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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Why Are There Crystals in My Wine?
If you have been in the wine business long enough to have opened hundreds of bottles, chances are you’ve encountered some that contain tartrate crystals, either as a visible sediment at the base of...
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...
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...
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: Tales of the Cocktail and Sourcing Whiskey
In this episode, we begin with Cheers Editor Melissa Dowling discussing her time at Tales of the Cocktail 2023, the enormous and long-running bartender conference in New Orleans, as well as several notable alcohol events she...
