Author: Kyle Swartz
New Seal Indicates Independent Craft Breweries
It’s becoming tougher to tell what is and is not really craft beer. Corporate drinks companies like AB InBev continue to buy up craft breweries as the macro industry contends against …
Explaining the Orange Wine Trend
Red, white and rosé have long been the colors or styles of wine, but orange wines have lately been providing a fresh and funky option. Orange …
elit Vodka Reveals Art of Martini U.S. Contest Winners
elit Vodka today announced the U.S. winners of its 2017 art of martini competition. Participating bartenders created avant-garde interpretations of the classic cocktail using elit Vodka as the main spirit and …
Sinfire Apple Cinnamon Whisky
Hood River Distillers has unveiled an Apple Cinnamon extension of its Sinfire Cinnamon Whisky line: Sinfire Apple Cinnamon Whisky. Sinfire Apple Cinnamon is made with a natural …
Woodland Radicle Buys Cockspur Rum Brand
The Barbados-produced Cockspur Rum brand has been sold to the global beverage company Woodland Radicle. The Cockspur brand features various craft rums, a best-selling rum punch and the cocktail Splashes brand. …
Beer Reviews: Local Brews
For our latest round of the Cheers National Beer Panel, we asked panelists to review beers from their local regions. These reviews include brief tasting notes and a …
Edrington Announces 32% Profit Growth
The global drinks group Edrington this week announced a full-year profit of +32% for the fiscal year 2016-17. Edrington is well suited to benefit from the modern alcohol trends of craft and whisky. The …
Rock N Roll Tequila
Rock N Roll Tequila is a new brand of tequila packaged in glass guitar bottles. The bottles each have a patented 50-ml. bottle top known as a …
Smithworks Vodka Expands Distribution
The Pernod Ricard brand Smithworks Vodka announced today that its distribution will soon expand into mid-Atlantic America. Available in select cities throughout Pennsylvania in early July, Smithworks will be available in the Greater …
Black Bowmore 1964 50 Year Old
Bowmore Islay Single Malt Whisky has announced the U.S. release of the fifth and final edition of the Black Bowmore 1964 distillation: Black Bowmore 1964 50 Year Old. The …