Rum is a spirit category marked by nearly endless variables. Even though it’s always distilled from some form of sugar, rum can hail from anywhere across the globe, be aged in any type of cask, and distillers can employ myriad techniques to achieve desired flavor profiles — regional regulations permitting. Regardless of the differences between …
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Until very recently, it was rare to see bartenders devoting significant attention to non-alcoholic drinks. Within the last five or so years, a cocktail menu with a dedicated non-alcoholic section has gone from an outlier to a baseline expectation. Much of this phenomenon is thanks to the growing list of new products built around satisfying …
The Gin Basil Smash is an herbaceous, bright green game-changer, created by Hamburg’s Joerg Meyer in 2008. Equal parts photogenic and palate-pleasing, it’s one of those rare drinks that genuinely deserves the title “modern classic.” Traditionally, a Smash is a “broad strokes” style of cocktail defined by the combination of a spirit, citrus, sugar, and …
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The collapse of Republic National Distributing Company’s California division at the beginning of this month is the biggest story in the booze business, for reasons I’ve reported at length here and elsewhere. But amid the epic, multibillion-dollar disintegration of the country’s second-largest distributor, another story about a different beverage-alcohol firm that was mismanaged into insolvency …
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Uncertainty tariffs between Europe and the US is frustrating for Italian producers, but the reality would be a disaster.
Tom Wark, the Executive Director of the US National Association of Wine Retailers, explains the ongoing battle for interstate wine shipping.
Muscardin from the 2023 vintage completed the line-up. US winery Tablas Creek said it has achieved a decades-long mission to make single-varietal wines from all 14 traditional Châteauneuf-du-Pape grape varieties that feature at Château de Beaucastel, one of the French appellation’s best-known producers. Muscardin, rarely seen beyond the Rhône and planted in California by Tablas …
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Halfday, Philadelphia, introduced a new limited-edition flavor: Tropical Tea. Crafted for summer, Tropical Tea delivers a blend of pineapple, passion fruit and guava.
Vodka may well be unique in the alcohol world in that the less flavor an expression has, the more it will likely appeal to the category’s majority fan base. Imagine saying that about Scotch or, say, mezcal? At the same time, that’s a very narrow view of a category that has enjoyed a mini renaissance …
This episode of “Wine 101” is sponsored by Rioja. Rioja is celebrating its 100th anniversary. And with this celebration comes the recognition of history: taking lessons from the past and embracing innovation. Variety: utilizing grapes that have been in the soils of the Ebro Valley for centuries. And quality: attention to detail and developing wines …
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