Spirits

As part of our look early in 2021 at this year’s top whiskey trends, we recently interviewed Kaveh Zamanian, founder and whiskey maker of Rabbit Hole Distillery. Rabbit Hole remains one of the fastest growing craft...

In a major business deal, MGP Ingredients has agreed to buy Luxco. The total purchase price is reportedly $475 million. This transaction immediately increases MGP’s scale and market position in the branded-spirits sector, the company says, and...

The latest release from Crown Royal is their Crown Royal Noble Collection Rye Aged 16 Years. This limited-edition expression is the fifth and newest addition in the brand’s Noble Collection. Released on an annual basis, the Noble Collection highlights...

Brown-Forman is synonymous with American whiskey. Beyond the quintessential Tennessee whiskey Jack Daniel’s, the company also owns the Kentucky brands Woodford Reserve, Cooper’s Craft and Old Forester.  It’s the latter where this story began. In...

In what one can only hope is a sign of more whiskey stock to come, Barton 1792 has successfully constructed and begun filling its first new warehouse since the 1960s. The first barrels rolled into...

Woodford Reserve, Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, has unveiled its 2021 commemorative Derby bottle. Each year’s iteration features different artwork that captures the spirit of the race. This year’s bottle showcases a watercolor from...

Heaven Hill Distillery today announced the release of the spring 2021 Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The spring 2021 edition is the first 8-year-old of the nationally released series, and includes bourbon pulled from...

Four Roses Small Batch Select, a popular whiskey among enthusiasts, has increased distribution into additional states. Four Roses Small Batch Select is a non-chill filtered, 104-proof bourbon, first introduced in 2019 to just five states. It was...

For the past few years, Buffalo Trace Distillery has been amidst a $1.2-billion dollar infrastructure investment — including new barrel warehouses. At a capacity of 58,800 barrels each, these 10 additional warehouses gives the National Historic Landmark and trend-setting U.S. distillery...

What are the top gin trends this year? For one, signs point to a comeback. Considering all the interest in classic and craft cocktails, the gin category did not seem to catch fire with consumers...