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Newcastle Brown Ale Unveils a New Look and a New Plan

Newcastle Brown Ale is unveiling a new look and a fresh, localized plan for growth in the U.S. under management of the Five Points Trading Company, HEINEKEN’s venture aimed at incubating a range of...

Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Cider

Ingredients: 8 parts Pinnacle® Original Vodka 7 cups apple cider 8 parts caramel syrup 2 teaspoons ground cloves 2 tablespoons cinnamon ¼ cup brown sugar Apples for garnish Directions: Combine ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours. Garnish with...

Fiery Side

Ingredients: 2 oz. Brockmans Gin 0.5 oz. Cinnamon syrup Ginger beer 0.25 oz. Cherry Brandy (a capful) Directions: Fill a highball glass with ice cubes, add the Brockmans Gin and cinnamon syrup and top with ginger beer. Drizzle the Cherry...

Winter Bramble

Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Brockmans Gin 1.0 oz. Lemon juice 0.25 oz. Balsamic vinegar 0.25 oz. Ruby Port 0.25 oz. Berry liqueur Fresh thyme Directions: Fill a highball glass with crushed ice, break thyme, and churn in the glass. Add all ingredients. Stir...

Pilgrim’s Punch

Ingredients: 1 oz aged rum 4-5 ounces boiling hot chai tea 1 oz Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur heavy cream Directions: Combine rum and tea. Add 1 oz of Kerrygold to 6 oz of fresh heavy cream. Shake (or stir) until...

Full Harvest

Ingredients: 2 oz Basil Hayden 0.75 oz Limoncello 0.5 oz Orange juice 0.25 oz Lemon juice .25 oz Cinnamon simple syrup 1 dash of Cranberry bitters 1 egg White Directions: Shake hard with ice. Serve up in coupe glass. Created by Shaun Meglen of...

Tropical Moscato Cranberry Orange Spritz

Ingredients: 3 oz Passion Fruit Moscato 1 ½ oz Cointreau or other orange liqueur 1 oz vodka 2 oz cranberry juice ½ oz orange juice Garnish: cranberries and orange slices Directions: Mix the orange liqueur, vodka, cranberry juice, and orange juice in...

Xmas in July

Ingredients: 1 1/2oz Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin 1/2oz Aperol Fresh pressed granny smith apple juice Directions: Add all except aperol to chilled, iced collins glass. Float aperol. Created by Sam Ross at Diamond Reef. Photo: Jessie Gibson.

Survey Finds Craft Spirits Industry Poised for Massive Growth

Eau Claire Distillery, Canada’s premier farm-to-glass distillery, conducted a survey of over 1,000 U.S. consumers who drink alcohol and spirits to explore preferences, spending habits and purchase influences in the U.S. market. The results overwhelmingly show...

Bar Tour: The Monarch in Kansas City, Missouri

The Monarch Cocktail Bar & Lounge took flight this past August, but the journey to get there was a long one. The design and build process was much longer than is typical in the bar...