7 Business Trends that Defined U.S. Craft Spirits in 2016
No doubt, the U.S. craft spirits market is booming.
The craft distilling industry sold nearly 6 million cases in 2016, up 18.5% in volume over 2015, with $3 billion in sales and 25% growth by...
Why Brandy is the Next Big Thing
Editor's Note: In the effort to keep retailers up to date with alcohol trends, we occasionally cross-post from our sister publication Cheers, which covers on-premise, where many beverage trends begin.
“We are bored of whiskey;...
Irish Whiskey Distilleries Doubled in Number Between 2014-16
The Irish whiskey category continues to boom. A new report from the Irish Spirits Association says that the number of distilleries in Ireland doubled between 2014 and 2016.
That number now stands at 18 — with...
Tito’s Vodka Founder Lands on Forbes Billionaire List For First Time
For an upstart, craft brand, Tito's Handmade Vodka sure has reached some dizzying heights.
Launched in 1997 by a an oil and gas professional-turned mortgage salesman-turned amateur distiller, the ubiquitous vodka brand has since grown into...
Sazerac Acquires Equity Stake in Leading Indian Spirits Company
John Distilleries Private Limited (JDPL) a leading Indian spirits company, today announced that The Sazerac Company — owners of Fireball, Southern Comfort, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon and E.H. Taylor Bourbon —...
American Vodka Trends in 2017-18
When the vodka boom exploded at the turn of the century, the race to create the most elegant and refined brand image and package, using elaborate distillation and filtration processes as well as a...
Joe Heron of Copper & Kings Talks About Making a 15th-Century Gin
Copper & Kings in Louisville is known for striking a balance between traditional and new-age techniques in producing American brandy, absinthe and gin. Whether aging brandy in former bourbon or craft beer casks, or...
Jim Murray Names Colonel E.H. Taylor 4 Grain World’s Best Whiskey
Renowned spirits writer Jim Murray has named Colonel E.H. Taylor 4 Grain Bottled in Bond Aged 12 as the World Whisky of the Year in his Whisky Bible 2018 edition.
Every year Murray releases his comprehensive book...
Van Winkle Bourbon Takes Action Against Counterfeiters
Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon is so rare and highly regraded that it has earned cult-like status among whiskey drinkers. It has also earned top-dollar prices, leading to a rash of counterfeiters in recent years...
American Whiskey Faces Supply and Demand Issues
“The whiskey category is growing and growing; we’re loving it,” says Elizabeth Gregg, general manager of Applejack Wine & Spirits. For the Denver area retailer, American whiskey is the fastest growing section of the...