Cheers Weekly – June 4, 2015

06/04/2015

by: Jeremy Nedelka

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IN THE NEWS
Shake The Vine Prepares to Mix it Up At Tales of the Cocktail More Hudson Whiskey Celebrates the Spirit’s American Revival with Documentary More Toby Keith’s Wild Shot Mezcal Teams with VFW to Support Veterans More		Dos Equis Summer ‘Luna Rising’ Campaign Links with Nightlife More Belvedere Vodka, Mario Batali and (RED) Battle AIDs More Mouton Cadet Wine Bar Closes out Cannes More Kimpton Rolls Out Nightcap Program More

CHEERS FEATURE

9 TIPS FOR BUILDING A BALANCED BEER SELECTION

By Erika Bolden
There are more than 3,464 breweries in the U.S.-as of March-now producing an ever-growing number of individual beers. Add that to increasing import portfolios, and building a balanced beer selection can seem a Herculean task. Read More

BLOG

BELLYING UP TO THE BAR SHOW

I spotted and sampled several unique products at the BAR (Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants) event during the National Restaurant Association convention last month in Chicago. These include Bavarian mulled wine, lavender wine, and agave wine, plus mead, sake, cider, amari and more-not to mention a cocktail or two. Read More

CHEERS PRODUCT WATCH


CHATEAU D’ESCLANS ROCK ANGEL ROSÉ Provence’s Chateau d’Esclans is rebranding its namesake, estate-bottled rosé as Rock Angel, beginning with the 2014 vintage, which rolls out in June.Read More			REBEL YELL SMALL BATCH RYE AND AMERICAN WHISKEYS Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon has added to its lineup with the launch of Rebel Yell Small Batch Rye and American Whiskey.Read More

		SURF SWIM 2013 CHARDONNAY Guarachi Wine Partners has introduced Surf Swim, a new California 2013 Chardonnay intended to appeal to nostalgic baby boomers and in-the-moment millennials who enjoy California’s popular white grape. Read More


		BUFFALO TRACE FRENCH OAK BARREL-AGED BOURBON EXPERIMENTS Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced its newest French oak experiment, creating two different barrel types, one made entirely of French oak, and another using French oak heads, but American white oak staves. Read More

FEATURED DRINK IDEA

TRIPLE CROWN ROYALE

1 part Drambuie
1 part Hendrick’s Gin
1/2 part Fresh lemon juice
1/2 part Honey syrup
2 parts Champagne

Combine ingredients (except Champagne) and shake well. Strain up into a coupe and top with Champagne. Garnish with a spritzed orange peel.

The mixologists at William Grant & Sons created this recipe.

INDUSTRY EVENTS

HUDSON VALLEY CIDER WEEK NEW YORK, NY JUNE 12 – JUNE 21	NORTHWEST SPIRITS AND MIXOLOGY SHOW SUNRIVER, OR JUNE 27 – JUNE 28	TALES OF THE COCKTAIL NEW ORLEANS JULY 13 – 19	13TH ANNUAL PINOT NOIR SUMMIT RENO, NV JULY 24 – JULY 25

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