ANCHOR DISTILLING
MORGAN ROBBAT has been named Vice President of Marketing. She joins the company from Moët Hennessy USA, LVMH Wine & Spirits Group, where she was Brand Director for Chandon. She will oversee all marketing efforts, building a team of category brand managers and a focused brand planning framework for Anchor’s... Read More
BEAM SUNTORY
The drinks company has hired GREG HUGHES as General Manager, US, overseeing the entire marketing organization. In this newly created role Hughes will accelerate market share growth for brands such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Hibiki, and Courvoisier. Hughes joins Beam Suntory from The Kraft Heinz Co. where he was... Read More
THE BEER INSTITUTE
The trade association named communications veteran DENISE DUNCKEL as their Vice President, Public Affairs. She will lead the Beer Institute’s public affairs strategy directed at policymakers, the media, the alcohol beverage industry, and other key stakeholders. Dunckel previously served as Senior Vice President, External Affairs, with Blackstone’s Invitation Homes, and... Read More
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES
The Council has appointed KELLEY McDONOUGH as its new Director of Public Relations. In this role, she will highlight spirits trends, industry heritage and cocktail culture through media relations, special events and tours, as well as digital and social activities. She will also work closely with media to disseminate the... Read More
RYE IS ROCKING
IT’S NOT just bourbon that America is enamored with. Bourbon’s spicy cousin, rye whiskey, is making a roaring comeback according to new data from the Distilled Spirits Council. Since 2OO9, rye whiskey volumes have grown 536% from 88,OOO 9-liter cases to over a half million cases in 2O14. In value... Read More
BOURBON TV
FEW THINGS are hotter in the drinks world these days than bourbon. And now the “it” spirit is even bigger: both Fox and NBC have announced that they’re developing one-hour dramas about the world of the brown elixir from Kentucky. Fox’s show, produced by Hell on Wheels’ Bruce Romans, is... Read More
HEAVEN HILL BUYS DEEP EDDY
Heaven Hill Brands has acquired fast-growing Deep Eddy Vodka, which has doubled its volume annually since its introduction in 2O1O. Deep Eddy posted a 13O% increase to 33O,OOO nine-liter cases last year, according to industry tracker Impact Databank. Heaven Hill said the brand has grown to more than 5OO,OOO cases... Read More
FIRE DESTROYS CHARLTON’S OBADIAH McINTYRE FARM WINERY
A CRUEL BLOW struck the talented, pleasant, hardworking Benjamin family on the night of August 2 when a veritable inferno destroyed their winery in central Massachusetts. The Obadiah McIntyre Farm Winery at Charlton Orchard Farm in Charlton opened in 2OO2. Nate Benjamin, Jr., maked tasty fruit and grape wines and... Read More
RAY TYE HONORED AT TUFTS MC DEDICATION CEREMONY
THE NEW DINING PAVILION on the first floor Atrium at Tufts Medical Center has been dedicated and named the A. Raymond Tye Pavilion. It honors the altruism and kindness of former Tufts MC Trustee and Governor Ray Tye. The naming was made possible by a gift from four of Ray... Read More
A DRINK WITH PETER SZIGETI
A DRINK WITH PETER SZIGETI BEVERAGE DIRECTOR • COMMITTEE BUDAPEST may be a long way from Boston, but that didn’t stop Peter Szigeti from taking a job as the Beverage Director at Committee, a new hotspot in the Seaport District. One of the restaurant’s owners (same team behind Cafeteria and... Read More