Interview: Mixing Top-Shelf Whiskey With Brian Van Flandern
Mixing cocktails with high-end whiskey is no longer blasphemy. Thanks to the craft cocktail movement, bartenders now reach for the top-shelf bourbons, Scotches and other brown spirits.
To educate newer bartenders and consumers about using...
BenRiach Master Blender Rachel Barrie Inducted into Whisky HOF
Rachel Barrie, master blender for the Brown-Forman single malt Scotch brand BenRiach, has been inducted into Whisky Magazine’s Hall of Fame
Barrie creates single malts for BenRiach, The GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh. She is one of only a handful...
Sazerac Partners with Casa San Matias on New Mezcal Line
In partnership with Casa San Matias and a group of mezcaleros in Oaxaca, Sazerac is launching a new family of mezcals called Los Vecinos del Campo.
These spirits are produced by 10 families in the Valles...
Sazerac Acquires 19 Brands from Star Industries
The Sazerac Company has completed the purchase of a 19 beverage alcohol brands from NY-based Star Industries and Black Prince Distillery.
The brands bought by Sazerac include: Georgi, Majorska, Llord’s, Alexis, Alexi, Black Prince, Blansac,...
Kavalan Expands Into Gin Category
The trendy, acclaimed Taiwanese whisky producer Kavalan has moved into the gin category.
Completing worldwide distribution in 2019, Kavalan Gin (40% ABV) is the inaugural gin from the company. Double charcoal-filtered and triple distilled in traditional...
3 Emerging American Whiskey Brands
What’s hotter than American whiskey? The category is amidst another golden era. Newer brands like Angel’s Envy and High West have exploded in popularity, while classics such as Buffalo Trace and Four Roses have...
How to Pair Sushi and Cocktails
Everybody knows to order sake with sushi, but what about craft cocktails?
The mixology movement is such that bartenders nearly everywhere now know how to whip up cocktails to a culinary degree. This includes at...
Branca USA Appoints CEO
Fratelli Branca has announced the appointment of spirits industry executive Steve Brecher as CEO of the new venture Branca USA.
This appointment comes on the heels of the Milan-based company’s announcement to create their own...
Old Forester Launches a Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
Old Forester has announced its first new grain recipe in nearly 150 years: Old Forester Kentucky Straight Rye Whisky.
It will be available nationwide beginning February 1.
Old Forester Rye is inspired by the historic recipe for...
WhistlePig Announces Partnership With Capital Firm
The premium rye brand WhistlePig has announced a new partnership with BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank that provides long-term, differentiated capital.
BDT invested through a structured equity investment that includes a significant minority common equity...