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Global Spirits Consumption to Hit 3.2 Billion Cases by 2020

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The global spirits market is forecast to grow by almost 122 million nine-litre cases between 2014 and 2020, and to surpass 3.2 billion cases by 2020, according to the latest forecast data from the  International Wines and Spirits Record. Although...

A Whiskey with John Wayne

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John Wayne's latest leading role has him gracing the cover of Duke Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The makers behind this product include the actor’s son, Ethan Wayne. He says the bourbon is based on recipes created decades...

Shaw-Ross Gets Gekkeikan Sake From Sidney Frank

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Shaw-Ross International Importers, importers of wine and spirits, has become the new nationwide distribution partner for Gekkeikan sake. The nearly 400-year-old manufacturer of premium sake and plum wine, Gekkeikan, is based in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan, with a brewery in Folsom, California as well. "Approximately...

What’s Behind the Absinthe Revival?

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When was your first experience with absinthe? Perhaps, as with me, it was in college, with a bottle avoy muggled in from Europe. Your expectations to hallucinate were not met. Rather, you thought, “This is...

Is Gin the New Craft Beer?

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Global trends often preview local trends. Who would have guessed in the early 2000s that craft beer would be such a huge trend? What started off as just a few local brews sold locally, inched...

Corazon Tequila Packaging Updates

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Corazon Tequila has announced new packaging. The new packaging puts the focus on quality and craftsmanship, the company says. After five years on the market, Corazon realized that its packaging did not reflect the heritage, authenticity,...

Van Winkle Bourbon Annual Release

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The annual release of the Van Winkle bourbons will begin in November. Unfortunately, the company says, the angel's share was worse this year than in past, meaning lower whiskey yields in 2015. "The result is less 15 year-old...

Independence Pays Off for Edrington

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It’s been a full year since Edrington launched Edrington Americas, its wholly owned sales, marketing and distribution company for the U.S. market. I talked to Raul Gonzalez (pictured above), Marketing Director for single malts at Edrington, about the...

Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye

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Russell’s Reserve has unveiled its Single Barrel Rye. "Rye Whiskey is booming, and Master Distillers Jimmy and Eddie Russell are responding the only way they know how – a 104 proof, barrel-aged spice bomb like only...

Does Rum Age Better, Under the Sea?

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Seven Fathoms Rum, true to its name, ages rum in an unusual place: 42 feet underwater. (1 fathom = 6 feet.) We recently caught up with Nelson Dilbert (above, left), co-owner and co-master distiller...

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