Why Not Drink Wine for Breakfast?
During the Burgundy harvest, it’s a time-honored tradition. And a little Champagne with brunch never hurt anyone—did it? The Wall Street Journal‘s wine columnist polled pros and amateur oenophiles alike on the appropriate time of day to uncork a bottle.
A Fancy Garden Party Calls for Mixing Gin With Champagne
The Hamptons, Monaco, Martha’s Vineyard, Muskoka—you get the idea. For some, the hot summer months are an excuse to get out of the sultry city and escape to somewhere posh. But just because you’re out of office, it doesn’t mean there isn’t serious business to attend to. Like garden parties. And fundraisers. And boffo charity events. And hosted cocktail hours to impress those neighbors who went so far as to purchase a photo booth for their own casual affairs. (Bloombert|Quint)
The Perils of Personality Brands
Any company takes a risk when it ties a brand closely to a living human being. Chuck Cowdery was reminded of this truth by a post NeatPour in which Hollis Worth (née Bulleit) gives her first interview since she parted ways with Diageo in 2017. It wasn’t amicable. Diageo, which owns Bulleit Bourbon and Rye, declined to comment for the article, as did Ms. Worth’s father, Tom Bulleit.
In Diageo’s case, the cautionary tale with Bulleit is be careful what you create out of thin air. Tom Bulleit is a real, living person and he really did create a bourbon brand named after himself. Hollis Worth is his daughter, also real and alive. That is about where the reality ends.