News & Notes

The Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) is marking Alcohol Awareness Month by offering adult consumers a free brochure with information about alcohol consumption and the adult diet. “Alcohol Awareness Month is a good time for adults to...

The way that alcohol brands sponsor events is changing. Much of this reflects marketing for Millennials. Traditional “in-your-face” advertising turns off this generation. Rather, they prefer campaigns (and products) that are authentic and sharable. Sponsorships...

Louisville-based Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. has launching a limited release gin: Alley Cat. Double distilled in a Vendome copper pot still, Alley Cat is apple-brandy based with classic gin botanicals. And it is aged in...

Note: This feature ran in a supplement in the latest issue of Beverage Dynamics that celebrated family-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol industry. As Minnesota trends toward large-scale operators, one Long Lake retailer is growing in an evolving market...

Note: This feature ran in a supplement in the latest issue of Beverage Dynamics that celebrated family-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol industry. Chuck Hanson remembers the first six-pack he ever sold. It was 1957. His brother, Fritz, and...

Luxco announced today that the company has finalized plans to build a $35-million distillery near in Nelson County, Kentucky Luxco has chosen to build the distillery on a 70-acre site (pictured above) off state highway...

Strongbow Hard Apple Ciders has unveiled its newest flavor: Strongbow Cherry Blossom. The new cider tastes of cherry blossom and has red fruit aromas and an underlying note of apple. In celebration of the launch, legal drinking age attendees of the National...

Anheuser-Busch has brought the Mexican beer Estrella Jalisco to America. This light-flavored pilsner from Guadalajara, Jalisco became available north of the border for the first time last month. Currently it can be found in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oregon,...

Disaronno International has promoted William Mickel  to the position of Vice President, National Sales Manager. Previously, Mickel served as Regional Director of Control States. He was prompted into this newly created role in effort to further bolster the Disaronno...

Disaronno Riserva is a new blend of Disaronno and Scotch, aged in vintage Marsala wine barrels at the company’s own Cantine Florio in Marsala, Sicily. The result is a spicy sweetness that fades into light and fruity vanilla-almond...