Interview: Women in Spirits, with Beth Buckner of Maker’s Mark
March is Women’s History Month. In 2024 this comes as the U.S. spirits industry highlights and celebrates numerous women who have made huge contributions. Including Beth Buckner, senior manager of innovation and blending at...
New Riff Launches 8YR Bourbon
New Riff Distilling has announced the release of its 8-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the distillery’s oldest bourbon ever released.
Available beginning March 8 — a nod to the age of the whiskey — this...
Woodford Reserve Unveils 2024 Kentucky Derby Bottle
Woodford Reserve, the Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, celebrates “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” with the release of its 2024 commemorative Derby bottle.
This year’s special release celebrates the 150th running of...
Beam Suntory, U of Kentucky Continue Collegiate Partnership
The University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits and Beam Suntory have renewed their strategic partnership to help strengthen the school's classes and research for the distilling industry.
Beam Suntory will donate...
RumChata Announces Pineapple Cream Liqueur
RumChata has introduced Pineapple Cream, a new flavor made with the brand's traditional Caribbean rum and midwestern dairy cream.
Pineapple Cream joins the brand’s permanent lineup. It is available now nationwide at major retailers in...
How Long Can Tequila’s Growth Last?
Tequila has been an industry darling in recent time. Double-digit growth in this category has helped lead the overall spirits market higher for years now. How much longer can the boom times continue for...
Hendrick’s Gin Launches Grand Cabaret
Hendrick’s Gin has introduced Grand Cabaret, the brand's newest limited release from master distiller Lesley Gracie’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
The fifth release from this line in the U.S., Grand Cabaret marks the first time Gracie...
Smooth Ambler Brings Back Old Scout 7 Bourbon
Smooth Ambler has welcomed back Old Scout 7 Bourbon to the brand family.
When Smooth Ambler’s founder John Little first started “scouting” for whiskey in 2011, he launched Old Scout 7. The goal was to...
DISCUS Report: U.S. Spirits Exports Hit Record High in ’23
Concerns that the U.S. spirits industry — currently in a modern boom with frantic expansion across the industry — might soon come upon a bubble are typically answered with: Check the exports.
And for good...
Heaven Hill Unveils Bernheim Barrel Proof A224
Heaven Hill has announced the latest release in their annual Bernheim Barrel Proof line: A224.
All releases in this series follow a standard naming system. The “A” in the name stands for the first batch in an...