Diageo Buys RTD Brand Loyal 9 Cocktails
Diageo has acquired the spirits-based, ready to drink brand Loyal 9 Cocktails from Sons of Liberty Spirits Company.
Launched in 2018 in Rhode Island, Loyal 9’s vodka-based RTD lemonade cocktails are 9% ABV. The portfolio includes Lemonade,...
How to Preserve Opened Wine
What's the best way to preserve opened wine? After all, the fun begins when wine is opened, but saving unfinished bottles for later enjoyment is tricky.
When a cork is pulled and wine is poured,...
Podcast: Responsible Alcohol Practices in 2021
Responsible alcohol practices remain extremely important in the (hopefully) final leg of the Covid-19 pandemic in America.
The 2020 health crisis completely changed the alcohol industry with cocktails to-go, direct-to-consumer shipping and alcohol ecommerce. These...
The Glenlivet Unveils 12 Year Old Illicit Still Scotch
The Glenlivet has launched The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Illicit Still, a Scotch whisky inspired by the illegal past of this Speyside distillery.
The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Illicit Still references distillery founder George Smith, who once distilled his whisky...
Podcast: Wine Needs to Recalibrate
Why aren’t Millennials drinking wine? And why is wine consumption broadly declining?
In this episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz interview wine educator and author Marnie Old, who previously served as the director of...
Why Argonaut Wine & Liquor is a Top 100 Retailer
In addition to profiling our 2021 Retailer of the Year, Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, our editorial team has chosen four other Top 100 winners ranked in our top 20 to highlight. This includes Argonaut...
Podcast: Top Alcohol Trends in 2021-22
In part 1 of this two-part podcast series, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz talk about the top alcohol trends affecting all categories of the industry, this and next year.
This includes the hard seltzer...
Bud Light Brings Back NFL Team Fan Cans for 2021
Football is almost back and Bud Light is celebrating with the return of its NFL team fan cans for 2021.
The official beer sponsor of the NFL, Bud Light has unveiled the 2021-2022 NFL team-specific...
Bourbon Women Launches Amber Circle Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
Furthering its educational mission, the Bourbon Women Association has announced its new Amber Circle Diversity & Inclusion Initiative.
This new scholarship program builds on the organization’s Amber Circle mentoring program that started in 2019. It strives to empower women...
Podcast: American Whiskey Trends with Maggie Kimberl
What’s trendier in the alcohol industry than American whiskey? But can our brown spirits boom continue at such a rapid pace? And which American whiskey trends are here to stay — or only temporary?
In...