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Celebrating BIPOC and People with Disabilities in the Bar and Spirits Industry

Celebrating BIPOC and People with Disabilities in the Bar and Spirits Industry

PLUS: What Happens To The Food And Beverage Industry When Its Workforce Is Gone?

Jul 18, 2025

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12 min read

Burnt Out Bartender

Burnt Out Bartender

PLUS: So much Gratitude for you all.

Jun 6, 2025

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5 min read

Tequila Turf War Escalates: AFA Fires Back at CRT

Tequila Turf War Escalates: AFA Fires Back at CRT

PLUS: How Cocktail Culture Is Thriving Outside of Big Cities.

May 30, 2025

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12 min read

The Additive Debate Isn’t Just About Tequila Anymore

The Additive Debate Isn’t Just About Tequila Anymore

PLUS: Why Ice is the Secret to Better Drinks

May 23, 2025

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13 min read

Abolish ICE? Why Some Bars Are Kicking Ice to the Curb (and what their using instead)

Abolish ICE? Why Some Bars Are Kicking Ice to the Curb (and what their using instead)

PLUS: From Kentucky to Everywhere: The Global Life of a Bourbon Barrel

May 16, 2025

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7 min read

Tequila Bombshell: Don Julio and Casamigos Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Tequila Bombshell: Don Julio and Casamigos Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

PLUS: Mental Health in Hospitality

May 9, 2025

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10 min read

Will American 'Tequila' Become a Thing?! (Fixed)

Will American 'Tequila' Become a Thing?! (Fixed)

PLUS: North Americas 50 Best Bars Announced!

May 2, 2025

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7 min read

Will American 'Tequila' Become a Thing?

Will American 'Tequila' Become a Thing?

PLUS: North Americas 50 Best Bars Announced!

May 2, 2025

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7 min read

Are Guest Shifts at Bars Becoming TOO Much?!

Are Guest Shifts at Bars Becoming TOO Much?!

PLUS: The First Female Master Distiller in the 88 year History of a Famed Distillery

Apr 25, 2025

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12 min read

A Legendary Bar Crossed Oceans to Create NYC’s New Cocktail Hotspot

A Legendary Bar Crossed Oceans to Create NYC’s New Cocktail Hotspot

PLUS: List of the 100 Best Bars in North America Officially Released!

Apr 18, 2025

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8 min read

Will More Bars Stop Serving Alcohol All Together?

Will More Bars Stop Serving Alcohol All Together?

PLUS: Running a Restaurant in 2025. Am I Insane?

Apr 11, 2025

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9 min read

“Additive Free Movement is Hurting the Tequila Industry!” Says #1 Producer of Additive Filled Tequilas

“Additive Free Movement is Hurting the Tequila Industry!” Says #1 Producer of Additive Filled Tequilas

PLUS: One of my Favorite Bars in the World Officially Closed This Past Weekend

Apr 4, 2025

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7 min read

Where Have All the Great Bars Gone?

Where Have All the Great Bars Gone?

PLUS: What Makes Jamaican Rum, Jamaican?

Mar 28, 2025

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9 min read

A Global Database to Help all Cocktail Makers

A Global Database to Help all Cocktail Makers

PLUS: When to Shake vs Stir a Cocktail?

Mar 21, 2025

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9 min read

COVID’s Lasting Food Legacy

COVID’s Lasting Food Legacy

PLUS: Do we really need to talk about tariffs AGAIN?!

Mar 14, 2025

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10 min read

MORE Tequila Matchmaker Drama

MORE Tequila Matchmaker Drama

PLUS: Tariffs on booze. What the heck is going on?

Mar 7, 2025

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8 min read

Tequila Patron Declares War on The CRT

Tequila Patron Declares War on The CRT

PLUS: Does The Quality of Your Alcohol ACTUALLY Matter?

Feb 28, 2025

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10 min read

The Life & Death of the Speakeasy Bar

The Life & Death of the Speakeasy Bar

PLUS: Best Rums For Mixing & Sipping

Feb 21, 2025

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8 min read

Are People In The Restaurant Industry Okay?

Are People In The Restaurant Industry Okay?

PLUS: Experimental Scientific Cocktails vs. Timeless Well Balanced cocktails.

Feb 14, 2025

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15 min read

Your Margarita Is About to Cost HOW MUCH?

Your Margarita Is About to Cost HOW MUCH?

Plus: The Art & Soul of A Cocktail

Feb 7, 2025

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11 min read

Why Your Favorite Bar or Restaurant May Close Very Soon

Why Your Favorite Bar or Restaurant May Close Very Soon

PLUS: a cocktail that tastes like a chocolate chip cookie?!

Jan 31, 2025

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9 min read

Tequila Farmers Escalate Fight After Governor's Betrayal

Tequila Farmers Escalate Fight After Governor's Betrayal

PLUS: Schmuck. The Hottest Bar in NYC that Isn't Open Yet.

Jan 24, 2025

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10 min read

Agave Farmers vs. Big Tequila

Agave Farmers vs. Big Tequila

PLUS: In Good Spirits has a New Look, & Everything You Need to know About Making Cocktails

Jan 17, 2025

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7 min read

Tequila Matchmaker Launches Agavos Awards

Tequila Matchmaker Launches Agavos Awards

PLUS: Imbibe Releases their Imbibe 75

Jan 10, 2025

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12 min read

Tequila Boom May Actually Be Coming to An End?

Tequila Boom May Actually Be Coming to An End?

PLUS: A Look Back at 2024

Jan 3, 2025

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7 min read

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