Champagne Piper-Heidsieck Updates Packaging, Wine Names
Champagne Piper-Heidsieck has introduced new packaging for its Champagne range and has changed the names of its signature and vintage cuvées.
Piper-Heidsieck Brut has been renamed Piper- Heidsieck Cuvée Brut, while Piper-Heidsieck Vintage Brut has...
Don Q Helps Puerto Rico Through Cocktail Fundraiser, Bartender Aid
Don Q rum and its producer, Destilería Serrallés, have launched a fundraiser to benefit their home island of Puerto Rico through cocktails.
The company kicked off a fundraising program at bars throughout the United States, including...
American Whiskey Faces Supply and Demand Issues
“The whiskey category is growing and growing; we’re loving it,” says Elizabeth Gregg, general manager of Applejack Wine & Spirits. For the Denver area retailer, American whiskey is the fastest growing section of the...
Lost Scotch Distillery Revival Continues With Rosebank
Following the recently announced plans by Diageo to reopen the cult-favorite, long-dormant Scotch distilleries Port Ellen and Brora, Ian Macleod Distillers has revealed plans to resurrect Rosebank.
This Lowlands producer was closed in 1993 by what would...
Vision Wine & Spirits To Import Ron Centenario Rums
Vision Wine & Spirits, a division of Martignetti Companies, has signed an agreement with Centenario Internacional S.A. to become the new U.S. importer for Ron Centenario Rums.
The agreement is valid for the entire U.S....
Reporting Live from the NBWA Convention
The 80th annual National Beer Wholesalers Association Convention kicked off in Las Vegas yesterday, opening with a somber remembrance in honor of the victims of last weekend’s shooting. The event has been held in...
Novo Fogo Colibri Cachaça
Brazilian distillery Novo Fogo has announced its newest expression of cachaça now available in America: Colibri.
Colibri has matured over the years, moving back and forth between repurposed oak barrels and amburana (Brazilian teak) barrels, the company...
Diageo Will Reopen Port Ellen, Brora Scotch Distilleries
The Scotch whisky market plummeted in the '80s. Many distilleries closed, including Port Ellen on Islay, and the Highland producer Brora. Since then, both distilleries have become highly popular among collectors, with their vintage bottles fetching...
Ted Danson Talks Mixology, Favorite Cocktails
Actor Ted Danson famously played the bartender/bar-owner (and teetotaler) Sam Malone on the TV show "Cheers." Today, Danson continues his connection with the alcohol world as brand ambassador for Diageo’s Smirnoff Vodka.
Danson toured Diageo's...
Coravin Unveils New Wine Aeration Technology
Coravin, maker of the popular wine preservation opener by the same name, has announced its new wine aeration technology – the Coravin Aerator.
This accessory allows drinkers to enjoy the taste of decanted wine without pulling the cork,...