Trends Shaking Up the Cocktail Scene Gin distilled down the street; cocktails aged like bourbon or moonshine; negroni’s infused with shallots. One quarter of the way into 2018 three cocktail trends are showing up at bars and restaurants across the country. This year, when you go out for a drink,

The U.S. beverage and alcohol industry as a whole accounts for $475 billion in economic activity per year, with about a quarter of that ($110B or so) being wages and benefits for over 4.5 million jobs nationally. Of that huge $475 billion, the distilled spirits industry accounts for about $150