Buffalo Trace Distillery Old Fashioned Sour Mash
Buffalo Trace Distillery has released two Old Fashioned Sour Mash whiskeys as part of its long-running experimental whiskey program.
Distilled in May of 2002, this recipe used Buffalo Trace’s proprietary mash, and the bourbon was cooked and cooled...
Gruppo Campari Acquires Grand Marnier
The Italian spirits company Campari has agreed to buy family-owned French company that makes Grand Marnier cognac, as well as wine and Armagnac.
The acquisition price is reportedly $760 million.
Campari also entered into agreement to become the global distributor...
Imported Whisky Trends in 2018
While all the talk the past few years has been about the astounding rebirth of the American whiskey category, producers of many of the world’s best- known imported whiskeys are similarly counting their lucky...
Spiced and Flavored Rums Drive Growth
If you’re looking for liveliness and interest in rum these days, it’s probably happening in the flavored and spiced sector of the category.
Rum’s overall woes are well known, and the general category was down...
Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference Coming to Denver
The 2nd annual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference (BARC) will be held June 3-5 in Denver, CO at the Grand Hyatt Denver Tech Center. The conference will bring together top retailers, offering in-person education and...
Campari Acquires Bisquit Cognac
Campari Group continues to collect premium spirit brands.
The global drinks company announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Bisquit Dubouché et Cie. from the South Africa-based Distell Group. This company, owner of...
How Imported Vodka Will Perform in 2018
Imported vodka brands face a challenging environment in the U.S. market. Overall growth remains fairly flat and imports face competition from domestic vodka and American craft brands. And of course, brown spirits (especially whiskey)...
Buffalo Trace Distillery Expands With $200M Investment
In response to rising demand, Buffalo Trace Distillery of Franklin County, KY, announced plans last week to significantly expand operations.
A capital investment of more than $200 million to grow out the distilling operations will take place...
How Going Green Benefits Alcohol Brands
Everyone in the beverage business is going green — and no one has to ask why. The writing has been on the spreadsheets for a while now, and forward-looking brewers and distillers are delving...
Orphan Barrel Unveils 25 Year Old Canadian Whisky, Entrapment
Orphan Barrel, Diageo's line of rare whiskeys, has unveiled its 11th release: Entrapment, a Canadian whiskey.
Entrapment came to be in 1992, as part of a batch of Crown Royal Deluxe that was left in...
