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July 12, 2010
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Smirnoff Splashes Down with Mango and Peach
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It’s flavored vodka mania! During the past few months, we’ve witnessed the launch of countless vodka concoctions. Absolut has their Berry Acai, Three Olives now slings a bubble gum label, Ciroc is in ... |
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June 07, 2010
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Decoding the Shaker Face.
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What does your shaker face say about you? That’s the question that one cheeky website asks. Shaker Faces ( www.shakerfaces.com ) thinks that you can learn a lot about your bartender from the face ... |
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May 25, 2010
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Get Ready For Maker’s 46
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The folks down at the Maker’s Mark distillery in Loretto, Kentucky have only ever made one thing. Until now. A new label from Maker’s Mark is on the way to the market. Deemed Maker’s 46, this spirit ... |
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May 11, 2010
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A Bar Bottles their Mixers for Retail
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Most high-end New York cocktail bars make their ingredients in house, but only one is getting ready to bottle their mixtures and sell them retail. The West Village’s Employees Only restaurant is set ... |
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April 19, 2010
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A $1,000 Mint Julep, For a Good Cause
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This year’s Kentucky Derby is May 1st, and you’re going to need something to put your mint julep in. Tiffany & Co. has created a special receptacle to commemorate the race. They’ve made 73 silver ... |
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April 10, 2010
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How to Make Tequila
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The Liquid Muse takes a trip to Jalisco to find out how tequila is made at Jose Cuervo. Find more at TheLiquidMuse.com . |
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April 05, 2010
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New York Gets a Cocktail Festival
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Everyone summer, cocktail lovers and industry professionals flock to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail . This year, New York is trying to create their own world-class libation festival. Spirits ... |
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March 22, 2010
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The Magic of Agave Nectar
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In the span of a few months, a new ingredient has found its place behind many of New York’s top notch bars. Agave Nectar, made from the heart of the tequila producing plant, is replacing simple syrup ... |
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February 22, 2010
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The Scotch and Curling Connection
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With the Olympics well under way, alcohol companies and bars are using some innovative marketing to ride on the coattails of the winter games. Gold medal martinis and Olympic drinking specials are ... |
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February 08, 2010
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Shochu, The Next Big Thing?
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New York drinkers have seen a trend of single spirit bars dominating the cocktail scene. The city’s drinking public has moved on from wine and beer bars, they now head to Tequila or Rum focused ... |
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January 25, 2010
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Angostura Bitters Shortage Affects Cocktail Boom
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Cocktail makers might have to ration the dashes of bitters in their recipes due to a looming shortage of the popular Angostura brand. Word has it that distributors and sales reps are running low on ... |
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December 28, 2009
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Another Jägermeister Competitor Enters the Ring
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Spirits companies have been hard at work trying to come up with their own proprietary herbal blends to counter the long time dominance of Jägermeister. In 2008, Hungarian liqueur Zwack was released ... |
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November 30, 2009
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Ardmore Online: A Decades Old Scotch Goes Digital
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Spirits companies are seeking new ways to engage consumers in the digital age. For Ardmore, a Single Malt Scotch Whisky, this meant going 3-D. No, not donning the funny glasses and watching ... |
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