Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 6, 2017
•South Carolina’s Total Beverage Solution has been named the U.S. importer for Day of the Dead beer, a craft brand from Tecate, Mexico. The importer has partnered with brewer Artesanas de Malta y Cebada to bring the brand’s six styles—Blonde … Co... Read more
Comments Off on Whiskies, Tequila Drive Gains As Diageo Looks To 2018
After posting an acceleration in top-line growth in the key North American market over the past year, Diageo is looking to bolster its core stable of brands and stoke the progress of growth players like Bulleit, Buchanan’s and Don Julio.The … Con... Read more
Comments Off on Wine-Country Wildfire Recovery Benefit Raises Over $3.4 Million
Wine Spectator Grand Award–winning chefs and leading members of the Napa and Sonoma county wine community helped power a dinner and charity auction on the night of December 2 that raised more than $3.4 million to benefit recovery efforts in … Con... Read more
•Astral Tequila, part of the Davos Brands portfolio, is rolling out a new “smart” bottle this month in key markets including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, New Jersey and Georgia. The new bottles, said to be the first of … Contin... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 5, 2017
•Breakthru Beverage has added Dry Dock Brewing to its craft beer range in the Colorado market. Dry Dock operates two locations in Aurora, Colorado: its original 6,500-square-foot “South Dock” location and a 40-barrel “North Dock” brewhouse that opened ... Read more
Comments Off on Intrinsic, A New Washington Wine From Ste. Michelle, Is Ramping Up For Growth
In the first quarter of 2016, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates launched Intrinsic ($22), an upscale Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington’s Columbia Valley with a unique production process. Intrinsic got off to a strong start, with the inaugural 2014 vintage fi... Read more
Comments Off on Foglio, Berry Bros. Increase Stake In Anchor Distilling As Greggor Departs
Anchor Distilling co-owner Keith Greggor has agreed to sell his shares in Anchor Distilling to partners Tony Foglio and Berry Bros. & Rudd. Financial details were undisclosed. Foglio and Greggor, two former Skyy Spirits executives, acquired Anchor ... Read more
•With the holiday season fast upon us, Johnnie Walker, Jameson, Teeling, Bowmore and others have new specialty whiskies hitting the market. Whisky Advocate takes a closer look at the robust slate of newcomers in its latest installment of Whisky Weekend... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 4, 2017
•Portland, Oregon’s Widmer Brothers Brewing has released Russell Street IPA as the first beer in its new Portland Pub Series. Initially launched in 2015 as a brewpub exclusive, Russell Street IPA is a West Coast–style brew comprised of Mosaic, Citra &#... Read more
Comments Off on Bombay, Hendrick’s Lead A Resurgent Gin Category
While gin has been in decline over the long term, the category is benefiting from renewed interest in upscale expressions aimed at the mixology segment. As mixologists and millennials embrace gin as a base spirit in classic cocktails, the stage …... Read more