Chilled Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

You get a shaken whiskey sour situation with spice from ginger then a lot of earthiness from turmeric.” Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee Liqueur , Mezcal , Tequila Viva Maria by Le Loup Nashville Ingredients 6 JD* chili tincture 2 JD Peychauds Bitters.25 Matcha is highly caffeinated, so it gives a boost too.” minted honey syrup ¾ oz.

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PUNCH

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This is the best top-shelf liquor, from tequila to whiskey, according to bartenders who recommend these spirits for cocktails.

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PUNCH

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Here are their picks for high-end tequila, mezcal, gin, whiskey and vodka. This is the best top-shelf liquor, according to bartenders.

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

With being whiskey based and spirit forward, there are many high-end whiskey options to choose from, whether it be bourbon, rye, Irish, or local whiskey. Today, it is usually made with rye whiskey. Using equal parts of both cognac, rye whiskey, or brandy can produce a new twist.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 7, 2025

With its dreamy, floral aroma, lavender plays well with everything, from gin and vodka to tequila and whiskey. This fragrant bloom has been keeping things fresh behind the bar, adding a pop of botanical flair to drinks that feel both timeless and totally on-trend. Its like that effortlessly cool friend who gets along with everyone.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

The 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges are: Lance Bowman Chicago, Illinois Expertise: Agave spirits, whiskey, rum, amari, CRT certified in tequila, curated backbar of over 100 agave spirits. Ramona Jackson Atlanta, Georgia Expertise: Whiskey. John Prepolec Detroit, Michigan Expertise: Bourbon, Japanese whiskey, and tequila.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 24, 2024

Whiskey and brandy have held international acclaim for eons, but could tequila be the next craze? The popularity and credibility of tequila as a premium spirit has been on the rise, thanks in large part to Tomas Estes. Estes passed in 2021 but served as the champion that tequila required. Who created it?

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Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2024

Hard Cider , Whiskey Proper Irish Apple Cider Ingredients 2 oz. Vermouth , Whiskey The Rob Roy Ingredients 1 oz. Whiskey F&Tea Ingredients 1.5 Photo by Carnelian Cooks Tequila Batch Tequila Sunrise by Carnelian Cooks Ingredients 1 750 ml bottle of Dulce Vida Pineapple Jalapeño Tequila 1.5 Licor 43 1.5

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

The Cleanse Cocktail A rosemary-beet cordial brings richness to whiskey, ginger, and lemon. Del Huerto Two ounces of grilled corn anchor this tequila cocktail. Just Beet It An earthy tequila cocktail with a kick of ginger. Podracer A cocktail that’s so fresh and so spring, infusing sotol and tequila with peas.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Chamomile Toddy Chamomile tea lends a floral note to this whiskey toddy. Hot Oaxacan Penicillin For an even more warming version of the modern classic, stir up this take that switches out the scotch with tequila and mezcal and turns up the heat. Champurrado Hot chocolate, Oaxacan-style.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

El Toxica: an Espresso Martini made with mazapn-washed Sierra Norte Red corn whiskey. Of course, we are polite and use hospitality to navigate that, building up the brands we carry, instead of tearing brands down (well except sometimes sorry not sorry, celebrity tequila I shall not name). Why is that important to you?

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene Head Bartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila The Dove Ingredients 2 oz. Add tequila, lime juice, and salt to the glass. Gin Bombay Rose by Manny Hinojosa, Global Brand Ambassador / Tequila Cazadores Ingredients 1 oz. Patron Silver oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Ply & Pin Cranberry and Peychaud’s brighten up this whiskey cocktail. The Offering A spiced pear shrub complements the oaky character of reposado tequila. Pomegranate El Pavo Real A split base of mezcal and tequila meets the bright, floral flavors of violet liqueur and a pomegranate-hibiscus syrup.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Credit: Bushmills Irish Whiskey Bushmills Irish Whiskey has released the second round of its Private Reserve Limited Release series. Consisting of four vintage single malt whiskeys with various experimental cask finishes, the whiskeys showcase the versatility of Bushmills single malt.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

In particular, dupes (liquids made to mimic a specific spirit, such as whiskey or gin) are especially hard to nail because you already have an expectation for how it should taste. To create Almave, Iván Saldaña, co-founder of Casa Lumbre , started logically with the same blue Weber agaves that would be used to make tequila.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jack Daniels Whiskey This iconic Tennessee whiskey is a staple in bars and is often enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in the classics, such as a Whiskey Sour or Old Fashioned. A bartender’s canvas for vibrant Margaritas, Tequila Sunrise, or other unexpected twists.

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Drinkhacker

APRIL 12, 2025

Lost Lantern , an independent bottler based in Vergennes, Vermont, has earned a well-deserved reputation for curating some of the most exceptional single barrels of straight whiskeys from the finest small distilleries across the United States. However, the rising trend of finishing whiskey has become a force that’s hard to ignore.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Sparkling Wine , Whiskey Bloody Party Punch Ingredients 4 oz. Whiskey Proper No. Vermouth , Whiskey Woodford Reserve Spiced Apple Sparkler Ingredients 2 oz. Tequila Tequila Herradura Reposado Margarita Ingredients 2 oz. Tequila Herradura Reposado 1 oz. Top with 2 oz. of Rosa Regale Red. Peach Schnapps 3 oz.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 21, 2024

Tequila Lola Bunny by Stacie Valle Ingredients 2 ½ oz. Tequila Shoot Your Shotta Shot by Stacie Valle Ingredients ¾ oz. Tequila , Whiskey I Shot’ta the Sherriff by Angela Wood Ingredients 1 oz. Liqueur , Tequila Sizzle and Spice by Angela Wood Ingredients 1 oz. Good luck, bartenders! mango aloe vera ½ oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

