Industry News

Jose Cuervo Increases Stake in Conor McGregor’s Whiskey Brand

While reporting its first quarter earnings, drinks company Becle — owner of Jose Cuervo — disclosed a larger investment in Conor McGregor's Irish whiskey brand, Proper No. Twelve. Becle had possessed a 20% stake in...

Q&A: Few’s Paul Hletko on Craft Hand Sanitizer and Surviving COVID-19

Suddenly, craft hand sanitizer is the hottest thing. Distilleries around the world have contributed in making of these products in defense against COVID-19. While generating cheery headlines, what actually goes into hand sanitizers is not...

Constellation Brands Ups Investment in Legal Cannabis

The global drinks company Constellation Brands has increased its exposure to legal pot. In August of 2018, Constellation Brands invested $4 billion in the Canadian-based cannabis company Canopy Growth. This week, Constellation Brands announced an...

Buffalo Trace Releases 18-Year-Old Colonel E.H. Taylor ‘Marriage’

Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its homage to former owner Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. with a one-time-only, 18-year-old bourbon whiskey that marries three of the distillery's mashbills. This 100 proof Bottled-In-Bond bourbon went into barrels...

Jose Cuervo Announces First Añejo Tequila

Jose Cuervo has unveiled a new premium-level tequila, and its first añejo: Tradicional Añejo. Tradicional Añejo is made with the original Cuervo family recipe from 1795. It matured for more than 12 months in new...

The Best Old World Wines to Drink in 2020

For this latest round of Beverage Dynamics wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent experts to drink and rate Old World wines. The write-ups below represent a wide range of styles and countries,...

Video: How to Retail Alcohol in Our Changing World

The novel coronavirus has upended our world, and with it the beverage alcohol retail industry. The way that stores operate has changed. So too have consumer buying patterns shifted. Global alcohol producers have had...

Founders Rolls Out Marvelroast Imperial Golden Ale

Founders Brewing Co. has announced Marvelroast as the latest addition to the brewery's Limited Series lineup.  Marvelroast was originally a fan favorite in the Founders Detroit Taproom. It starts out as an Imperial Golden Ale enhanced with the addition...

Recognizing the Top Alcohol Brands and Trends

EPG Media annually recognizes the fastest-selling spirits and wine alcohol brands, and their top producers, with our Growth Brands Awards. We were set to present these prizes at Las Vegas during WSWA 2020, but...

Anheuser-Busch Launches Cocktail-inspired Hard Seltzer Line

Anheuser-Busch today introduced a new hard seltzer brand called Social Club Seltzer. With 150 calories per 12-oz. can, Social Club Seltzer launches with three cocktail-inspired flavors — Old Fashioned, Sidecar and Citrus Gimlet —...