Category Archives: Spirits

BevMo! Names Josiah Knutsen CEO

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Knutsen, who has been senior vp-merchandising, succeeds Domitri Haloulos who has led the company over the past four years. Haloulos is returning to the consumer packaged

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Can Cocktails of Convenience Win Consumers Over? There was something new and unusual among the flights of whiskey and gin at this year’s American Craft Spirits Association tasting competition: coolers full of cans.

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Sunday Sales an Issue in 7 Oklahoma Counties

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Voters in seven Oklahoma counties will vote March 3 on whether to allow liquor stores to be open on Sunday.  If approved, liquor

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Catocin Creek to Release 2 New Whiskey Expressions

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The first two in the series distilled from beer made at Beltway Brewing in Sterling, Va., will be released Feb. 2.  Only 200

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Decline in Teen Alcohol Use Ends, Marijuana Vaping Surges

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Alcohol use by teens has been in a long-term decline since the 1980s.  Now, the just-released Monitoring the Future survey by

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Nielsen Sees Dramatic On-Premise Shifts in 2020

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The U.S. on-premise outlook for 2020 is one of dynamic shifts, where Americans are fundamentally changing the way they

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