News & Notes

Talking Whiskey With Eddie Russell

What’s more traditional in the world of whiskey than the Russell family at Wild Turkey? You might say that bourbon is in their blood, this multigenerational team of master distillers. Today, Eddie Russell and...

What the 2019 Yakima Hop Harvest Says About Craft Beer

Want to know what’s next in craft beer? Look first to Yakima. About 75% of America’s annual hop harvest comes from this fertile, sundrenched valley in south central Washington. Every September, mechanized systems on huge farms...

Knob Creek Unveils Quarter Oak Bourbon

Knob Creek Bourbon has announced its newest product: Knob Creek Quarter Oak. This limited-time release takes the brand's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and finishes it for a minimum of four years in quarter-cask American oak...

Inside a Washington State Cannabis Grow Operation

Editor's Note: As the emerging recreational cannabis industry is so often linked with the world of alcohol, both in sales trends and legal regulation, we occasionally cross-post content from our pot sister publication, Cannabis...

Yuengling Launches Beer Collab with Hershey’s Chocolate

If you enjoy beer and chocolate, you're in for a treat. D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. announced today its first-ever beer collaboration with Hershey’s — Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter. This limited-edition brew will be available on...

How a Mother-Daughter Partnership Formed Vintage Longbottom Wines

Kim Longbottom was pregnant with her daughter Margo in 1998 when Kim co-founded Australia’s Henry’s Drive Vignerons with her husband Mark. Twenty-one years later, that daughter joins the company as her mother’s new business partner....

Bardstown Bourbon Company Unveils Three New Whiskey Collaborations

The Bardstown Bourbon Company has released three new products as part of its Collaborative Series. This includes two bourbons aged in brandy barrels from Copper & Kings American Brandy Company, as well as a bourbon finished...

Craft Beer Has Reached a New Phase of Maturity

Craft beer has entered uncharted waters. What had been a booming business in recent time — with double-digit growth, year-over-year — has settled into the single digits in terms of increasing annual sales. Last year the craft beer...

The Macallan Appoints First-Ever Female Master Whisky Maker

In a precedent-setting promotion, The Macallan has appointed Kirsteen Campbell as Master Whisky Maker for its single malt whisky. Campbell will lead the Whisky Mastery Team, which also includes Stuart MacPherson, Master of Wood; Sarah...

Jack Daniel’s Launches Tennessee Apple Whiskey

The Jack Daniel Distillery has introduced Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple, a blend of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey with apple liqueur. The newest member of the Jack Daniel’s family launches nationally in October. “Mr. Jack was known...