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November / December 2014 •
CONTENTS
November/December 2014
Vol. 25 No. 9
On The Cover(s):
Photography by Curt Goodwin
Covers shot on location at the Dead Rabbit
and Keens Steakhouse in New York
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36
features
32 Border Crossing
American consumers have a big thirst for imported whiskies
By Thomas Henry Strenk
36 The Spirits of the Season
How operators are infusing festive fl avors and nostalgic ingredients
into holiday cocktails
By Kelly A. Magyarics
40 Blender Bender
Brewers and operators get creative with blended beer styles
By Erika Bolden
44 Effervescent Elixirs
The latest sparkling-wine trends include grower Champagnes,
red bubblies and complex cocktails
By Kelly A. Magyarics
53 Cheers Tasting: Wine
A roundup of our national wine panel's highest-rated wines of 2014
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SPECIAL:
Celebrating
Cheers' 25th
Anniversary
20 The Big Moments
in Beverage
24 The Top 10 Cocktails
of the Past 25 Years
25 Industry Timeline
1990 to 2015
27 The 10 Most Infl uential
People of the Past
25 Years
30 The Top 10 Bar/
Restaurant Concepts
of the past 25 years
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THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
19 TRENDS
THAT CHANGED THE
BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
THE TOP 10 COCKTAILS
OF THE PAST 25 YEARS
THE 10 MOST
INFLUENTIAL
INDUSTRY PEOPLE
THE TOP 10 BAR/
RESTAURANT
CONCEPTS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Holiday
cocktail ideas
Imported
whiskey update
Trends in
sparkling wine
Best-reviewed
wines of 2014
TOP 10
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THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
BAR/RESTAURANT CONCEPTS
The Dead Rabbit
Grocery & Grog
in New York
see page 30
19 TRENDS THAT CHANGED
THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
THE TOP 10 COCKTAILS
OF THE PAST 25 YEARS
THE 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL
INDUSTRY PEOPLE
the
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THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
TOP 10
COCKTAILS
the
CLASSIC
COSMOPOLITAN
see page 24
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19 TRENDS THAT CHANGED
THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
THE TOP 10 BAR/
RESTAURANT CONCEPTS
THE 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL
INDUSTRY PEOPLE
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THE BEVERAGE BUSINESS MAGAZINE FOR FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
TOP 10
MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
the
(left 2014)
"King Cocktail"
Dale DeGroff
(below 1992)
see page 27
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19 TRENDS THAT CHANGED
THE BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
THE TOP 10 COCKTAILS
OF THE PAST 25 YEARS
THE TOP 10 BAR/
RESTAURANT CONCEPTS
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