Black Rock Chiller In this simple batched cocktail, Branca Menta’s minty cooling power matches crisp tequila and earthy gentian liqueur. As an equal-parts drink, this recipe can be easily scaled up or down The Buck Hunter A simple combo of whiskey, lemon and ginger, this might just be the perfect pitcher cocktail.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. One possible answer: Look at whiskey. This other trendy category exploded in popularity years before tequila’s rapid rise. Whiskey has now cooled off. After the combined tequila and mezcal category grew 17% in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.,

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VinePair

JULY 9, 2024

A recent report published by beverage data analytics firm ISWR indicated that agave spirits — a space primarily driven by tequila — was the only alcohol category to experience growth in the U.S. This sustained popularity coincides with a market increasingly flooded with new tequilas. Tequila Ocho Plata. Here’s what they said.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

Ananda Spritz An elegant sparkler that balances tropical fruit with whiskey. South Pacific Spritz A tropical tequila spritz made for leisurely sipping. Tequila Spritz A batched cocktail by Freezer Door Cocktails author J.M. Bollicine This recipe combines two types of Italian amari with sparkling wine and bitters.

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 19, 2024

In 2022, Maestro Dobel dropped a rare extra anejo tequila dubbed Dobel 50 1967 , named in honor of its founder’s birth year. Maestro Dobel 50 1968 Tequila – Initial aging in bourbon barrels, finished in Armagnac casks. We got samples of each of these prized offerings for review, so let’s dive in. Each is 80 proof.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 26, 2024

Made at Hacienda la Capilla — best known for its production of Cuestion tequilas — Por la Gente (“for the people”) is another 100% agave tequila available in the classic three expressions. B+ / $43 Por la Gente Tequila Reposado – Aged 6 months in Tennessee whiskey barrels.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Espanita Double Barrel Añejo Tequila Rich, elegantly executed, and decadently delicious double-barrel aged Añejo tequila that charms with tantalizing, aromatic Bourbon notes while expressing its grassy, fruit-driven Agave foundation. Today we’re highlighting just some of the (many) bottles we’ll be gifting this season.

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VinePair

JULY 28, 2024

In the United States, there’s no liquor trendier than tequila. According to The Spirits Business (TSB), agave-based spirits overtook American whiskey value-wise in 2022 and surpassed it in terms of volume the next year. DISCUS), tequila and mezcal sold 31.6 Find out more about the world’s 10 most popular tequila brands below.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

It features tequila, cardamon, saffron, golden kiwi, mango, and honey. For a fat-washed cocktail, I think spirits that can be drank at room temperature like whiskey, rum, brandy, and Anejo tequila, as well as some liqueurs, work best. Photo by Paul Chang Tequila Cardamon + Golden Kiwi *Lassi? Ingredients 1 ¼ oz.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

For example, the app Tequila Matchmaker made efforts to convince people that whether or not a tequila has additives is indicative of whether or not it’s authentic. At the end of the day, though, the app’s agenda had little effect on which brands of tequila were kept behind the stick. appeared first on VinePair.

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Chilled Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

Tequila , Whiskey I Shot’ta the Sherriff by Angela Wood Ingredients 1 oz. Liqueur , Tequila Sizzle and Spice by Angela Wood Ingredients 1 oz. Liqueur , Tequila Sizzle and Spice by Angela Wood Ingredients 1 oz. Tequila Coco-Mango Creamsicle by Jessica Switaj Ingredients 2 oz. Tequila The Hot Shotta!

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

One of my go-to RTDs is Siponey Whiskey Royale, a bright and balanced spritz from a New York-based company. It’s easy-drinking without being boring, and versatile enough to drink on its own or with a splash of tequila blanco. I bring them to picnics, house parties, and other occasions when no one wants to fuss with glassware.

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VinePair

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not news that tequila is near the top of spirits sales in the U.S. right now, outselling even red-hot American whiskey and just a few paces behind longtime leader vodka, according to the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS). Last year, tequila sales totaled 31.6 tequila sales, according to Impact Databank.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For home bartenders], using the same mix in a Margarita , Whiskey Sour , and Tom Collins will result in subpar drinks that taste overwhelmingly similar. ” —Josh Gandee, host, No Proof podcast “Not all celebrity tequilas deserve to be behind the bar. No craft cocktail bar should ever use it.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Twelve Mile Limit This Prohibition-era recipe made with overproof rum, rye whiskey, and cognac is worth revisiting. 2 This rich cocktail combines rye whiskey, coffee liqueur, curaçao, and a touch of mezcal, making for a perfect nightcap. Classic Negroni A cocktail so iconic that it inspired us to create a week-long global celebration.

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

There’s a dizzying number of tequilas on the market but only one brand is making a case for Mexico’s flagship spirit as a fragrance. On Wednesday, luxury lifestyle brand Maison Solís made its first foray into the eau de parfum space with a line of three tequila-inspired scents: Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo.

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Cheers

APRIL 9, 2024

The consumer obsession with agave spirits may be starting to level off slightly, but for our most recent study, conducted in January 2024, tequila is the category most impacting the business, both on- and off-premise. Whiskey is the next most impactful category, though it’s tied with craft beer among on-premise respondents.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

Notable speakers include Abisola Abidemi of Abisola Whiskey, TK Burtin of Red Hazel Whiskey, Nayana Ferguson of Anteel Tequila, and Rikki Kelly of Ego Tequila. Pronghorn emphasizes their commitment to maintaining a balance of women leaders within its portfolio.

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