Liquor Vs. Liqueur In past years, the differences between a liquor and a liqueur were easily separated. Vodka, gin, whisky, rum were all liquors, whereas chartreuse, kahlua, benedictine, baileys and schnapps were all liqueurs. Today, with many of the traditional spirits such as vodka being flavored, it has become rather difficult for many to distinguish …
If you’ve lost track of the number of gins and beers to come out of Goa in the recent past, you’re not alone. Adding to the high spirits of the sunshine state, Rahasya vodka from Goa is the newest craft spirit that attempts to “capture the essence of India.” “Traditionally a market for beer and …
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The U.S. launch of Danish vodka brand Denaka says much about the state of vodka in America in 1988. Imported brands like Stolichnaya, Absolut, and Finlandia were searing hot at the time, while the domestic Smirnoff brand had been the best-selling spirit in the country for at least a decade. To stand out in the …
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Whether you genuinely love it or love to hate it, vodka is a mainstay of any well-stocked bar. And while it may have come in and out of vogue in the past 30 years, it remains the best-selling spirit in America by volume. It’s also a key ingredient in some of the world’s most popular …
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Newest Innovations Offer the Same Great Quality of Pinnacle® Original Vodka with Fewer Calories and Zero Sugar Pinnacle® Vodka, the award-winning vodka brand, today introduced Pinnacle® Light & Ripe™. The brand’s newest line of innovation offers great quality vodka in fruit-forward flavors with fewer calories and zero sugar for a refreshing “Light & Ripe” finish. …
Founded in 2003 by enologist Jean-Sebastien Robicquet, Cîroc is a modern brand with historic roots. Robicquet’s family has been making wine and spirits in France for centuries, and though Cîroc vodka has become popular among modern American drinkers, the French brand proudly celebrates its roots. Between its music industry affiliations and pop culture relevance, you …
This is an interesting case study in product positioning. Grey Goose rose to the top of the Vodka sales chart, and how did they do it? Select France to make this Vodka due to the culinary history of the place, boast about the wheat and Springwater used in making the Vodka, the kind of things …
When it comes to cocktail-making few spirits are as versatile as vodka—in fact, vodka didn’t even really take off as a must-have liquor in the US until the mixology craze of the 90s really brought the spirit’s low-key flavors to the forefront. Nowadays, vodka is consistently one of the top selling spirits in the US, …
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Then listen to Alex Goldmark and Dan Pashman’s entertaining Planet Money podcast, where they prove it. The two journalists sent out three samples of vodka — an expensive Grey Goose, a homemade version and a bottom-shelf cheap kind — to an independent lab, and the lab came back saying that the taste of all three was pretty much equal. …
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Teeling Whiskey recently announced the third bottling in “The Renaissance,” a limited series of Irish single malt whiskeys. The latest Renaissance is an 18-year-old single malt that was aged initially in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in what’s described as high-quality ex-Muscat wine casks, imparting tropical fruit notes with fresh citrus and a touch of …
Kasturi Banerjee is a woman for all seasons, but the best way to describe her is “banker-turned-bartender”, she says. After she gave up her sixteen years of unparalleled experience in the financial services industry to establish a craft alcohol company, she realized it was opportunity knocking on her door a second time. No stranger to …
It’s springtime. Stash those dark, heavy spirits in the back of your liquor cabinet and bust out spring’s power spirit: gin. Served in both boozy classics like the Negroni and the simple, refreshing Gin & Tonic, gin can adapt to whatever flavor profile suits you best. This aromatic liquor may be perfect for drinking during …
When Bhagya and Robert Barett met on a blind date at an Irish pub called Tom Collins in Limerick, Ireland, they had no idea that their romance would be encapsulated in a Malayalee-Irish gin, just five years later. “We met in 2015, and by December 2016, Rob popped the question. We were married in Kollam …
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Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin: a mouthful, yes, and one of the more unique mouthfuls to come out of an Irish distilling boom that’s seen plenty of new whiskeys (more in the last five years than the prior 50), but also a surprising rise in the Irish gin category, which went from marginally inoffensive to the …
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If you wish to get away from the St. Patrick’s Day staples of green beer, whiskey and Irish coffees, these days Ireland has a plethora of gins to offer. Most of these are an outgrowth of the Irish distillery-building boom; like the many craft distilleries in America, the new crop of Irish distillers has turned …
The craft beer storm has been brewing in India for a while now and it’s safe to say that we are in the golden age of beer. Now is the time to expand your horizons, embrace your favourites and discover new brands. “It’s never been a better time to be a beer drinker than right …
Nothing takes the edge off a long day like a glass of whisky. The sheer number of whisky brands available in India is a testament to the country’s love for this aged elixir. “Indian’s love for whisky is rooted in the flavor profile. It’s a robust and invigorating drink that can withstand the hearty and …
India is one of the latest, and arguably greatest, countries to throw its hat in the ring where world-renowned whisky is concerned. This may come as a surprise for many reasons; for starters, the climate of Scotland versus that of India is brought to mind, but not the least of which is the fact that …
No feeling can match a swig of chilled gin and tonic as it trickles down the throat, after a long day at work (from home). Gin is a comfort drink for many. Here is a walk-through for the uninitiated and beginners. Read on, to widen your familiarity beyond the classic G&T. Originally created by the …
‘All scotch is whisky, but not all whisky is scotch.’ Scotch is a pure and refined beverage that was originally made from malted barley. Whisky was made from wheat and rye when it was first introduced in the late 18th century. Scotch whisky is a legalized term created to protect whisky made in Scotland. By …
