Sorting Wine Grapes Into Flavor Families
Every grape used for making fine wine has its own unique flavor profile, but the more wines you taste, the easier it becomes to discern that these fruit fall into just a handful of...
Podcast: Rum’s Growth Potential
Why can't rum grow like whiskey or tequila? What's holding this category back? And what signs are there that rum might be about to break out? For answers to these questions, Editors Melissa Dowling...
Podcast: What Control State Alcohol Data Says About 2023
In this episode about alcohol sales data and statistics, we sit down with NABCA President and CEO Neal Insley, NABCA Sr. VP Trade Relations and COO David Jackson and Campari America General Sales Manager...
Interview: The Future of Cannabis Drinks
Water-soluble cannabinoid products have improved dramatically in recent years, stimulating growth in the cannabis drinks industry. THC/CBD beverages are on the upswing, thanks to leaps forward in this area of production technology.
What’s next? As...
Bourbon Women Introduce Women of Whiskey Awards
Bourbon Women has announced the inaugural WOW (Women of Whiskey) Awards, in partnership with the Bourbon Women Foundation.
This will culminate in the industry’s leading women and supporters gathering at the Bourbon Women SIPosium on Friday,...
U.S. DOT Changes Drug and Alcohol Testing Protocols
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making some changes to transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs -- most notably adding another option when it comes to the sample collection process.
In a final rule set...
Podcast: Discussing Distilling with Sazerac’s Danny Kahn
Buffalo Trace Distillery is doubling their distilling capabilities. This has huge ramifications for the whiskey industry, and represents an enormous production undertaking. Helping oversee this project is Danny Kahn, Distillation and Aging Operations Director...
DISCUS Names Chief of Government Relations
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) has announced the appointment of Denzel McGuire as chief of federal and state government relations.
“Denzel brings to DISCUS more than 20 years’ experience in government...
3 Badge Beverage Launches Kirk and Sweeney Barrel Program
As the store pick movement extends into categories beyond whiskey, 3 Badge Beverage Corporation has announced the launch of its Kirk and Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior Rum barrel program.
This program offers opportunity for trade...
ACIA partners with DISCUS
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) has announced the Associated Cooperage Industries of America (ACIA) is joining Spirits United as a partner.
“Barrels, staves and headings produced by our great cooperage industry partners are an...
