News & Notes

Interview: Jane Bowie Talks Maker’s Mark Limited Release Bourbon

September is National Bourbon Heritage Month and Bourbon Hunting Season. It’s a celebration of our national spirit, when distilleries release some of the most rare and sought after expressions of the year — including...

Evan Williams Bourbon Introduces New Packaging

The Evan Williams bourbon family has a new look. Evan Williams Black, Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond and Evan Williams Flavors have all received a new bottles with updated label designs. Launched in the 1950s, Evan Williams Bourbon...

Virtual BARC Provides Off-Premise Industry with Latest Business Tactics and Trends

The fourth-annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (BARC) took place on Sept. 15, with a full day of educational sessions designed for independent off-premise retailers, followed by an evening awards presentation honoring the Top 100...

What’s Behind the Rise of CBD Beverages

As the legal cannabis boom continues in America, nonalcoholic CBD beverages are gaining shelf space. These are part of the overall CBD category, which has an estimated global market size of $9.3 billion in 2020....

RumChata Peppermint Bark, Holiday Gift Set

RumChata has announced the launch of RumChata Peppermint Bark for this holiday season. This rum cream liqueur has the traditional peppermint bark flavors of white chocolate, dark chocolate and candy cane, the company says....

90+ Cellars Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

This is the newest addition to the 90+ Cellars Classic Series, and the first red wine in their collection made with 100% organic grapes. The Montepulciano grapes are fermented under temperature control in stainless...

Hey French: you could have made this, but you didn’t

Famiglia Pasqua, a wine producer from Northeast Italy’s Veneto region, has introduced Hey French: you could have made this, but you didn't. A rule-breaking multi-vintage Bianco Veneto IGT from the Soave Classico zone, this still white...

Orphan Barrel Launches 24YO Scotch from Ghost Distillery Port Dundas

Diageo’s Orphan Barrel Whisky Co. has announced the launch of Muckety-Muck 24 Year Old Single Grain Scotch Whisky from the Port Dundas Distillery. Muckety-Muck is the latest addition to the Orphan Barrel line of...

Casamigos Holiday Gift Set

The Casamigos Holiday Gift Set is an ideal holiday gift for any tequila lover. This VAP offering includes a bottle of Casamigos Tequila (in all three styles) or Casamigos Mezcal and two rocks glasses. The gift box starts at $42.99 per box, and is available at online...

Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter Returns

D.G. Yuengling & Son has announced the return of its beer collaboration with Hershey's. Yuengling Hershey's Chocolate Porter will be available in bottles and draft throughout Yuengling's entire 22-state footprint, beginning late-September 2020. Originally released in draft only in 2019,...