Cheers Features

By Jeremy Nedelka

Creating a drink that reflects a location’s style, specialty, and sensibility doesn’t need to be difficult. There are many ways to incorporate a unique signature drink into your drinks menu – both for independents and chain operators.

Cheers Drink Recipes

1½ oz. Bluecoat American Dry Gin

1 oz. Sugar free simple syrup

3 oz. Fresh grapefruit juice

 

Combine ingredients in glass with ice. Garnish with a healthy slice of grapefruit peel.

 

About 110 cocktails. This drink was created by Washington DC-based mixologist Gina Cheservani.

Cheers Breaking News

The informal Japanese restaurants have been opening around the country, but most Americans haven’t figured them out yet.

New from the Beverage Alcohol Resource (B.A.R.) is an online, at-home, immersive teaching program called Drinkskool. The class involves ten lessons that can be learned at the student’s own pace, allowing home bartenders and cocktail aficionados to take the course in their free time.

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences released a study that analyzed teh impacts of climate change on wine production and conservation. It also includes a map that outlines suitable areas for winemaking around the globe.

The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that’s just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins.

Cheers Product Watch

The winning recipe from Budweiser’s Project 12 is now a new brand called Budweiser Black Crown. With an ABV of 6%, Black Crown has more body, color and hop character than the original lager, according the company. The recipe was created by Los Angeles brewmaster Bryan Sullivan and was chosen by the votes of more than 25,000 samplers.

Malibu has announced the launch of Malibu Island Spiced, a lower-calorie spiced rum that combines Malibu’s rum and coconut liqueur with light spices, smoked vanilla, cinnamon and Truvia sweetener. The 30% ABV (and 70 calories/serving) Island Spiced is available for a suggested retail price of $16.99 for a 750-ml. bottle.

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