Why Whiskey Nerds Are Getting Nerdier
A telltale sign that the brown spirits movement has much more room to run: whiskey nerds (like yours truly) are getting nerdier.
Consumers today revel in the array of flavors, innovations and — most importantly...
Podcast: Cannabis Beverages, Trends and Legalization
In this episode, Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz discuss cannabis beverages, trends, and legalization with cannabis investor Carlton Fowler. Fowler is co-founder and managing partner at Goat Rodeo Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage...
Incoming Brown-Forman Chairman Campbell P. Brown Discusses the Growth of Old Forester
Brown-Forman is synonymous with American whiskey. Beyond the quintessential Tennessee whiskey Jack Daniel’s, the company also owns the Kentucky brands Woodford Reserve, Cooper’s Craft and Old Forester.
It’s the latter where this story began. In...
Are Cannabis Drinks the Future of Legal Pot?
Momentum continues to grow in America behind the legalization of marijuana and the rise of cannabis drinks.
Fifteen states, plus Washington D.C., have now passed laws that permit recreational pot. It’s legal down the entire...
Interview: How Southern Glazer’s Has Adapted with the Pandemic
Covid-19 has forced rapid adaptation by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and the whole middle tier. Suddenly, common practices for both warehouses and drivers were potentially dangerous for spreading the virus. An entire new...
Interview: SGWS’ Scott Moore on 2021 Alcohol Industry Trends
Few events in recent years have had a greater impact on alcohol industry trends than the Covid-19 pandemic. The world of 2019 now feels like a lifetime ago. Much has changed, with new trends...
Podcast: How Kentucky Spirits Became a Global Powerhouse
Kentucky spirits were not always this hot. Not that long ago, distilleries could not give away bourbon. Now, fanatical fans of brown spirits post in private Facebook groups to help each other hunt down any...
10 Craft Beer Trends in 2021
Suffice to say, 2020 did not play out as originally planned for craft beer. Rather than a continued expansion of the taproom boom — which had breathed new life into the category while overall industry growth...
10 American Whiskey Trends in 2021
While Covid-19 shut down most of the world in 2020, whiskey aged in rickhouses all the same. The market for American brown spirits hardly cooled off. The boom in consumer interest continued throughout the...
Podcast: How Alcohol Companies Can Promote Sustainability
In our latest podcast, we examine sustainability movements is in the alcohol industry.
Editors Melissa Dowling and Kyle Swartz sit down with Nick Martin, Executive Director of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable. BIER is a technical...
