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We Asked 10 Bartenders: Which Bottle Should Disappear From Back Bars and Bar Carts Forever? (2024)

VinePair

I loathe to pour from one, I despise calculating their inventory, and I pity the person that tries to fit in a well. ” —Josh Gandee, host, No Proof podcast “Not all celebrity tequilas deserve to be behind the bar. Doing inventory with them is absolutely impossible. It’s squatty and cumbersome.

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Will MGP’s Big Bet on Penelope Bourbon Pay Off?

VinePair

Polise flies in about every two weeks to sample inventory, tasting for close to two hours before his palate becomes exhausted. Almost all the inventory came from MGP stocks. Polise points to Havana, a recent introduction to the lineup that consists of bourbon double-finished in Caribbean rum and maple syrup barrels.

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Brandy and Cognac Trends for 2024

Cheers

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. We have a pretty tight backbar space, so we need to be somewhat tight on inventory.

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Remember When Campari Made a Raspberry-Flavored Clear Cordial?

VinePair

He sources his bottles mostly from European markets, closed-down bars trying to unload inventory, but especially off-the-beaten path villages that seemingly haven’t caught up to the times. His best customers these days remain home consumers, says Goodman, who are grabbing them up from him.

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Five things to learn – Brown-Forman shares slide after FY results

Just Drinks

Despite a distributor inventory tailwind, top-line missed in all segments except emerging [markets], with the miss flowing through the P&L,” Bernstein analyst Nadine Sarwat said. While falling Tequila sales across these markets shouldn’t be ignored, overall, the business unit’s net sales grew 9% organically during the year.

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A Taste of History: A Cross-Country Guide to Rare and Vintage Spirits

Imbibe Magazine

” But online you can peruse the 15 pages of offerings—liqueurs, gin, rum, calvados, and whiskey—listed under the heading “Hardcore Porn.” But it was here that Goldfarb tasted 1960s Sauza tequila. “It was my first time to try vintage tequila and I was blown away by the quality.”

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Scotch Challenges For Diageo As Sales Decline 5%

The Whiskey Wash

Within spirits the breakdown is: Scotch: 24% Tequila: 13% Vodka: 8% Canadian whisky: 6% Rum: 5% Liqueurs: 5% Gin: 4% IMFL whisky: 4% Chinese white spirits: 4% US whiskey: 2% Data from Diageos 2025 Interim Report. Johnnie Walker is Diageos flagship scotch brand.