Johnnie Walker Unveils New Blenders’ Batch Expression
Johnnie Walker has announced the latest entry in their Blenders' Batch series, which celebrates the blenders behind the spirit while highlighting modern Scotch innovations.
The newest limited-edition entry is Blenders’ Batch Wine Cask Blend.
This whisky is...
What’s Behind the Rise of Heavy Beers
Back in the days when mainstream lager owned the beer market, a persistent urban myth held that Canadian beer—if you could get it—wasn’t like ours. It was really strong. Turns out it wasn’t: their...
Women of the Vine & Spirits Announces Scholarships
The Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation has announced another round of scholarships.
The group provides scholarships and awards for the purpose of helping women advance in their careers in the food, wine, spirits, hospitality...
Captain Morgan Unveils Bottle Redesign
Captain Morgan has unveiled a bottle redesign, set to start hitting shelves this month.
Updates were made to the embossing, cap and label.
The new embossing highlights the Captain Morgan logo, the company says, while the updated...
Till Vodka Expands Distribution
Till American Wheat Vodka, made from Kansas wheat, has expanded their distribution in 2017 to include Ohio.
Till Vodka is also available in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin, all as part...
Mixologist Nick Nistico Talks Bartending Trends in 2017
Nick Nistico is Breakthru Beverage Florida’s Beverage Program Specialist, as well as an award-winning mixologist. He emerged victorious in a number of bartending competitions from 2013 to 2014, and was recently awarded the Best...
Grading the Finest Sparkling Wines of 2017
For our latest round of reviews, we asked our national wine panel to rate sparkling wines. Below are 52 bottles, from current or past vintages, that they deemed worthy enough to sip and review...
E. & J. Gallo Acquires Germain-Robin Brandy
E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) announced today that it has purchased Germain-Robin. The California luxury brandy was established in 1982 by Ansley J. Coale Jr. and Hubert Germain-Robin, pioneers of the category.
Gallo’s acquisition includes the Germain-Robin...
LIQS Launches WeFunder Campaign for Series A Funding
The pre-made craft cocktail shot brand LIQS has launched a WeFunder campaign to close out their series A funding, with 70% of the round already raised.
After four years on the market, LIQS will give consumers a...
10 Alcohol Trends to Watch in 2017-18
Consumer taste continues to evolve. Recent industry-defining beverage alcohol categories like bourbon, IPA and rosé have begun to splinter off into subcategories. Different takes on these styles have emerged, including regional focuses or reimagined...