6 Craft Beer Stats To Watch in 2017
What stats and trends will define craft beer in 2017? For the answer, look back at 2016, when the category faced a conundrum.
On one hand, the craft beer business continued to expand in 2016....
Spiced and Flavored Rums Drive Growth
If you’re looking for liveliness and interest in rum these days, it’s probably happening in the flavored and spiced sector of the category.
Rum’s overall woes are well known, and the general category was down...
7 Whiskey Trends in 2018
Whiskey is amidst a new golden age.
American whiskey grew 6.4% in volume in 2017 to reach 23.2 million 9-liter cases. Bourbon's volume increased 6.7% last year to 20 million cases. Canadian and Irish remained on fire, as...
8 American Whiskey Trends in 2019
No question about it: American whiskey is in a new golden era. Category sales have reached heights unseen since the 1960s, the last time brown spirits boomed. But that prior golden period came before the...
Lagunitas Now Brews Newcastle Brown Ale — How’s it Taste?
Fans of Newcastle Brown Ale will notice a new flavor.
That’s because production has moved from the Netherlands to the U.S., where Chicago’s Lagunitas Brewery will now make the beer under a new recipe. Both...
What is a Craft Spirit in 2019?
That the term “craft” has lost its meaning is nothing new.
For years now the word has come to mean a broad swatch of things. Both the craft spirits and beer movements have expanded into...
The State of Merlot, 15 Years After ‘Sideways’
It has now been 15 years since the release of the Alexander Payne hit film “Sideways.” Many credited this movie with killing merlot sales when Miles Raymond, played by actor Paul Giamatti, proclaimed “If...
Champagne Armand de Brignac Demi Sec
This month, just in time for summer, Champagne Armand de Brignac’s winemaking duo, Jean-Jacques and Alexandre Cattier, will launch their fifth prestige cuvée in the US: Demi Sec.
Drawing on more than 250 years of...
WhistlePig 15-Year-Old Vermont Oak-Finished Rye Whiskey
WhistlePig has launched its 15 Year rye whiskey, finished in Vermont White Oak from the WhistlePig Farm and surrounding area.
The tighter wood rings of Vermont Oak deliver more flavor and depth into whiskey, the company believes. To...
How To Engage With Today’s Evolving Customer Base
When Sarah Lisotta, marketing manager at Martin Wine Cellar in New Orleans, interacts with her customers, her goal is to not only engage with the customer, but also to have them remain engaged with...