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The Best Alcohol Gifts for 2021

Every year, Beverage Dynamics magazine publishes our guide of the best alcohol gifts for the coming holiday season. This year's list of 27 items includes limited-edition offerings, value-added packs, seasonal treats, stocking stuffers and all-around...
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Brooklyn Brewery Introduces Nonalcoholic Beer Variety Pack

As the nonalcoholic beer category continues to gain steam, Brooklyn Brewery today announced the release of its new Special Effects Variety Pack — the first nationally distributed 0% ABV variety pack of its kind. It's...
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Nikka Whisky Discovery Series Launches with Peated, Unpeated Single Malts

Japanese whisky brand Nikka Whisky has unveiled the first set of releases from the “Nikka Discovery” series in the U.S.: Single Malt Yoichi Non-Peated and Single Malt Miyagikyo Peated. The Nikka Discovery will launch limited...
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New to Wine? Study France First!

It is almost impossible to make sense of the modern wine world without grasping the influential role played by France. The French may not have been the first to make wine, and may no longer...
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Glenmorangie Announces A Tale of Winter Scotch Whisky

With colder weather quickly closing upon us, Glenmorangie has launched Glenmorangie A Tale of Winter. This 13-year-old single malt finished in Marsala wine casks from Sicily. The result is a whisky with aromas and flavors...
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Kiss Spirits Portfolio ‘Drink It Up’ Heads to U.S.

The rock and roll band Kiss has launched their spirits range, called Drink It Up, in the U.S. After selling more than 100,000 bottles across Europe, Japan and Australia, the portfolio of gin and rum hits 25 states starting...

A Lesson All Retailers Can Learn from Budweiser

“Why ask why? Try Bud dry” was a 1990 advertising campaign that was successful in the introduction of light lager beers. It is also a very useful phrase in your business. Frequently we visit businesses...
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KY Distillers’ Association Names New Board Officers, Directors

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Kevin Smith of Beam Suntory has been elected chairman of the 141-year-old non-profit trade group that unites, promotes and protects the state’s bourbon and distilled spirits industry.  Smith,...
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Wine Lovers Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2021

Each year, on the third Thursday of November, the world of wine enjoys the release of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf’s Beaujolais Nouveau wines. Bottled just a few weeks after the harvest, the wines are considered...
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Industry Poll: Domestic Beer Declining is a Concern

The Beverage Information Group surveys our readers quarterly, collecting trends/sentiment data from distributors, on-premise and off-premise operators. For our third quarter 2021 survey, conducted in August, the rise in whiskey sales had the biggest...