Paul Hletko on How Legal Cannabis and Alcohol Can Coexist
With the current momentum behind cannabis, broad U.S. legalization is no longer a pipe dream. Voters have already approved recreational pot along the entire west coast (plus Nevada). The east coast does not seem...
New Belgium Brewing Announces Layoffs
Another major craft brewer is going through tough times.
New Belgium Brewing Company recently announced that it will let go of 28 employees across production, administration, finance, HR and IT.
The employee-owned, nationally distributed company first...
Allocations Ship for 2018 Rebel Yell Single Barrel
Allocations of the 2018 Rebel Yell Single Barrel have shipped out.
This wheated bourbon is 100 proof and aged in charred oak barrels for 10 years. Rebel Yell Single Barrel ranked No. 12 in Whisky Advocate’s Top 20...
3 Ways Oak Aging Improves Wine
Most modern wines are fermented in stainless-steel tanks and sold in glass bottles, but winemakers still use traditional oak barrels. These can refine and improve most premium red wines and those whites, like Chardonnay,...
Campari America Will Move U.S. Headquarters from SF to NYC
Campari America, the U.S. subsidiary of the global Campari Group, announced today it will move headquarters from San Francisco to New York City in the fall of 2018.
The new offices will house U.S. operations,...
Johnnie Walker Launches Limited Edition ‘Jane Walker’ Bottle
Johnnie Walker has unveiled Jane Walker, the first-ever female iteration of the brand's Striding Man logo, which will debut on a special-edition offering of the Black Label blend.
Johnnie Walker Black Label The Jane Walker...
Indiana Repeals Sunday Alcohol Sales Ban
For the first time in Indiana’s history, consumers can purchase a bottle of spirits beginning this Sunday after Governor Eric Holcomb signed legislation striking down a Prohibition-era Sunday alcohol sales ban.
According to an economic...
Interview: Woodford Reserve’s Elizabeth McCall on Whiskey Trends and What’s Next
Woodford Reserve recently promoted Elizabeth McCall to assistant master distiller. We caught up with McCall to chat about what's next for Woodford Reserve, whiskey in general, and what it means for her to be part...
Poll Underscores Growing Support Against Misleading Wine Labels
The Wine Origins Alliance released poll results today at Vinexpo New York that found 94 percent of U.S. wine drinkers support laws that would protect consumers from misleading wine labels. The Alliance also called on...
Diageo Names Nicole Austin General Manager & Distiller of Cascade Hollow
The women's movement in whiskey continues.
Weeks after Woodford Reserve promoted Elizabeth McCall to Asst. Master Distiller, Diageo announced today that Nicole Austin will become general manager and distiller of the newly formed Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.
What was...