Ted Danson Talks Mixology, Favorite Cocktails
Actor Ted Danson famously played the bartender/bar-owner (and teetotaler) Sam Malone on the TV show “Cheers.” Today, Danson continues his connection with the alcohol world as brand ambassador for Diageo’s Smirnoff Vodka.
Danson toured Diageo’s...
Craft Beer Showed Signs of Slowdown in 2016
Is craft beer slowing down?
Technically the category remained in growth mode in 2016, expanding 6% to 295.723 million 2.25-gallon cases, according to the forthcoming 2017 Beer Handbook from the Beverage Information Group. That makes craft...
Heaven Hill’s Multi-Generation History in Kentucky
Denny Potter is Heaven Hill Distillery's Master Distiller. He has two decades of experience, working on Cruzan, Jim Beam and Maker's Mark prior to joining Heaven Hill in 2013. I recently spoke to him...
Last Year’s Fastest Growing Beer Brands
It’s no secret that the overall beer industry has been lagging, as the macro brands continue to lose ground and the craft sector feels the pain of oversaturation and increasing competition. New brands, styles...
A Diesel Alternative
After spending many years in the beer wholesaling business, Eddie Murray decided a decade ago to "take a leap of faith," as he puts it, and get into the natural gas business. He's currently...
Five American Whiskey Trends On-Premise
Editor’s Note: to keep retailers updated about bars and restaurants, where alcohol trends typically begin, we occasionally cross-post from our on-premise magazine Cheers.
There’s no question that American whiskey is a big trend right now. “It...
Cordials & Liqueurs Go with the Flow
The cordials category has tremendous diversity and tends to be a catch-all for anything that isn’t a standard base spirit,” says Cherie Koster, senior brand manager for St-Germain liqueur.
Indeed, the fluid, anomalous and wide-ranging...
Are Single-Vineyard and Estate-Grown Wines Better?
What’s in a wine label?
Loads of information. There’s a brand name or producer, of course, and a geographic description of origin. A year, if the wine is vintage-dated, and perhaps the name of a...
What’s Behind the Rise of Heavy Beers?
Back in the days when mainstream lager owned the beer market, a persistent urban myth held that Canadian beer—if you could get it—wasn’t like ours. It was really strong. Turns out it wasn’t: their...
Ten Alcohol Trends to Watch in 2017 and Beyond
Consumer taste continues to evolve. Recent industry-defining beverage alcohol categories like bourbon, IPA and rosé have begun to splinter off into subcategories. Different takes on these styles have emerged, including regional focuses or reimagined...
