Category Archives: Spirits

Eastside Announces New $8 Million Inventory Credit Facility

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

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

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

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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Latitude Beverage Debuts Wheel Horse Rye Whiskey

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Wheel Horse Rye whiskey was produced at O.Z. Tyler, a historic distillery in Owensboro, Ky., the site of one of the state’s original permitted distilleries and a stop on

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Tennessee Distillers Guild Signs On to DISCUS’s Spirits United Platform

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

“The Tennessee Distillers Guild represents some of the greatest and oldest spirits brands, and we couldn’t be prouder to have them join us as Spirits United partners to

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This Day in Bev/Al History

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

The 18th amendment, which launched the Prohibition Era, began its short career this day in 1919. Considered by some a well-intentioned act (of social hygiene), it sought to ban the

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Why Bev/Al Producers, Distributors Should Expand to Nonalcohol Drinks

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Today’s Wall Street Journal reports what we reported Dec. 16 – that wine in joining beer in losing to spirits.  But the Journal goes a step further, including a look at the nonalcohol market, which it credits with a drop … Continue reading →

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