What’s Next for Tequila in 2018
When you can sell twice as much as you have, you can be sure what you’ve got is hot.
That’s what happened recently at Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits in Annapolis, Maryland, when owner David...
Writers’ Tears Whiskey Increases U.S. Distribution
Walsh Whiskey Distillery has announced a major expansion of its Writers’ Tears - Copper Pot Irish whiskey to over 40 states.
Writers’ Tears was first distributed in the U.S. late in 2015 and is already...
Booker’s Announces First Bourbon in 2018 Batch Collection
The first release of Booker’s 2018 Batch Collection will be known as Booker’s Batch 2018-01 and also “Kathleen’s Batch.”
The name pays tribute to Kathleen DiBenedetto who, together with founding distiller Booker Noe, helped launch Beam's...
Winning Spirits Announced From 2018 ACSA Tasting Competition
The American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), the non-profit trade group representing the U.S. craft spirits industry, today announced the winners of its Fifth Annual Judging of Craft Spirits.
Winners were announced from more than 500...
Jura Launches Two More Whiskies in New Signature Series
Jura Single Malt Whisky has launched two new whiskies in the U.S. as part of its new range, Jura Signature Series, which will replace the current range of Origin, Superstition, Diurachs’ Own 16 YO and...
Diageo Names Nicole Austin General Manager & Distiller of Cascade Hollow
The women's movement in whiskey continues.
Weeks after Woodford Reserve promoted Elizabeth McCall to Asst. Master Distiller, Diageo announced today that Nicole Austin will become general manager and distiller of the newly formed Cascade Hollow Distilling Co.
What was...
Interview: Woodford Reserve’s Elizabeth McCall on Whiskey Trends and What’s Next
Woodford Reserve recently promoted Elizabeth McCall to assistant master distiller. We caught up with McCall to chat about what's next for Woodford Reserve, whiskey in general, and what it means for her to be part...
Johnnie Walker Launches Limited Edition ‘Jane Walker’ Bottle
Johnnie Walker has unveiled Jane Walker, the first-ever female iteration of the brand's Striding Man logo, which will debut on a special-edition offering of the Black Label blend.
Johnnie Walker Black Label The Jane Walker...
Campari America Will Move U.S. Headquarters from SF to NYC
Campari America, the U.S. subsidiary of the global Campari Group, announced today it will move headquarters from San Francisco to New York City in the fall of 2018.
The new offices will house U.S. operations,...
Allocations Ship for 2018 Rebel Yell Single Barrel
Allocations of the 2018 Rebel Yell Single Barrel have shipped out.
This wheated bourbon is 100 proof and aged in charred oak barrels for 10 years. Rebel Yell Single Barrel ranked No. 12 in Whisky Advocate’s Top 20...