News & Notes

Brown-Forman Breaks Ground on $50 Million Slane Distillery

Brown-Forman Corporation held its official ground breaking ceremony this week for Slane Distillery, the company’s initial entry into distilling Irish whiskey. Slane Distillery is also the first distillery built by Brown-Forman outside of the United States. The...

New Online Community Lets Users Explores, Buy/Sell Craft Spirits

Craft Spirits Exchange (CSX) today announced the launch of an online community and marketplace dedicated to the world of craft spirits. The platform is now live and open to the public. CSX offers its members a...

Number One with a Bulleit: Q&A with the Whiskey Brand Founder

Diageo’s Bulleit Bourbon is constructing a $115-million, 300-acre distilling and warehouse facility in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Not too shabby for a brand that eponymous founder Tom Bulleit rejuvenated in the late ‘80s — basing it...

Bully Boy Distillers Old Fashioned

Bully Boy Distillers has unveiled their bottled Old Fashioned, a ready-to-drink take on the classic cocktail. The recipe is not too sweet, not too dry, with muddled raw sugar and just enough bitters, the company says. Bully...

Buffalo Trace Distillery Old Fashioned Sour Mash

Buffalo Trace Distillery has released two Old Fashioned Sour Mash whiskeys as part of its long-running experimental whiskey program. Distilled in May of 2002, this recipe used Buffalo Trace’s proprietary mash, and the bourbon was cooked and cooled...

NB Gin, From Scotland

NB Gin from Scotland has partnered exclusively with Duggan's Distillers to import the spirit into the U.S. NB Distillery is located in North Berwick on the east coast of Scotland. Purely by chance, it was there...

Angry Orchard Stone Dry

Angry Orchard's new Stone Dry – the driest cider in Angry Orchard’s core collection – is an American interpretation of the traditional English dry cider style. It offers bright apple aroma, juicy flavor, and a...

Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century

The Jack Daniel Distillery has announced Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century. It's the brand’s latest collaboration with the Sinatra Family, to celebrate The Chairman of the Board’s Centennial. Hitting shelves October 1, Sinatra Century is an ultra-premium whiskey, 100...

Jose Cuervo The Rolling Stones Tour Pick

Jose Cuervo has unveiled two limited edition tequila bottlings of Especial and Reserva de la Familia, entitled Jose Cuervo The Rolling Stones Tour Pick. The bottles celebrate the role Jose Cuervo played in fueling The Rolling Stones...

BuzzBallz Shooters, Fall Flavors

BuzzBallz has announced a new product, Shooterz, and new fall flavors of their BuzzBallz single-serving line. Shooterz are 750-ml. bottles of 30-proof, ready-to-pour shots. They are 30% ABV each, and have a suggested retail price of $10.99....