Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Virginia Distilleries Can Now Ship Direct to Consumers

For the duration of the coronavirus emergency, a Virginia distillery can ship liquor direct to consumers via UPS or FedEx.

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Campari America Donates $1 Million to Aid Bartenders, Urges Fans to Help

Campari America donated $1 Million to Another Round, Another Rally, a non-profit that raises emergency funds for hospitality workers to support bartenders who are facing

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Balcones Distilling Donates to Bartenders’ Guild Foundation

Like so many suppliers, the Waco, Tex., distiller is donating to support bartenders and other tavern and restaurant employees.

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Continuum Distilling Launches a Spirit to Help Connecticut Breweries

Relief Drops is Continuum Distilling’s limited release spirit, available for pre-order, to benefit its newly launched CT Brewery Relief Fund.

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National Beer Day – The Day When Prohibition Ended for Brewers, Drinkers

On April 7, 1933, the Cullen-Harrison Act, named after the legislation’s sponsors, went into effect and for the first time since 1920 the purchase, sale, and consumption of beer

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Covid-19’s Impact: 25%+ Of U.S. Economy Shutdown

That’s from this morning’s Wall Street Journal, which also notes that eight in 10 U.S. counties are under lockdown orders, and those counties represent nearly 96% of national

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