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Skrewball Peanut Butter Eggnog Whiskey

Skrewball Launches Peanut Butter Eggnog Whiskey

Skrewball Whiskey has branched out with a new variant: Skrewball Eggnog, combining peanut butter whiskey and eggnog with 100% real dairy cream. This shelf-stable eggnog blends the brand's salty, sweet and savory spirit with creamy...
Old Elk 2022 Infinity Blend Series blended whiskey bottle available price where buy purchase whiskeys

​​Old Elk Announces 2022 Infinity Blend Whiskey

Old Elk Distillery has rolled out the second annual release of Master Distiller Greg Metze’s Infinity Blend Series. This new limited release is built upon the foundation of the original 2021 Infinity Blend. Accordingly, it's made...
Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Series Two

Hidden Barn Unveils Series Two Bourbon Whiskey

Following their initial launch, the team behind Hidden Barn returns for round two with Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Series Two. Series Two is comprised of 10 barrels blended by Master Blender Jackie Zykan,...
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Tasting the 2022 Beaujolais Nouveau Wines

Beaujolais Nouveau Day is the third Thursday of November, when this classic French region releases wines from its latest harvest. Bottled only weeks after harvest, these wines are meant to be consumed young, within...
Rabbit Hole Distillery Raceking Founder’s Collection five-grain, double chocolate malt bourbon raceking race king

Rabbit Hole Rereleases Raceking Chocolate Malt Bourbon

Rabbit Hole Distillery has announced a 2022 rerelease of Raceking Founder’s Collection, which will then subsequently return to shelves annually in fall. A five-grain, double chocolate malt bourbon, Raceking was the third expression in...
Stellum Black Specialty Blends Hunters Moon and The Lone Cypress bourbon whiskey

Stellum Spirits Announces New Black Specialty Blends

Stellum Spirits has extended their Stellum Black Specialty Blends line, adding Hunters Moon and The Lone Cypress. The base for both of these is a blend of Indiana bourbon and rye, layered with older bourbons and ryes from Kentucky and Tennessee. Each...

In Alcohol Retail, Cleanliness is Next to Profitability

"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness" comes from Charles Wesley, credited as the founder of the Methodist Church, though perhaps the phrase can be adapted to our retail stores as, “Cleanliness is Next to Profitability.” We...
Margaret Duckhorn

Wine Industry Leader Margaret Duckhorn Passes at 83

Editor's Note: The following obituary of Margaret Duckhorn was provided by representatives of her company following her passing, and is run here unedited. Margaret L. Duckhorn, the cofounder of The Duckhorn Portfolio and a leader...
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Rabbit 2022 scotch whisky Angel Chen

Johnnie Walker Unveils 2022 Lunar New Year Bottle

Johnnie Walker has unveiled their 2022 Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year Limited Edition Design, featuring art from Shanghai-based fashion designer Angel Chen. The label for the Year of the Rabbit shows a "dynamic,...
The Master Blender CollectionThe Madeira Cask Expression 2022 rum

Mount Gay Rum Releases The Madeira Cask Expression 

The 2022 entry in the Mount Gay Master Blender Collection is The Madeira Cask Expression rum. This is the fifth limited-edition launch in the annual top-shelf series from the historic Barbados producer. The series debuted in 2018 with...