News & Notes

Sapporo Premium Light Larger Bottles

Sapporo, one of the top selling Asian beers in the U.S., has announced the release of Sapporo Premium Light in larger 20.3 oz. (600 ml.) bottles. The new bottles will join Sapporo’s existing product line and...

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof

The Jack Daniel Distillery announces the nationwide release of the brand’s first-ever barrel strength offering within the Single Barrel Collection, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof. The newest member of the Jack Daniel’s Family of Brands will hit shelves in...

Caliwater Cactus Water

Caliwater Cactus Water is currently available through the distribution of Nature's Best Powered By KeHE, the second largest wholesaler-distributor of health and natural food products, the company says. Both the 11.2 ounce (330 ml) and 1...

The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Establishes Endowed Chair at Harvard

The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) has committed $3.3 million to create an endowed chair at Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School. The announcement was made public yesterday. The first incumbent to the Morris...

Blue Moon Marks 20 Years with Lunar Celebrations

Blue Moon will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Friday, July 31, with more than 750 celebrations nationwide under the lunar blue moon. At each participating bar, the celebrations will culminate in a cross-country toast of Blue Moon...

Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked, Sweet Mash Redux

Woodford Reserve has announced the release of Distillery Series, special small-batch releases. The Woodford Reserve Distillery will release up to three expressions of the Distillery Series concurrently at various times throughout the year. The inaugural...

Celt Thirsty Warrior

Eurobrew Inc. has announced the U.S. arrival of Celt Thirsty Warrior, it’s most recent cider produced by Groupe Eclore in Brittany, France. Celt Cider has sparkled since the Iron Age when Gaul warriors roamed the ancient...

Food Network’s Giada Teams Up with Italian Hazelnut Liqueur Frangelico

Frangelico, an Italian hazelnut liqueur, has announced a new partnership with Emmy-award winning Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis. De Laurentiis will provide inspirational culinary, cocktail and entertaining tips as part of Frangelico’s new ‘Live La Bella Vita’...

Whiskey App Distiller Partners with Online Spirits Merchant Ezra’s

Distiller — a free digital whiskey companion, recommendation and discovery engine — today announced its partnership with craft spirits merchant Ezra’s. This makes Distiller the first app to offer expansive whiskey reviews, ratings, recommendations and shipment, the company...

Pendleton Midnight Canadian Whisky

Hood River Distillers, Inc. has announced the expansion of its Pendleton Whisky portfolio with the introduction of Pendleton Midnight, a premium select 90 proof Canadian whisky. Crafted with many of Pendleton Whisky’s "tried and true...