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New Budweiser Beer Honors 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing

Budweiser today unveiled its new Discovery Reserve American Red Lager, a limited-edition beer brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. The new brew is inspired by an archival Budweiser recipe from the...

Cannabis Banking Reform Bill Reintroduced with Bipartisan Support

U.S. Congress will again consider better banking laws for the country's legal cannabis industry. Banking remains a major issue for any business in this category. Because the U.S. government keeps cannabis as a Schedule I...

Jack Daniel’s Releases No. 27 Gold in the U.S.

After an initial launch in travel retail and select Asian markets, Jack Daniel’s is officially introducing Jack Daniel’s No. 27 Gold Tennessee Whiskey to the U.S. A double-barreled and double-mellowed expression of the classic Jack...

Breakthru Expands Partnership with Florida Caribbean Distillers

Breakthru Beverage Group will now represent Florida Caribbean Distillers’ portfolio in Illinois. This expansion adds to Breakthru’s ongoing representation of the portfolio in Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Florida Caribbean...

SGWS Inks Deal with Rock N Roll Tequila Florida

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has reached an exclusive deal with Rock N Roll Tequila to distribute throughout Florida, where the brand’s footprint is growing. Rock N Roll Tequila is produced in Jalisco, Mexico, by...

RNDC Names Region President of Young’s Market Company

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has named Jay Johnson Region President of Young’s Market Company — now the Western division of RNDC. This follows the announcement last week of the finalized Joint Venture Partnership Agreement...

Diageo Acquires Majority Share in Nonalcoholic Spirit, Seedlip

Diageo has acquired a significant majority shareholding in Seedlip, a non-alcoholic spirits brand. Seedlip was launched by entrepreneur Ben Branson in 2015 with the idea of solving the question, “What to drink when you’re not drinking.”...

Pernod Ricard Acquires Firestone & Robertson Distilling

Following their recent purchase of a majority share in Louisville’s Rabbit Hole Distilling, Pernod Ricard has continued investing in premium U.S. craft spirits with the acquisition of Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. This distillery is headquartered in Fort...

WhistlePig Unveils 18-Year Double Malt Rye

WhistlePig has introduced its oldest whiskey to date: WhistlePig Double Malt Rye – Aged 18 Years.  The whiskey is distilled from a mash bill that includes both malted rye and malted barley. This ‘Double Malt’ mash bill innovates on a traditional...

Wild Turkey Launches Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye

Wild Turkey has announced Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye, the fourth release in the popular Master’s Keep series. This is the oldest rye ever released by the distillery. For Master’s Keep Cornerstone Rye, Master Distiller Eddie...