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Jägermeister New Bottle

Jägermeister has unveiled a new incarnation of its green bottle. While the recipe for Jägermeister — based on a blending of 56 different herbs, blossoms, roots and fruits — remains unchanged, the new bottle design...

Buffalo Trace Finds Foundation From 1873 Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery has gone back to its early distilling days, literally, with the discovery of early foundations and fermenting vats dating back to 1873. The discovery happened when Buffalo Trace began renovating an old...

8 Trends And Traits Defining U.S. Craft Spirits In 2016

The U.S. craft spirits industry is booming. An increase in consumer taste for experimentation and premium products has fueled a modern craft movement. Naturally, it’s useful to measure and define this trend. The inaugural Craft...

Hiro Gold Sake

Hiro Sake has expanded its portfolio of sakes with Hiro Gold. This Junmai Daiginjo sake is crafted from 100% Koshi-Tanrei sake rice. This rice is grown exclusively in the Niigata Prefecture, the premier sake producing region...

Jim Beam Workers Go On Strike

Union workers at two Jim Beam distilleries in Kentucky have gone on strike. At distilleries in Clermont and Boston, 200-plus employees walked out of their jobs and began picketing. Multiple news agencies have reported that the strike followed...

Constellation Brands Sells Canadian Wines, Invests In Whiskey, Washington Wines

Constellation Brands announced a flurry of moves today reshaping their stake in wine and whiskey. Canadian Wine The global alcohol giant will sell off its Canadian wine business to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, the largest single-profession pension...

Why American Whiskey Continues To Boom

Whatever the reasons - and they are as varied as the styles, proofs and types of whiskeys emanating from this country’s distilleries - American whiskey continues to boom. Last year the entire broad category grew...

Distilled Spirits Sales Ride Whiskey Wave to New Heights

The distilled spirits industry continued its impressive 18 straight years of growth, rising 2.0% in 2015 to 215.9 million 9-liter cases. Employment gains and wage increases have led to increased consumption of premium, quality products...

Our Beer Panel Reviews: German-Style Brews

Happy Octoberfest! For our latest round of National Retailer Beer Panel reviews, we asked panelists to taste and rate German-style beers. These brews could be from anywhere, so long as they followed a German style. These...

Boondocks American Whiskey

Royal Wine Corporation has introduced Boondocks American Whiskey. It is available in both 95 Proof and Cask Strength 127 Proof. Aged for 11 years in American white oak barrel in Kentucky, Boondocks American Whiskey 95...