Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

What We’re Reading —

A Winemaker’s 50-Year Bet on Surviving Climate Change It starts right now, with sheep in Patagonia.  The winemaker is Miguel Torres, patriarch of Miguel Torres SA, a winemaker that has grown from a small family business back in the

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Tito’s Knocks Smirnoff from Top Sales Spot

For the first time in over a decade, Smirnoff vodka is no longer the top-selling distilled spirit in America.

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Senate Passes USMCA Trade Pact, Sends Measure to Trump for Signature

Chris Swonger, president/CEO, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., was jubilant in the wake of the action, said it will help ensure the continued growth of the U.S. spirits

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Eastside Announces New $8 Million Inventory Credit Facility

Eastside Distilling, Inc. said it closed a new asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $8 million in available principal amount with Live Oak Bank backed by the Company’s

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Asylum Distillery Changes Name to Fifth State

Asylum was named based on its street address — 259 Asylum Street, Bridgeport, Conn. – but its motto was “Distilling the spirit of Connecticut.”  Owner Rob Schulten has

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A Really Clever Promotion: Busch Offers $1 Rebate for Every Inch of Snow

Anheuser-Busch is offering a $1 rebate for every inch of snow that falls in select cities

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