BUD GOES ELECTRIC
TESLA’S NEW electric trucks are creating quite the buzz as more companies make the move to focusing on energy efficiency. Anheuser-Busch recently put in an order for 4O of the new semis. The brewer says this is part of its strategy to reduce the company’s carbon emissions by 3O% by... Read More
DILLY DILLY . . . BEST CEASE AND DESIST EVER
A TOWN CRIER, a parchment letter and two tickets to the Super Bowl does not normally call to mind a cease & desist but that’s exactly what happened to Minneapolis-based Modist Brewing Company in early December. Their IPA release, Dilly Dilly, was brewed with a “dilly” of oats and English... Read More
BACARDI
The drinks company has hired spirits industry veteran MAURICE DOYLE as Head of Incubation Brands and Global Commercial Development. Doyle’s task will be to drive brand equity and accelerate performance in some of the smaller, high potential premium brands in the Bacardí portfolio including Angel’s Envy, St-Germain, Banks, Santa Teresa,... Read More
FREDERICK WILDMAN & SONS
The importer has named MARC HIRTEN as President and Chief Operating Officer. He is replacing JOHN SELLAR who has served in the role for the past two years. Sellar will now transition to the role of Senior Vice President, Fine Wines and Spirits/Business Development. Prior to this Hirten was General... Read More
BEAM SUNTORY
VINCE AMBROSINO has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer. Previously he was the Executive Officer & Division COO of the Global Business Development Department at Suntory Holdings, the parent company of Beam Suntory. Prior to joining Suntory Holdings in 2O15, Ambrosino spent... Read More
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
The brewer has named MICHEL DOUKERIS as its new zone president and CEO. He is replacing JOAO CASTRO NEVES who is stepping down in the wake of sliding sales in the US market. Doukeris previously headed up the company’s Chinese and Asia Pacific operations, helping to expand Budweiser globally and... Read More
THE MR. BOSTON APP
THE MR. BOSTON website has now been made into an app, available for both iOS and Android users. In 2O16 the company launched mrbostondrinks.com with every recipe from the Mr. Boston Official Bartender Guide since the first edition was printed in 1935. In total, 1O,54O historical recipes have been digitized,... Read More
PARTYING OPOSSUMS
OPOSSUMS, as it turns out, enjoy a drink . . . or three. Well, one intrepid opossum in particular that is. The thirsty marsupial made his way in to a Florida liquor store over Thanksgiving and managed to down an entire bottle of Cognac. A liquor store employee found the... Read More
THERE ARE NO RHÔNE WINES FROM MOËT
FOR THE RECORD, Moët Hennessy does not produce any wine from the Rhône. Therefore it was surprising for the company to learn that a Chinese wine company was selling Rhône wines it claimed were made by Moët Hennessy. The wines in question, purported to be Côtes du Rhône, were being... Read More
THE DAREDEVIL PARISIAN WHISKY HEIST
RARE WINE and spirits remain a top target for thieves who can re-sell their contraband on the black market for staggering prices. The most recent heist happened in November in Paris and is considered to be one of the largest whisky thefts on record. A team of burglars struck at... Read More