Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the struggles of Scotch whisky over the past two years and ponder whether attempting to chase after new markets and audiences has hurt the category's reputation with their core drinking audience. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Joanna is watching: Bottle Battle

Zach is reading: What Would Eliminating Federal Taxes on Tips Actually Mean for Hospitality Workers?

Adam is reading: The One Bourbon You Should Bring Home From Every State

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how despite some consternation about super-cheap bulk wine undercutting the market for fine wine, there's really no reason to think that those two markets overlap in any meaningful way. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Daiquiri at The Edison

Joanna is drinking: Paper Plane from Tip Top Cocktails

Adam is drinking: Hervé Souhaut Syrah

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With VinePair's Negroni Knockout in full swing, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the evolution of the cocktail in the American consciousness, and the American cocktail scene over the last couple of decades, and try to figure out if the drink is tied to the classic recipe and ratio or whether it now exists more as a general mood or category of drinks. Plus, a rant against tap cocktails! Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is reading: Do Sommeliers Actually Try Every Bottle of Wine on Their Lists?

Adam is reading: The Sneaky Ingredients Making Your Cocktail More Expensive

Joanna is reading: More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

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Despite many years of hope and possibility, rum has never really caught on with Millennials. Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether Gen Z is a more receptive audience for rum's charms, or if the same challenges that have held the category back with older drinkers will remain a problem with younger ones. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: 2001 Domaine Marcel Deiss Pinot Blanc

Joanna is drinking: Breaking Bread Wines "Marmalade" Orange Wine

Adam is drinking: Ravines Wine Cellars Pinot Noir

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In honor of the start of football season, and because they want to, Adam, Joanna, and Zach draft "teams" of five classic cocktails each, from a list of 15 of the most popular. Weigh in and tell us who you think won the draft on social media or by emailing podcast@vinepair.com. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is reading: Ask a Wine Pro: Should You Swirl Sparkling Wine?

Joanna is reading: At Le Veau d’Or, an Old Martini Tradition Gets a New Spin

Adam is reading: What Is Light Whiskey? The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Most Misunderstood Spirit

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Adam, Joanna, and Zach react to a recent article about New York wine pros not carrying Veuve Clicquot: it's certainly OK to decide that you're not going to serve or stock a very popular and recognizable wine, but making guests or customers who seek it out feel bad or basic for wanting is appallingly bad hospitality. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is drinking: Montucky Cold Snacks

Joanna is drinking: Tomatini at L'Americana

Adam is drinking: Domaine Rolet Arbois Rouge Tradition

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Adam and Zach discuss the state of modern bartending, and the growing gap between bars that aspire to a certain kind of global fame and acclaim and the bars that want excellent cocktails but not necessarily drinks that can only be had at that specific bar. Are those kinds of destination bars built for the long haul, or just capitalizing on a trend that might lose steam at any moment? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to podcast@vinepair.com. Thanks for listening, and be well.

Zach is reading: The Most Iconic Booze Brand Name-Drops in Music History

Adam is reading: NYC’s New Wave of Seafood Restaurants Is Shaking Up Beverage Pairings

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