Industry News

How Gin Has Grown With Cocktails and Craft

“Ten years ago, if you mentioned ‘botanicals,’ people would have thought you were talking about gardening,” quips Bob Fowkes, co-founder of Brockmans Gin. “That’s changed; consumers know a lot more about gin - how...

For The Future Of Rum, Serrallés Looks To Its Past

Rum is evolving. Producers in the category want to break free from its reputation as a dark, cheap, sugary spirit used in party punches and cheap cocktails. Brands are positioning themselves as though rum were...

Exploring the Diversity of Northwest Wine

As consumers continue to increase their per-bottle spend, California’s fine wine rivals to the north are nibbling away at the leader’s market share. The Golden State’s dominance of U.S. production slipped to a new...

Why Hard Seltzer Is On The Rise

Move over fermented malt beverages and hard sodas: Spiked seltzers are elbowing their way in. These fruit-flavored sparklers are billed as a lighter and lower-calorie alternative to beer and spiked sodas. The portability of the...

Budweiser Announces New Packaging With Name Changed to ‘America’

Budweiser is dialing up the patriotism this summer with packaging that replaces the “Budweiser” on the label with “America” on the front of its 12-oz. cans and bottles. What’s more, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced on May...

Jose Cuervo Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With #CuervoNoChaser Launch

Jose Cuervo teamed up with Afropunk last week in celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a #CuervoNoChaser party at Villain in Brooklyn, NY. The hashtag campaign is the new initiative from the brand, which is about "celebrating the spirt...

How To Engage With Today’s Evolving Customer Base

When Sarah Lisotta, marketing manager at Martin Wine Cellar in New Orleans, interacts with her customers, her goal is to not only engage with the customer, but also to have them remain engaged with...

58 Chardonnays Reviewed and Graded By Our Retailer Wine Panel

For this round of reviews, we asked members of the Beverage Dynamics National Retailer Wine Panel to taste and rate chardonnays. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail...

7 Key Alcohol Consumption Trends From 2015

Alcohol sales are largely trending in the right direction. For instance, distilled spirits posted another year of steady volume growth in 2015, according to the Beverage Information & Insights Group, the research unit of Beverage Dynamics’...

Rushing The Growler: How To Make The Most of Fill Stations At Your Business

Gone are the days when the man of the house would send one of his children to a local bar with a few coins and a pail to be filled with beer for their...