Comments Off on Brown-Forman Sales Up 7% Through First Three Quarters, Fueled By High-End Whiskies
Brown-Forman continues to benefit from strong growth in the whiskey and Tequila categories, with its net sales rising 7% to $2.5 billion on an organic basis during the nine months through January, representing the first three quarters of its fiscal ... Read more
•Whyte & Mackay’s Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky has launched two new expressions nationwide: Jura Seven Wood and Jura 18. The Seven Wood is a 42%-abv whisky initially matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels before being divided into six different... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 7, 2018
•Cambridge, Wisconsin-based Dancing Goat Distillery has launched its first product, Limousin Rye Whiskey. Rolling out to select bars and retailers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., Dancing Goat’s initial batch of Limous... Read more
Comments Off on Interview: Dina Opici of Opici Family Distributing
Opici Family Distributing, the Glen Rock, New Jersey-based subsidiary of the family-owned Opici Wine Group, represents 400 wine and spirits suppliers across an eight-market footprint that includes New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, D... Read more
•Diageo has renamed its Tennessee-based George Dickel Distillery as Cascade Hollow Distilling Co., and appointed Nicole Austin as general manager and distiller. Cascade Hollow will continue to be the home of the George Dickel Tennessee whiskey brand, a... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 6, 2018
•Beginning this month, the Vermont Cider Company will release Woodchuck Pear Ginger cider nationwide. The 5%-abv cider kicks off the new limited Tank Series, which will cycle through three releases this year. Pear Ginger will launch in 6-packs of 12-ou... Read more
Comments Off on Led By Evan Williams, Heaven Hill’s Whiskey Portfolio Climbs To New Heights
At nearly 14 million cases in 2017, Heaven Hill Brands has grown to become the nation’s sixth-largest distiller—behind only Diageo, Sazerac, Beam Suntory, Pernod Ricard, and Bacardi. While the company’s roots are in whiskey, its strategy has been to di... Read more
•The Winebow Group has added three new wine producers to its Craft + Estate portfolio. The newcomers include Greece’s Gai’a and Papagiannakos, and Macedonia’s Ktima Pavlidis. Gai’a Estate is known for Agiorgitiko reds from Nemea and Assyrtikos from San... Read more