The surprise standout is the Reyka Rhubarb Cosmopolitan, which pairs the Icelandic glacial vodka with rhubarb, blood orange and fresh lime. It’s actually not as sweet as your classic Cosmo, with the citrus notes really shining through. A crowd-pleaser. We also saw a very interesting trend: premiumization. Within those trends of people buying up and buying better.” (CGA noted that premium spirits tier of the spirits market took a 40% share of sales by value in February 2022, with super-premium following behind at 18%. The ultra-premium segment had grown sales by 180% year-on-year.)

for a single bottle of bourbon probably sounds outrageous. But when you get to a certain level of whiskey drinking — investing, or just collecting — it’s really not. We’re nowhere near the thousands-of-dollars-a-bottle unicorn bourbon whiskey arena yet. The bottles of whiskey at this price point are still all about small batch bottling, unique oak, and limited editions. While rare, these bottles are not impossible to find or made from some impossible set of circumstances.Until Justice Be Done America S First Civil Rights Movement From The Revolution To Reconstruction by Kate Masur

Down the road, the broad range of the William Grant portfolio — including Glenfiddich, Tullamore Dew, Hudson Whiskey, and Sailor Jerry — gives the line plenty of room to grow. “I’m sure in early 2023 you’ll see another expression that will reflect trends in consumption patterns.”brands were part of the festival this year with tons more making appearances on the Bourbon Stage for live talks with industry insiders and tastings of special release whiskeys for hardcore bourbon and music fans. That’s where I come in. When it comes to ranking these whiskeys, I’m going on taste and depth. The top five bottles on this list transcend that though and are just straight fire pours of whiskey. The rest might be a little more niche for some bourbon drinkers. But hey, that’s part of the fun — trying new things, finding new loves, spending way too much time and money hunting down these bottles…

Garnishes are suggested, but the serve offers a matter of self-expression. “It gives quite a lot of personal license,” says Basford. “You can serve it, you can shake it, you can stir it, or add whatever fruit you want.” They made the base, the rest is up to you. (Have people over — they’ll never know you didn’t spend the afternoon batching a rhubarb cosmo. Basford is happy if you take credit.)Why we’re drinking this: I’ve grown frustrated with the RTD space — canned, individual-sized mixed drinks often have generic malt liquors or unnamed brands as their base spirit; even when they don’t, the final result is usually something a bit too sweet (or even tinny).