Category Archives: Spirits

Diageo Launches 3 Extensions of Johnnie Walker Line

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Diageo launched three whiskies — Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch Wine Cask Blend, Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch Rum Cask Finish and Johnnie Walker Blenders’ Batch Espresso Roast —

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Family Coppola Snags Craft Spirits License, Launches Great Women Spirits

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Great Women Spirits — small-batch, house-crafted, classically styled spirits — will begin production with its brand of vodka, gin,

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Bacardi Pledges More to Hurricane Relief

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Bacardí has committed $1.3 million specifically to TIDAL X: Brooklyn charities. This is in addition to the Bacardi family and company’s previously announced $3 million in general disaster relief support for local relief agencies supporting communities impacted in Florida, Puerto Rico, … Continue reading →

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Tequila Corralejo Releases 1,000 Cases of 1821 Extra Anejo

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The release is intended to honor National Hispanic Heritage Month. 1821 represents Mexico’s rich history and hard-fought sovereignty led by Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a noble priest born at

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Sazerac Launches ‘Barreled Cocktails’

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Sazerac Co. introduced Handy & Schiller Barreled Cocktails, named for two men who had a great impact on the rich cocktail culture in New Orleans, Thomas Handy and John Schiller. Schiller was a New York bartender who found his way … Continue reading →

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Michigan Liquor Stores Can Be Within a Half-Mile of Each Other

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The ruling from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission ends a long-standing rule that prohibited liquor stores from operating within a half-mile of each other.

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