Here's what's happening around the bar and restaurant industry.
Limited Edition ChocoVine Espresso
Hot on the heels of the coffee cocktail trend, ChocoVine offers the limited edition ChocoVine Espresso, a combination of roasted coffee beans and Dutch chocolate melting together with French Cabernet Sauvignon.
Owned by De Kuyper Royal Distillers, ChocoVine Espresso is a balanced composition of creamy sweet chocolate, fruity red wine, and aromas of roasted coffee beans; the liqueur is best enjoyed over ice in a wine glass.
“Coffee Cocktails continue to be among the most sought out cocktails calls in the United States”, says Mark de Witte, Global CEO of De Kuyper Royal Distillers. “ChocoVine Espresso delivers the perfect distinctive flavor that supports our global brand initiatives and company vision.
Viña Leyda Introduces New Packaging and Updated Range
Viña Leyda, Chile’s most acclaimed coastal winery, announces the launch of a fresh new look for its portfolio that highlights its seaside roots.
Leyda’s new packaging reflects the Pacific Ocean’s profound influence on the brand. “We have thoughtfully refreshed our branding by incorporating several nautical elements that help convey the coastal impact on the personality of our wines. Elements such as illustrations of the vineyards by the sea, the use of blue maritime tones, and the labels’ wavy bottom diecut all help convey the brand’s key cool coastal attributes—purity, freshness, and elegance,” explains Rodrigo Romero, Chief Marketing Officer for the VSPT Wine Group, Viña Leyda’s brand owner. “Further, all the bottles in the portfolio have updated typography to present a more contemporary aesthetic along with a QR code on the back label sharing information on how to make the most of Viña Leyda’s eco-packaging.”
In addition to updated packaging, Leyda has revised the name of their Single Vineyards line to Coastal Vineyards, which better reflects the characteristics that set the brand apart. With this update, Leyda’s four ranges include the following lines: Reserva, Coastal Vineyards, LOT, and Specialty.
New App Taps into the Experiential Culture
Tape is a new app that enables users to find and book exceptional experiences. With an array of unique experiences across food, travel, impact, wellness, and virtual, Tape connects users to what’s happening now. Tape is live now in the US app store and invite-only for its New York focused launch. Bars/restaurants can create a profile on the app that includes a “Tape,” an immersive strip of stills, GIFs, & videos, as well as a description of the venue’s offerings. Share, save, and call-to-action buttons enable app users to easily interact with the bar/restaurant to book, buy, and learn more. Tape is live now in the app store and invite-only for its New York-focused launch.
Seth MacFarlane Joins Whiskey Company as Chief Storyteller
Bear Fight American Single Malt Whiskey announces Seth MacFarlane as a brand stakeholder. In addition to his equity stake in the brand, the writer, actor, director, producer, and singer will also serve as Bear Fight’s Chief Storyteller—establishing the brand’s unique voice and emulating Bear Fight’s disruptive, yet approachable spirit through creative pieces as the brand expands its launch after its initial release in May 2022.
Aged for at least three years in first-fill bourbon barrels and finished in peated-smoked oak and sherry casks, Bear Fight is a versatile American Single Malt Whiskey that mixes the new-world flavors of American Whiskey and Bourbon with old-world flavor notes and traditions of single-malt whiskey. The result is an aroma and flavor of candied pecans, ripe red apples, sweet sherry, and a hint of Islay-style peat smoke.