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WSWA’s SipSource Report Tracks 2023 Year-End Losses for Both Wine and Spirits

Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA)’s SipSource just released year-ending data for 2023, which identifies year-end losses for both wine and spirits, individual category trends, demographic data and explores commercial and consumer behaviors that...
North Brandy Old Fashioned

Central Standard Craft Distillery and Leinenkugel’s Release North Brandy Old Fashioned RTD

Wisconsin-based Central Standard Craft Distillery and Leinenkugel's brewery collaborated on a ready-to-drink (RTD) North Brandy Old Fashioned. This canned cocktail combines North Brandy from Central Standard with flavors like cherry, cranberry and orange from...
Jeptha Creed Straight Four Grain Bourbon.

Jeptha Creed Distillery Expands Into Texas Market

Jeptha Creed, a women-owned craft distillery, is now available in the Lone Star State. Its core expressions Straight Four-Grain Bourbon and Red, White & Blue Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey are available now, with the Bottled-In-Bond coming in May, the distillery...
Crossfire Hurricane Rum

Crossfire Hurricane Rum Signs National Agreement with SGWS

Crossfire Hurricane Rum, the signature rum by The Rolling Stones, has just signed a national distribution agreement with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's). Born from a pioneering partnership with Universal Music Group and Socio...
Badger Bevs tonic water.

Badger Bevs Names Rachel Harrison Communications as Agency of Record

Badger Bevs, a line of domestically-made cocktail mixers, is now being represented by Rachel Harrison Communications. In addition, the Badger Bevs is now being distributed in Boston and New England, expanding from the tri-state...
RNDC

RNDC Expands Organizational Structure in New York

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is preparing to expand its current structure in New York, with the addition of Matt Fraas as Executive Vice President of Sales in the RNDC NY/Opici organization, the company...
Buchanan's Pineapple

Buchanan’s Pineapple Named Spirit of the Year

Buchanan’s Pineapple has been named the official 2024 "Product of the Year" in the Spirits category at the 2024 Product of the Year Awards – the nation’s largest consumer-voted award that spotlights the very best new consumer products in...
turquoise

Turquoise Life the New Importer of Mouton Cadet in U.S.

Turquoise Life has been recently appointed as the new U.S. importer of Mouton Cadet, a Bordeaux wine brand, by Baron Philippe de Rothschild. Effective last month, the Mouton Cadet wines will now be available...
Sláinte Irish Whiskey

Sláinte Irish Whiskey Announces Distribution into Georgia

Sláinte Irish Whiskey just announced its distribution to Atlanta and Savannah, two of the most prominent markets in the state of Georgia. This expansion marks just one of Sláinte’s early 2024 triumphs, the company states. Sláinte...
Lisa Wicker, new Master Distiller of Garrard County Distilling.

Lisa Wicker Named Master Distiller of New Garrard County Distilling

Atlanta-based spirits company Staghorn has named award-winning craft whiskey maker Lisa Wicker as the first Master Distiller of its recently opened Garrard County Distilling in Lancaster, KY. The former Widow Jane Distillery leader will oversee whiskey...