looking to dive into spirits for the first time (i.e.

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A Bar Above

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

If you want a more complete gift, it’s a nice touch to pair these with additional goodies like whiskey glasses for their favorite drinks (Old Fashioneds, anyone?), Photo by Egor Myznik via www.unsplash Infusing Barrels or DIY Infused Liquor This barrel is a really luxurious cocktail gift!

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Drinkhacker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

It’s a 17 year-old single grain Irish whiskey, perhaps one of two dozen casks we’ve sampled so far that day. It’s the second-to-last day of a weeklong trip, the latest step in a partnership between the New Hampshire Liquor Commission and the Irish government’s Bord Bia. But its impact on liquor is undoubtedly outsized.

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Mixologists

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Start with the "holy trinity" of base liquors: vodka, gin, and rum. Then, add tequila and whiskey. For gin, Tanqueray 10 offers a citrusy profile. Rittenhouse Rye is a bold whiskey option. Highball Glass: For Gin & Tonic, Moscow Mule. Quality over quantity is crucial. Elegant and iconic.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In the 1980s at 24, he was teaching high school English when his father asked for his help operating a small local liquor store called Liquor Outlet. A few years later, Lewis was the owner of the Liquor Outlet, which had since expanded to six stores and was rebranded as The Party Source.

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VinePair

AUGUST 25, 2024

By the time pop music rolled around, singers were frequently crooning about the joys or woes of consumption, whether in the form of liquor, beer, or wine. But leave it to Snoop Dogg to pay homage to the juniper spirit in his 1994 smash hit “Gin and Juice,” name-dropping both Seagram’s and Tanqueray in back-to-back verses.

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The Liquor Thing

APRIL 23, 2020

Due to increased demand for hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic, liquor industries in the world are manufacturing hand sanitizers to overcome the shortage in public health institutions. JohnDistilleries is an Indian Liquor company that manufactures distilled beverages and the companies own flagship brand is Original Choice whiskey.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Whether it’s a few dashes of saline solution in a Whiskey Sour , a pinch of smoked salt in an Old Fashioned , or flaky sea salt in a Gin & Tonic with cucumber and pink peppercorn, most of your classics can benefit from the flavor enhancement,” he says. “In In fact, I can’t think of a single drink that wouldn’t benefit from it.”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Ritual Zero Proof’s portfolio includes a non-alcoholic whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and aperitif. Since its founding in 2019, the Chicago-based brand has grown to be the No. 1 non-alcoholic spirits brand in the U.S.,

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Sausalito Liquor Co., a Northern California spirits brand with gin and whiskey lines, partnered with TCHO (“cho”), a craft chocolate maker based in Berkeley, Calif., The partnership started more than 3 years ago as Sausalito Liquor Co. Ultimately, Sausalito Liquor Co. was in its infancy.

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Cheers

JUNE 26, 2024

Print Summer Blues Spritzer Course Drinks Keyword Blueberry vodka, Irish whiskey, lemon juice, lychee liqueur, mint, Simple syrup Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Bushmills Irish whiskey ¾ oz. Broker’s Gin ½ oz. Add the gin and enough ice to fill a tall Collins glass.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Ango adds spice, bitterness, and notes of cinnamon and clove to just about anything you throw it in.

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A Bar Above

JUNE 2, 2024

The elusive French liqueur is extremely difficult to find at the moment, requiring quite the treasure hunt through various liquor stores. Example : My husband was lucky enough to find a few dusty bottles of Green Chartreuse way up top on a local liquor store shelf at a not-unheard-of market price of $70. 75 ounce London Dry Gin.75

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I also find that folks who have previously been exclusively “brown liquor” drinkers are apt to find an aged tequila that they enjoy sipping on as much as whiskey. The cocktail that I’m ordering for myself is either a Naked & Famous or a Gin & Tonic with a splash of Aperol. What’s your current go-to cocktail or beverage?

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Today, the brand’s portfolio contains alternatives to whiskey, tequila, gin, rum and aperitif, which can all be substituted one-to-one with traditional spirits to create non-alc versions of well-known recipes. “Ritual brings this mission to life, and Diageo understood that from the get-go.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2024

Their spirits have enriched and diversified cocktail bars and liquor stores, and the industry as a whole has reset consumer expectations for flavor and authenticity. Crucially, this is all occurring just as many distilleries finally have a substantial volume of mature whiskey ready for sale, but fewer outlets for it. Washington, D.C.’s

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Dry Atlas

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Gin, celebrated for its aromatic blend of juniper berries and botanicals, has long held a revered place in the world of spirits. But, as the non-alcoholic movement continues to grow, a new wave of non-alc gins has emerged, promising the familiar flavors without the alcohol. Soon, the gin craze began. What is non-alcoholic gin?

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Indian single malt whisky category has seen great expansion in recent years, with brands expanding their ranges to go beyond Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL). This is a very unusual practice by international standards and is associated more with the making of gin. Amongst the many entries were Indian single malt whiskies.

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

For the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of bottles stocked in your local liquor store or loaded on the virtual shelves of online retailers, a medal can be a make-or-break moment. Spirits Awards is the friend you call when you’re looking for not just a new rye whiskey, for example, but the best new rye whiskey,” says L.A.

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Drinkhacker

JULY 30, 2024

Irish spirits — whiskey in particular — is one of the fastest growing liquor categories in America. based sales of Irish whiskey are up over 90 percent in the last decade. consumers are drinking more Irish whiskey than a generation ago are multifaceted. Jameson is Ireland’s biggest whiskey brand by some distance.

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Watering The Garden drink at the Cascade Bar, made with strawberry-infused Hendrick’s gin, Pimm’s, elderflower, lime and basil, arrives in a small brass watering can. It’s then poured into a rocks glass over a large infused ice sphere. Revenge of the Kraken serves six tequila-based cocktails in a display shaped like the sea octopus.

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PubClub

JULY 9, 2024

Black Russian Making this cocktail is very easy and the only ingredients that you need are vodka and coffee liquor. Pour some vodka and a touch of coffee liquor into a glass filled with ice and stir. This type of cocktail has several other variants with a different alcohol base consisting of tequila, gin or another liquor.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Three of strong When it comes to the booze, the liquor cabinet is your oyster — any spirit is fair game. For winter weather, people tend to gravitate toward dark spirits like aged rum, brandy, and whiskey, but don’t shy away from clear spirits, either. Gin or vodka both make for a great, easy-to-blend base.

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VinePair

JANUARY 2, 2024

Plants take five to seven years to mature — like waiting on a barrel of whiskey or wine to age, except on the front end of the process. By comparison, they can crank through 500 or 600 cases of gin , per month. In that same span, he estimates about 40 barrels of single-malt whiskey could be produced.

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Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide

JULY 17, 2023

Cocktails : Angostura bitters are an essential ingredient in many classic cocktails, including the Manhattan, the Old Fashioned, and the Pink Gin. They come in a distinctive oversized bottle with a yellow label and are widely available in most liquor stores. They are very aromatic and add a strong flavor to cocktails.

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