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Wild Turkey enjoys quite the history with its renowned family of distillers, including third-generation Master Distiller Eddie Russell, who joined the company in 1981. That was 35 years ago, and to commemorate the anniversary, Eddie and Wild Turkey...

Teeling Distillery reflects both the difficult past and bright future of Irish whiskey. Few spirits are hotter than Irish whiskey. But just 40 years back this category was nearly nonexistent. By the 1970s a series of unfortunate...

The U.S. spirits industry enjoyed another boom year in 2016, and enters the New Year with favorable trends. Revenue on the supplier side in 2016 grew 4.5% over 2015: up $1.1 billion to a total of...

Global Spirits USA has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Doug Nangle to Southeast Regional Manager. He will be responsible for Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas. The move comes in...

For our latest round of the National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists to review Merlot. Panelists are retailer or on-premise alcohol professionals: shop owners, heads of wine departments, sommeliers, beverage program managers, etcetera. As always, these selections...

Global drinks giant Diageo counts 111 Scotch brands among its portfolio. This spans the styles and includes Johnnie Walker, J&B, Bell’s, Lagavulin, Buchanan’s, Oban, Talisker, Mortlach, The Singleton and more. To share its Scotch strategies for...

Preliminary data from research conducted by the International Wines and Spirits Record (IWSR) indicate that total beverage alcohol consumption in the U.S. increased 0.7% in 2016 to reach 3.4 billion nine-liter cases. This represents a gain of...

Wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer’s today announced that Scott Moore has been appointed Senior Vice President, National Accounts, Off Premise. The move is effective April 1, 2017. In his new role, Moore will be responsible...

There is no doubt about America’s dominant craft beer style: the IPA. This classic British brew has captured the attention and spending of U.S. drinkers. But how long will the IPA craze last? That may depend...

Bacardi’s Global Vice President of Grey Goose, Tom Swift, has just been named Vice President, Brand Managing Director of Bombay Sapphire and Martini & Rossi. Prior to his leadership on Grey Goose, Swift worked...