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Limestone Branch Bottles Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey

Yellowstone American Single Malt Whiskey is the newest year-round release from the Yellowstone brand family produced by Limestone Branch Distillery. This comes as the American Single Malt category continues to gain momentum in the country...

Podcast: The Importance of Mastermind Groups

On this minisode of our On & Off podcast, Beverage Dynamics Editor Kyle Swartz talks with small-business expert, author and BARC speaker Tom Shay about the importance of beverage alcohol retail mastermind groups. https://beverageinformationgroup.podbean.com/e/minisode-the-importance-of-mastermind-groups/
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DISCUS Report: Spirits Sales Reach Record Market Share

The distilled spirits sector remained resilient in 2022 despite a challenging external environment, achieving record market share and spirits sales, driven by continued consumer interest in premiumization and the ongoing recovery of the hospitality...
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Woodford Reserve Releases Winter 2022 Master’s Collection

Woodford Reserve has announced their winter 2022 Master’s Collection release, called Historic Barrel Entry. This was made with newly distilled whiskey that entered the barrel at 100 proof.  Bourbon in the 19th century had a barrel...
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Heaven Hill Introduces Bernheim Barrel Proof Wheat Whiskey

The latest release from Heaven Hill Distillery is Bernheim Original Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey, batch A223. This is the first line extension from the brand produced by Heaven Hill at the previously named...
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Winetasting: Forever Learning at Bodegas Bianchi

In winemaking, as any craft, the learning never stops. Especially at a 95-year-old producer like Bodegas Bianchi, founded in 1928 in Mendoza, Argentina, where current Wine Director Silvio Alberto continues to experiment and finetune...
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Barrell Bourbon Batch 34 Heads to Shelves

Leading blending house Barrell Craft Spirits has launched Barrell Bourbon Batch 34. This is a mix of straight bourbon whiskeys from 6- to 15-year-old American white oak barrels. The whiskeys were distilled and aged in TN, KY and...
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Cointreau Debuts New Look

Cointreau, an essential ingredient in innumerable cocktails, has revealed its biggest brand redesign in nearly 140 years. The revamped Cointreau bottle is an ode to the brand’s history and a celebration of the orange itself,...
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The Top Tequila Trends in 2023

What are the biggest tequila trends in 2023? For one, more growth. Preliminary 2022 data indicates that the agave spirit has surpassed American whiskey by value to become the second most valuable spirits subcategory in...
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The Wine and Spirits Guild Celebrates 75 Years

Why “guild”? Seventy-five years ago, why did the founders of the Wine and Spirits Guild of America choose this term for their newly formed industry group? Rather than, say, “association”? “When they were first starting...