Podcast: Cannabis Beverages, Trends and Legalization
In this episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz discuss cannabis beverages, trends, and legalization with cannabis investor Carlton Fowler. Fowler is co-founder and managing partner at Goat Rodeo Capital, a venture capital firm focused on...
Incoming Brown-Forman Chairman Campbell P. Brown Discusses the Growth of Old Forester
Brown-Forman is synonymous with American whiskey. Beyond the quintessential Tennessee whiskey Jack Daniel’s, the company also owns the Kentucky brands Woodford Reserve, Cooper’s Craft and Old Forester.
It’s the latter where this story began. In...
Interview: Drnxmyth and the Rise of Premium RTDs
One of the bigger beverage trends of 2021 is the explosive growth of ready to drink beverages (RTDs) — like Drnxmyth. According to DISCUS, the overall category increase 39.1%, or $137 million, for a...
Are Cannabis Drinks the Future of Legal Pot?
Momentum continues to grow in America behind the legalization of marijuana and the rise of cannabis drinks.
Fifteen states, plus Washington D.C., have now passed laws that permit recreational pot. It's legal down the...
Interview: What Does the Uber Deal Mean For Drizly Customers?
The world of alcohol ecommerce took another big step forwards this month with news that Uber bought Drizly. The largest ride-share platform on the planet now offers Drizly a fleet of opportunities in delivery...
Interview: How the Middle Tier Has Adapted with the Pandemic
Covid-19 has forced rapid adaptation by the middle tier of the alcohol industry. Suddenly, common practices for both warehouses and drivers were potentially dangerous for spreading the virus. An entire new way of conducting...
Mezcal and Tequila Trends in 2021
Consumer thirst for tequila and other agave spirits keeps propelling the category to new heights, with new mezcal and tequila trends emerging.
Consumption of this category in the U.S. rose from 15 million 9-liter cases...
Interview: Coravin CEO Christopher Ladd on Wine Trends and Innovation
Coravin changed the way we drink wine when it launched the Wine Preservation Opener in 2013. Rather than needing to finish a whole bottle soon after opening, Coravin’s technology allowed for repeated pours over...
Acme Fine Wines: Innovators in Napa Valley
Shopping at Acme Fine Wines is like buying art. Rather than case displays and aisles of products, this innovative retailer in St. Helena, Napa County, showcases a wall of wines. Around 350 individual bottles...
The Best Rosé Wines to Drink in 2021
For our first wine panel of 2021, we asked panelists to taste and rate rosé wines.
This remains one of the hottest styles in the industry. The array of rosés wines our panelists reviewed also...