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2016 Alcohol Trends on Display at DISCUS Holiday Event

Alcohol trends of 2016 were the theme of the annual Distilled Spirits Council Holiday Event. Everything from Jägermeister and Serpent’s Bite, to Laphroaig and Macallan, showcased fresh flavors and styles for the new year. Here...

80 Years of Beverage Dynamics

This magazine has been anything but stagnant over the past 80 years. Not only the name has changed with the times — the content and readership has also undergone massive shifts, as the country...

2015 Advertising & Promotion Awards

The Advertising & Promotion Awards recognize the best design and execution of branded content developed by the beverage alcohol industry during the past year. The awards are judged by the editorial staff of The Beverage...

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Can Chilean Craft Beer Make it in America?

If American beer drinkers most crave what’s new to them, then perhaps the next trend will be craft from foreign countries. Think about it. How much international craft are we currently drinking? Beyond Belgium and...

The Friendly Folks Up North

Last week I traveled north across the border to Gimli, Manitoba, to meet the team of people behind Crown Royal Canadian Whisky. The distillery in Gimli opened in 1968 as Calverts of Canada, and...

Touring the Hudson Valley

This week, I visited the mid-Hudson valley area for both work and pleasure. My wife graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, so I've been traveling to the area since we met 10 years ago....

At a Rainy Beer Fest, A Sip of Sunshine

Rare beers were readily available at the Second Annual Harbor Island International Beer Festival. That is, if you were fortunate enough to nab a Brewmaster Reserve ticket. Such was my luck last Sunday at the...

Chazz Palminteri Signs BiVi Sicilian Vodka Bottles

Chazz Palminteri made an appearance this weekend at Stew Leonard’s Wines in Yonkers, New York to promote BiVi Sicilian Vodka. His meet-and-greet/signing took place from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 3.

Heineken is Back with James Bond

Heineken has announced the latest chapter of its global partnership with the James Bond film franchise. Fans will be given access to exclusive behind-the-scenes to content from the next Bond movie, Spectre, along with classic Bond films to download,...