4 Quick Facts About Craft Tequila
Sales remain sunny for tequila. The category grew 5% last year in the U.S., with the big premium brands leading the charge. Luxury brands are also booming.
U.S. consumers are thirsty for craft tequila, and...
Johnnie Walker Unveils New Blenders’ Batch Expression
Johnnie Walker has announced the latest entry in their Blenders' Batch series, which celebrates the blenders behind the spirit while highlighting modern Scotch innovations.
The newest limited-edition entry is Blenders’ Batch Wine Cask Blend.
This whisky is...
AleSmith Sublime Mexican Lager
San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing Co. and Long Beach reggae rockers Sublime have announced that Sublime Mexican Lager is now available in six-packs of 12-oz. cans and on draught in 19 states nationwide.
Following the California...
What’s Behind the Rise of Heavy Beers
Back in the days when mainstream lager owned the beer market, a persistent urban myth held that Canadian beer—if you could get it—wasn’t like ours. It was really strong. Turns out it wasn’t: their...
Women of the Vine & Spirits Announces Scholarships
The Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation has announced another round of scholarships.
The group provides scholarships and awards for the purpose of helping women advance in their careers in the food, wine, spirits, hospitality...
Captain Morgan Unveils Bottle Redesign
Captain Morgan has unveiled a bottle redesign, set to start hitting shelves this month.
Updates were made to the embossing, cap and label.
The new embossing highlights the Captain Morgan logo, the company says, while the updated...
Kinky Vixen
The newest release from Kinky Beverages is Kinky Vixen.
This product joins their line of pre-made, malt-based cocktail RTDs. Kinky Vixen is a fall seasonal release, a blend of cranberry, green apple and ginger flavors.
Kinky Vixen...
Till Vodka Expands Distribution
Till American Wheat Vodka, made from Kansas wheat, has expanded their distribution in 2017 to include Ohio.
Till Vodka is also available in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin, all as part...
Mixologist Nick Nistico Talks Bartending Trends in 2017
Nick Nistico is Breakthru Beverage Florida’s Beverage Program Specialist, as well as an award-winning mixologist. He emerged victorious in a number of bartending competitions from 2013 to 2014, and was recently awarded the Best...
Grading the Finest Sparkling Wines of 2017
For our latest round of reviews, we asked our national wine panel to rate sparkling wines. Below are 52 bottles, from current or past vintages, that they deemed worthy enough to sip and review...