Author Archives: Joel Whitaker

Spirits Groups Unite to Push DtC For Spirits

It’s an equity issue, Ryan Friesen, head distiller, Blinking Owl Distillery, Santa Ana, Calif., says.  Wineries and breweries can ship direct to consumers in most states, but distilleries can’t. “We’re 10 minutes south of Disneyland,” he says, “and we get … Continue reading

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Schumer Unveils Draft Ending Ban on Marijuana

Senatre Majority Leader Charles Schumer joined Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to release a discussion draft of a bill to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana use “and repair damage done by the War on Drugs.”   It … Continue reading

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Maryland Investment Firm Takes Stake in Pepin Distributing

Redwood Capital Investment, the private equity unit of Baltimore billionaire Jim Davis, cofounder of Allegis Group, the largest staffing firm in the U.S., is taking a stake in Pepin Distributing, the Anheuser-Busch distributor in Tampa for five decades.  Terms weren’t … Continue reading

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Last Drop Intros 1st Signature Blend

The Last Drop, curators of the world’s most remarkable spirits, introduces its inaugural Signature Blend, The Last Drop 50 Year Old Signature Blended Scotch Whisky. Limited to just 500 bottles worldwide, this distinct blend will be available in the U.S. … Continue reading

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Maryland Craft Beverage App to Spur Tourism

Grow & Fortify, a marketing consultancy, launches the Maryland Craft Beverage App.  Connecting consumers with local tasting rooms and increasing revenues for Maryland beverage producers are the primary goals of this new app. The new app replaces Grow & Fortify’s … Continue reading

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Who & What —

JOINING:  William Grant & Sons joins the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.  and Responsibility.Org.  Paul Basford is President and Managing Director, U.S., William Grant & Sons.

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