Vodka Trends in 2023
Vodka remains a robust alcohol category. With 80.6 million 9-liter cases sold in the U.S. last year (according to our data team at the Beverage Information and Insights Group), vodka’s size can be to...
How Does Wine Get Aromas and Flavors?
Newcomers to wine often find it confusing that wine rarely smells or tastes like grapes.
Most white wines smell more of tree fruits like apples or peaches, while red wines more often taste more like...
Nikka Whisky Unveils 10-Year-Old Single Malt
Nikka Whisky marks the return of age statements to its U.S. portfolio with debut of Yoichi Single Malt 10-Year-Old.
The first age statement to come from the brand in several years, the release of Nikka...
Buffalo Trace Bottles Old Charter Oak Spanish Oak
Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its exploration into oak tree varietals with the latest release in the Old Charter Oak collection, Spanish Oak Bourbon.
Harvested from the forests of northern Spain, trees used in this...
Diageo Announces 2023 Distillers Edition Scotches
Diageo North America has unveiled the 2023 Distillers Edition in the U.S., an annual release of limited-edition single malt Scotch whiskies that are double-matured in different types of cask wood.
This year's Distillers Edition collection...
Lost Lantern Announces Single Distillery Series
Lost Lantern, an independent bottler of American whiskey, has announced the launch of its new Single Distillery Series.
For these whiskeys, Lost Lantern collaborated with Balcones Distilling in Waco, TX, and Whiskey Del Bac in...
Barmen 1873 is First Bourbon from Coors
Molson Coors Beverage Company and their subsidiary Coors Whiskey Co. have unveiled Barmen 1873 Bourbon.
Hitting shelves April 3, Barmen 1873 joins the roster alongside Coors Whiskey Co.’s Five Trail Blended American Whiskey.
Barmen 1873 is...
Blue Run Unveils Plans for New Distillery
The fast-growing company Blue Run Spirits has revealed the first look of its planned whiskey distillery and headquarters in Georgetown, KY, designed by international architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
The 35,000-square-foot distillery and a 20,000-square-foot rickhouse will...
What’s Next for THC and CBD?
Cannabis is red hot these days, even as it hangs in a precarious balance between state and federal legislation. Despite this, THC and its milder, fully legal counterpart, CBD, continue to boom with consumers...
What’s New at the Top Kentucky Bourbon Distilleries
Kentucky bourbon remains one of the hottest alcohol categories, helping American whiskey grow 10.5% in revenue last year. Our modern brown spirits boom is far from finished. Much the opposite, consumer interest continues to...