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Podcast: The Next Generation of Beverage Pros

In this podcast episode, we chat with Brian Warrener, associate professor at The College of Hospitality Management at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, about the new generation of beverage professionals and their...
Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Unveils 2024 Heritage Collection Bourbon

Heaven Hill Distillery announced today the release of Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 18-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Every spring, this highly limited release features some of the distillery’s oldest inventory of aging whiskey. Each release in...
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Heaven Hill Launches Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124

Heaven Hill kicks off its 2024 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof bourbon whiskey program with ECBP A124. All releases in this series follow a standard naming system. The “A” in the name stands for the first batch in...
Green River Kentucky Straight Rye whiskey

Green River Introduces Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Green River Distilling Co., part of Bardstown Bourbon Co., has released its new Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. This expression is comprised of 95 percent rye and five percent malted barley. The whiskey is a blend...
New Riff Distilling Master Distiller Brian Sprance

New Riff Names New Master Distiller

New Riff Distilling has announced that head distiller Brian Sprance has been named master distiller, the first designation in the distillery’s history. Sprance has been with the company since its inception in 2014.  Ahead of the...
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Why Aren’t Younger Consumers Drinking Wine?

Why does the wine category struggle with Millennials and Gen Z? It’s a pressing question as the industry enters potentially treacherous waters in 2024 and ahead. The wine industry had been on an upward trajectory...
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How Retailers Will Handle Allocated Whiskey in 2024

How to handle allocated whiskey and the people who chase these products will remain a dominant retail story in 2024. You know these people. They burst into your store and ask for Blanton’s. They follow...
Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel honey

Don Julio Launches Tequila Alma Miel

Tequila Don Julio has introduced Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel, an expression inspired by the agave honey at the heart of 100% Blue Weber Agave. This is a blend of blanco tequila distilled with oven-roasted...
Old Forester 1924 10 year old bourbon whiskey

Old Forester 1924 Heads to Retail Shelves

Old Forester 1924 is the latest expression to join the distillery's Whiskey Row Series. This 10-year-old age-stated bourbon is 100 proof and comprises a new mash bill for the brand. Available nationwide, this marks the fifth...
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Report: Growth Slows for American Craft Spirits Market

Growth continued for the American craft spirits market in 2022, albeit slower than the explosive pace from recent years. This was among the key takeaways from yesterday's Annual Craft Spirits Economic Briefing, hosted by The...