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Cascade Moon Edition No. 2 Celebrates 150 Years of George Dickel

George A. Dickel & Co. and Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. have unveiled the latest release in their Cascade Moon Whisky series: Cascade Moon Edition No. 2. Following Cascade Moon Edition No. 1 from this...

Buffalo Trace Releases Stagg Jr. Winter 2020 Batch

Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced its winter 2020 allocation of Stagg Jr. bourbon whiskey. This is 15th release in the series, weighing in at 131.1 proof. Like previous versions, Stagg Jr. is uncut, unfiltered, aged over eight...

Moët Hennessy Acquires Minority Stake in WhistlePig Rye Whiskey

The French company Moët Hennessy has purchased a minority stake in the U.S. rye whiskey producer WhistlePig. The partnership and minority investment will not impact WhistlePig’s distribution partnerships in North America, the company says, and...

Excise Tax Reduction for Distillers Set for Permanent Extension

Editor's Note: With President Trump signing the year-end funding bill into law on Dec. 27, this tax relief for distillers has officially become permanent. As a difficult 2020 concludes, distilleries across America have reason...

Interview: How Spirits Brands are Eco-Friendly

While there are numerous entrants to the sustainable spirits category each year, two suppliers that are actively promoting their sustainable practices are featured here. Brown Forman and Neft Vodka are each at different growth...

Luxco Launches Ezra Brooks 99 Bourbon

Luxco has unveiled the latest addition to its Ezra Brooks family of products: Ezra Brooks 99. This is Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey bottled at 99 proof. Charcoal filtered, the new Ezra Brooks 99 features the...

Devils River Whiskey Partners with 375 Park Avenue Spirits

375 Park Avenue Spirits, a division of the Sazerac Company, will entered into a supply-and-distribution agreement with Devils River Whiskey. The move is effective April 1, 2021. Under this new partnership, 375 Park Avenue Spirits will assume responsibility...

Balcones Announces New American Single Malt, Lineage

Balcones Distilling, an American single malt pioneer based in Waco, TX, has announced its newest release: Balcones Lineage. Lineage marries traditional Scotch single malts with "innovative approaches to grain and maturation to celebrate Texas provenance,"...

10 American Whiskey Trends in 2021

While Covid-19 shut down most of the world in 2020, whiskey aged in rickhouses all the same. The market for American brown spirits hardly cooled off. The boom in consumer interest continued throughout the...

Catoctin Creek Distilling Announces $1M Production Upgrade

Leading Virginia craft distiller Catoctin Creek Company will triple its capacity with a $1-million distillery production upgrade. Delayed due to COVID-19, expansion plans have been underway for over a year, and are set to be finalized...