Bartelligence

05/23/2014

For cost-effective and delicious Summer cocktails, look no further than the Aperol Spritz.

One of the easiest warm weather cocktails is also one of the most refreshing. Drink Spirits takes a look at the Aperol Spritz.

05/20/2014

The unlikely intersection of Mexican Cartels, lime farmers, cocktail ingredients, and your profit and loss statement.

Thanks to a big spring crop in Veracruz and police crackdowns on drug cartels, high prices for Mexican limes are falling earthward, just in time for summer cocktails. Mexican farmers are celebrating.

04/03/2014

A major part of running a successful beverage program, is understanding changing costs. The current lime shortage is affecting the cocktail industry in a major way.

Bartelligence allows users to see ingredient price changes over time, and to adjust product pricing/offerings accordingly to ensure spikes in ingredient costs don't sink your profits. Learn more: www.bartelligence.com

Several forces are conspiring to raise your bar tab.

03/11/2014

Controversial trends are causing a stir in the "vermouth" industry. Check it:

A clash of traditionalists vs. boundary pushers is evident in questions of required ingredients.

03/03/2014

Interesting article regarding the supply of, and demand for premium whiskey in the U.S.

Bar owners and operators should be diligent in evaluating fluctuating prices of their product offerings.

"...Prices for older bottles are ballooning. In 2007, Elijah Craig 17 sold for an average of $57 per bottle, Macallan 18 for $132, and Pappy Van Winkle 15 for $47. Today, those same bottles are going for $337, $193, and a mind-bending $982 as demand fails to match up with supply."

02/19/2014

We're excited for our friends and fellow industry folks who've been honored with nominations by the James Beard Foundation for 2014, including an especially strong showing from the SF Bay Area!