Category: In the News
Diageo Reveals 2024 Special Releases Single Malt Collection
by: Kyle Swartz
Diageo today unveiled their 2024 Special Releases Single Malt Scotch Whisky collection. This year’s theme is “Spirited Xchange 2.0,” meant to showcase contemporary perspectives, techniques and …
The 2024 Beer Growth Brands Award Winners
by: Melissa Dowling
The beer industry’s struggles have continued this past year as consumers gravitate to spirits and cocktails and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, more of which seem to hit …
Diageo Acquires Ritual Zero Proof
by: Kyle Swartz
Diageo North America has acquired Ritual Zero Proof Non-Alcoholic Spirits. Since its launch in Chicago in 2019, Ritual has grown rapidly and is now the number-one …
Delaware North Launches Spirits of Adventure Cocktail Menu
by: Melissa Dowling
Hospitality, entertainment and foodservice operator Delaware North in August unveiled The Spirits of Adventure Experience Guide. The curated experiential cocktail menu highlights iconic outdoor destinations throughout the U.S. …
AB InBev Unveils Michelob Ultra Zero Nonalc Beer
by: Kyle Swartz
Anheuser-Busch has announced the introduction of Michelob Ultra Zero, a new alcohol-free brew. Michelob Ultra Zero will hit shelves across the country starting in January 2025. …
Edrington Sells The Famous Grouse to William Grant & Sons
by: Kyle Swartz
Edrington, through its subsidiary The 1887 Company Limited, has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt Scotch Whisky …
Glenfiddich Launches Grand Château 31YO Single Malt
by: Kyle Swartz
Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky has released Grand Château, a 31-year-old single malt Scotch and the first expression by the distillery finished in Bordeaux red wine …
Mount Gay Unveils Second Rum in Single Estate Series
by: Kyle Swartz
Mount Gay has introduced the second expression in its Single Estate Series, the 24_02_Vt18d2. Crafted by Master Blender Trudiann Branker, this second release expands the terroir-driven range, …
ACSA Economic Report: Craft Spirits Sales In Decline
by: The Staff
The U.S. spirits industry continues to remain in an odd, perhaps-precarious spot. So suggested findings presented today by the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) and Park …
Podcast: U.S. Whiskey and Bar Trends in 2024
by: Kyle Swartz
What’s the current state of the U.S. whiskey industry? For answers, we interviewed Marty Holland, store manager of The Party Source, a 65,000-square-foot independent beverage alcohol …
