News & Notes

Podcast: How Tech Helps Alcohol Retailers Adapt to COVID-19

Our new podcast is live! Beverage Dynamics Editor Kyle Swartz and Cheers Editor Melissa Dowling have joined up to produce On & Off, which covers beverage alcohol industry trends, tips and news for both...

Top Tech for Alcohol Retail During COVID-19

Technology has been a boon for beverage alcohol retailers during the COVID-19 crisis. The sudden sweep of the pandemic changed, almost overnight, the way that all stores operated. Protecting the health and safety of...

Diageo Unveils Paper-based Bottle for Johnnie Walker

Diageo has announced the creation of a new plastic-free, paper-based bottle, which debuts with Johnnie Walker Scotch. The bottle is made entirely from sustainably sourced wood, the company says. This comes as more alcohol companies worldwide...

Santa Julia El Burro Malbec Natural

Winesellers has introduced a new natural wine from Santa Julia, the Argentinian organic wine producer. The wine, named El Burro, is a malbec from Mendoza, produced from certified organic estate vineyards without the addition...

Casa Dragones Añejo Tequila

Casa Dragones Tequila has debuted Casa Dragones Barrel Blend, its first añejo tequila. Casa Dragones Barrel Blend matured in two different barrels: new French Oak and new American Oak. At the end of the...

Booker’s Bourbon Releases Second Batch of 2020 Collection

Booker's Bourbon has unveiled its second release in the 2020 collection, entitled "Boston Batch." Every batch of this product carries a name that references the brand's colorful history. This batch is named after the production...

Founders Unveils Slim Cans for All Day, Unraveled IPAs

Founders Brewing announced today that its flagship All Day IPA, along with the new year-round juicy IPA, Unraveled IPA, will both be available in 4-packs of 16-oz. cans beginning in Sept. 2020. This is...

Announcing the Top 100 Beverage Alcohol Retailers in America

Our second-annual Top 100 Retailers announcement was originally scheduled for June 10, before it was rescheduled to September 16. That’s a long time for retailers to find out whether or not they won, so...

Siempre Tequila

Siempre Tequila is a 100% blue weber agave produced in Mexico’s tequila heartland of Jalisco, blending Lowland and Highland agaves. The distillery is in the Lowland town of Tequila, though 50% of the agave piñas...

Limestone Branch Launches 2020 Yellowstone Bourbon Limited Edition

The 2020 edition of Yellowstone Limited Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon will hit shelves this September, in time for National Bourbon Heritage Month. This year’s iteration is a seven-year-old straight bourbon finished in French Armagnac...