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The Road to Turin Cocktail

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This low-alcohol vermouth cocktail mixes together sweet and savory to create a drink that pops like the characters in the poster it is based on. Read more

The Go-Getter Cocktail

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Rosy hints from Campari, mixed with coffee syrup and topped with egg white froth create a cocktail that's as elegant as the poster it is inspired by. Read more

The Night Terror Cocktail

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This recipe puts a twist on a Black Manhattan to spotlight Maurin Quina's notes of cherry, which are as prominent in this cocktail as the green devil on the liqueur's bottle. Read more

Cocktails Inspired by Vintage Advertising

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Before TV, beverage companies had artists create characters to personify their brand. Now, to celebrate these works of art, we’ve chosen five posters and asked bartenders to use them as inspiration to make original cocktails. Read more

The Campari After Dark Cocktail

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The additions of smoky Scotch and applejack brandy, plus coffee-infused Campari, make this vibrant red cocktail anything but sweet and fruity. Read more

Binge drinking rates in US cannabis states below national average – analyst

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A new analysis of US government data has suggested that cannabis legalisation lowers binge drinking. Read more

Whisky Advocate: China Prepares To Wage War On American Whiskey

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Tucked among a list of 106 U.S. products—including global commodities like corn and soybeans, passenger vehicles, frozen animal heads, and cryptic-sounding chemicals—the sight of “whiskies” surely caused hearts to sink across Kentucky. Yesterday, short... Read more

Eyeing Bourbon Drinkers, Edrington Relaunches Naked Grouse As A Blended Malt

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Edrington is targeting the small but growing blended malt Scotch whisky market with a revamp of its Naked Grouse label. Originally part of the Famous Grouse blended Scotch lineup, the new Naked Grouse is a mix of four single malt … Continue readi... Read more

News Briefs for April 5, 2018

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•The Carlyle Group has acquired Australia-based Accolade Wines from fellow private equity firm CHAMP for A$1 billion ($770m). Accolade’s portfolio, which numbers around 35 million cases globally, includes Hardys, Banrock Station, and others from Austra... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 5, 2018

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•San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing has been sold to WC IPA LLC, a newly formed investor group, for an undisclosed amount. The sale came after Comerica, Green Flash’s chief lender, foreclosed on the brewer. WC IPA LLC is led by … Continue readin... Read more