A Taste for Classic Americana
It’s a good time to be born and bottled in America—that is, if you’re a whiskey. The numbers don’t lie: According to the Beverage Information Group, the straight whiskey category showed a 6.7 percent...
Molly’s Announces New Ad Campaign
Riviera Imports is coordinating the new campaign from Molly's Irish Cream, which is offering new promotions for trade and consumers, as well as a new holiday gift set for retail. From the press release:
NEW...
Diageo Expands in Kentucky
The company opened the Bulleit Fronteir Whiskey Experience at Stitzel-Weller, which also became a new stop on the Kentuckyk Bourbon Trail Tour. From the press release:
LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 15, 2014 – At a ribbon-cutting...
USC Announces First 2015 Results
The Ultimate Spirits Challenge, which now features rolling judging rather than a single event per year, announced scores for gin, vodka and vermouth. From the press release:
Hawthorne, NY (December 9, 2014) – Ultimate Spirits...
Moonshine University Announces 2015 Schedule
The company is offering workshops and distiller courses for aspiring craft spirits makers. From the press release:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2014) --- Educational distillery Moonshine University at Distilled Spirits Epicenter in Louisville has opened...
Brown-Forman Announces Distributors of the Year
The 2015 awards were announced during the company's annual Distributor Growth Conference at the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Kentucky. From the press release:
(Louisville, KY, December 10, 2014) Brown-Forman announced the 2015 Distributor of the...
New Logo for Heaven Hill’s 80th Anniversary
The sixth-largest distilled spirits supplier’s new name is Heaven Hill Brands, and with the new name comes a new logo.
From the press release:
BARDSTOWN, KY. – On the eve of its 80th year, the country’s...
Crossing the Pacific
What do consumers know, or think they know, about imported Japanese products? According to a number of sake and Japanese whisky experts, misconceptions about the category are plentiful and confusion is rampant.
Since retailers are...
Cask Conditioned
Irish whiskey is still high-proof strong after so many years of double-digit growth. More than riding on the coattails of American’s infatuation with whiskey, Irish is enlarging the demographic, bringing new consumers into the...
Canada on the Cusp
Canadian whisky may not get as much respect as its Irish, Scottish and American counterparts these days, but if whisky-buying was “American Idol,” Canadian would definitely be competing in the finals.
After all, the entire...