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Chicken Cock Rum Barrel Rye

Chicken Cock has released a new limited-edition Island Rooster Rum Barrel Rye. The new expression starts with Chicken Cock’s Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey and is finished in Caribbean rum casks for at least six...

Traverse City Peach Whiskey

Traverse City Whiskey Co. has announced the launch of new limited-edition American Lakeside Peach Whiskey. Lakeside Peach infuses bourbon with the flavor of Michigan peaches, adding hints of maple, sweet cream and brown sugar,...

Glenmorangie Highland Collaborates with “The Shoe Surgeon”

Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky is joining forces with Dominic Ciambrone, founder of The Shoe Surgeon, to launch a multifaceted year-long partnership that will feature a limited-edition drop, studio concerts, workshops and more....
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Why Nonalcoholic Drinks Are On The Rise

If you need more proof of the no-proof beverage trend, a new industry group called the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) formed last year to represent nonalcoholic adult beverage manufacturers. There’s also the flurry...
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Freddie Noe Named Master Distiller of Fred B. Noe Distillery

The James B. Beam Distilling Company (JBBDCo) celebrated more than two centuries of bourbon legacy with the completion of a revamped distillery homestead and visitor experience, now featuring the newly opened Fred B. Noe...
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DISCUS, Pronghorn Partner to Improve DEI in Spirits

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) and the DEI-focused company Pronghorn today announced a partnership to increase hiring from within the Black community among leading spirits suppliers.  According to Pronghorn research, while Black Americans...
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White Claw Releases REFRSHR Hard Lemonade

White Claw has unveiled its new line called White Claw Hard Seltzer REFRSHR Lemonade, which taps into the current RTD trend of creative flavors. Rolling out nationwide beginning this month, White Claw REFRSHR debuts with four...
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10 Tasks for a Profitable Retail Business Year  

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” While the expression goes back to the 1400’s, you can count on it that the originator did not own a...
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Elijah Craig Unveils Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch B522

Heaven Hill continues its 2022 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof series with the recent announcement of batch B522. The "B" in the name stands for the second batch in an annual A, B, C line. The...
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Starward Australian Whisky Announces Octave Barrels Single Malt

Starward Australian Whisky has introduced Starward Octave Barrels, an Australian single malt whisky matured in Australian shiraz wine barrels. Barrels chosen for this red wine-aged whisky previously held Yalumba winery old vine shiraz. Starward has...