Craft Beer Has Reached a New Phase of Maturity
Craft beer has entered uncharted waters.
What had been a booming business in recent time — with double-digit growth, year-over-year — has settled into the single digits in terms of increasing annual sales.
Last year the...
How a Mother-Daughter Partnership Formed Vintage Longbottom Wines
Kim Longbottom was pregnant with her daughter Margo in 1998 when Kim co-founded Australia’s Henry’s Drive Vignerons with her husband Mark.
Twenty-one years later, that daughter joins the company as her mother’s new business partner....
Interview: Maker’s Mark’s Jane Bowie on Innovating Bourbon
Maker's Mark Distillery, which is not necessarily known for new products, last month announced its first-ever nationally available limited-release bourbon. With the (long) name of Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2019 Limited Release: Stave...
Our 2019 Alcohol Gift Guide: 40 Boozy Presents
The holidays are right around the corner. Consumers are looking for gifts for friends, family and co-workers. High-end spirits, beer and wine remain a staple of gift giving — especially as the craft boom...
Talking Pot Still Rum with Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker
In this age of booming craft spirits innovation, sometimes
it’s nice to recall — and taste — the true origins of a product.
This was the thinking from newly appointed Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker, when...
U.S. Beer Volume Continues Decline, According to 2019 Beer Handbook
Overall beer consumption continued to slide, with total volume decreasing 1.3% to 2.77 billion 2.25-gallon cases in 2018, according to the Beverage Information Group’s 2019 Beer Handbook.
This marks the sixth consecutive year of declines in...
Interview: Jim Murray on the Evolution of American Whiskey
Among writers, what name is more synonymous with whisky than Jim Murray? The British journalist pioneered full-time whisky writing in the 1990s, and continues to shape the industry with his immensely influential Whisky Bible series....
Few’s Paul Hletko on Working with Alice In Chains, Cold Brew Whiskey and Secondary...
Fans of spicier whiskey and grungier music should check out the recent collaboration between Few Spirits and the rock band Alice In Chains.
Released under the name All Secrets Known, this new whiskey is Few bourbon finished...
Craft Beverage Expo Returns to Louisville
The Craft Beverage Expo, created
for independent beverage producers five years ago, is returning to Kentucky on
December 3-5. I recently spoke to Executive Director Kellie Shevlin about the
show and what attendees can expect to experience...
When Will Consumers Understand American Single Malt?
U.S. distilleries produce an impressive diversity of American single malt whiskey, yet the question remains — do consumers understand the category?
This question was discussed during a panel hosted yesterday in Manhattan by the American Single...
