News & Notes

Balcones Distilling Expands Single Barrel Program

As single barrel private select programs rise in popularity, Balcones Distilling has expanded their own. For the first time, this Texas-based distillery will offer single barrels of Texas High Plains Single Malt, Rumble Cask...

WSET Candidate Figures Hit By Covid, Buoyed By Online Classes

The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has reported that in the last academic year, a total of 96,845 candidates took a WSET qualification. This represents an 11% decrease versus last year’s record-breaking figure of...

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, Costumes & Karaoke

Fall is just around the corner, meaning Dogfish Head’s fall-flavored brews — the long-running Punkin Ale and all-new Costumes & Karaoke — are making their way to shelves and taps. Making its nationwide debut in...

Templeton Rye Creates Caribbean Rum Cask Finish

Templeton Rye Whiskey has launched Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, the 2020 release in their annual Barrel Finish Series. This American straight rye whiskey originally matured for five years in American oak barrels. The whiskey then...

5 Trends in Beer and Hard Seltzer in 2020-21

The spread of COVID-19, as with elsewhere, has had a huge impact on the beer category. This was perhaps most true for craft. Emerging trends like the taproom boom, with the possibility that many...

Garrison Brothers Releases 2020 Cowboy Bourbon

Bourbon Hunting Season heads to Texas as Garrison Brothers Distillery announces their 2020 Cowboy Bourbon. This is uncut, unfiltered cask strength bourbon, clocking in at 133.9 proof this year. Cowboy Bourbon was named "American Micro Whiskey...

Yuengling and Molson Coors Partner to Expand Yuengling Distribution

One of the oldest breweries in America has formed a joint venture with one of the largest beer corporations on the planet. D.G. Yuengling & Son and Molson Coors Beverage Company have launched a long-term...

Constellation Brands Acquires Copper & Kings

Constellation Brands is back to buying leading U.S. craft producers with the purchase, announced today, of Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. The Louisville-based Copper & Kings is known for its large lineup of brandy,...

Corazón Releases Tequilas Aged in Antique Collection Whiskey Barrels

Fans of Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Antique Collection have more reason to celebrate this fall. Corazón Tequila has announced the 2020 release of its limited line of Expresiones del Corazón, a lineup of barrel-aged tequila...

Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 10 Year Old American Single Malt Whisky

American single malt pioneer Stranahan’s has unveiled its latest innovation: Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 10 Year Old. This is the brand's oldest and rarest release to date. Mountain Angel 10 Year Old is comprised of 100% Rocky...