DRAMBUIE IS A DONE DEAL
WILLIAM GRANT and Sons is the new owner of the Drambuie whisky liqueur brand. The Dufftown-based firm – owners of the The Balvenie and Glenfiddich malt whiskies and Henrick’s Gin – has acquired the Drambuie Liqueur Company. The transaction comes after a bumper year for the drinks firm, which saw... Read More
TWENTY BOAT SPICED RUM
The craft rum from Truro Vineyards’ new distillery South Hollow Spirits has been awarded Best in Show and a double gold medal at the New York World Wine and Spirits Competition held in September. The twice-distilled small batch spiced rum is made from organic molasses and an exclusive blend of... Read More
SAMUEL ADAMS 2O14 LONGSHOT AMERICAN HOMEBREW WINNERS
THE BREWERS at Samuel Adams announce the latest in a line of talented and imaginative LongShot American Homebrew Contest winners, at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver – craft beer’s most celebrated gathering. This year’s winners include Forestville, California resident Greg Rasmussen’s Robust Porter, Smithtown, New York resident Matthew... Read More
HOW DO YOU MARKET A BEER CALLED SNAKE VENOM?
SCOTTISH BREWER Brewmeister has come out with what it claims is the world’s strongest beer. Made from smoked peat malt with both beer and Champagne yeasts, Snake Venom contains a whopping 67.5% ABV. But alas, sadly the brewer is currently unable to actually market this mega beer to the masses.... Read More
BAD BARLEY CROPS
BEER DRINKERS, get ready to open your wallets, beer prices are set to skyrocket and it’s all because of a bad barley harvest. Canada – which is the world’s second-largest exporter of malting barley – has harvested its smallest crop since 1968. Cold, wet weather this year has led to... Read More
BEER FLAVORED COFFEE . . . THE NEXT BIG THING?
LEAVE IT to Starbucks to come up with a beer-flavored coffee. Dark Barrel Latte, made with a syrup that reportedly tastes like a stout, is the company’s latest venture. The caffeinated concoction (that has no actual alcohol in it) is topped with whipped cream and dark caramel sauce. According to... Read More
SPREADABLE BEER . . . A DREAM COME TRUE
GET READY because spreadable beer is here. You can bet Homer Simpson is licking his lips right now. Italian condiment Birra Spalmabile the result of a collaboration between chocolatier Pietro Napoleone and Emanuela Laurenzi’s brewery Alta Quota. “We created a cream made of beer by balancing every ingredient we used... Read More