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Rating the Beer Commercials

During this year's Super Bowl broadcast, Anhsuer-Busch aired three new commercials promoting Budweiser and Bud Light. Two of those three have been getting a lot of press following the game, but for entirely different...

Chatting About Apples

Earlier this week I sat down with Martin Thatcher, the Managing Director of his family's company, Thatchers Cider. He stopped in New York on his way from his home in U.K. to Chicago, where...

A Blog about Glogg

It’s been very cold in New England for weeks now, so last night seemed like the perfect time to open up a bottle of Glogg (a Scandavian mulled wine) I bought a few months...

Washington Toasts the Film Independent Spirit Awards

Actress Kerry Washington (Scandal, Django Unchained, Ray) attended the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where she toasted to 30 years of achievements in independent film with Sauza 901 Tequila.

Tequila and Tacos After Dark

On Thursday, Feb. 19, Casamigos Tequila was the title sponsor of Casamigos Tequila Presents Tacos After Dark with chef Aaron Sanchez. The event took place as part of South Beach Food and Wine Festival and...

Culinary Ambassador

TY KU Sake enlisted the help of their Culinary Ambassador, Chef Ming Tsai, at the SOBE Wine & Food Festival on February 20-22 at the Davos Brands table in the Grand Tasting Tent. Chef Tsai dished out sake education and walked guests...

Living the Legend in the Big Easy

I recently attended the Heineken USA National Distributor Conference in New Orleans, which brought together distributors from across the country to meet with company representatives, sample new products and view the latest marketing campaigns...

An Evening of Scotch Whisky Pairings

Unlike wine, whisky is not to be swirled before sniffed. That agitates the alcohol, and overpowers the subtler aromas. Rather, you should rotate the glass to wet the sides and increase the breadth of...

Celebrating 80 Years of Beverage Dynamics

Later this year, Beverage Dynamics will celebrate its 80th anniversary. What began as Liquor Store & Dispensery magazine, then became Liquor Store magazine, has been called Beverage Dynamics since 1989. We have tons of...

More Photos from the Heineken NDC

Above: Heineken USA's CMO Nuno Teles leads a panel discussion to talk about technology's impact on the beer industry.       The Heineken National Distributor Conference was held in New Orleans in February. There were so many...