ORCHARD’S EDGE
The first two new ciders in the Orchard’s Edge series are: Knotty Pear and The Old Fashioned. The Knotty Pear is made from both Gala and Fuji apples as well as pears. The Old Fashioned is a blend of American apples aged on oak with dried tart cherries, California orange... Read More
FABRIZIA ITALIAN MARGARITA
This ready-to-drink cocktail is made from a blend of Fabrizia Limoncello, real lemonade and a tequila blanco. Bottled at 14% ABV. Suggested retail is $11.99. available from Atlantic Importing Company
THE QUIET MAN IRISH WHISKIES
This portfolio includes The Quiet Man Traditional Blend and 8-Year Single Malt. They are distilled in traditional Irish whiskey pot stills, aged in oak barrels and re-casked in first-fill bourbon casks. The Traditional is aged four years and has a high malt percentage. They are the first Irish whiskies bottled... Read More
YELLOWSTONE SELECT KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON
Limestone Branch Distillery has released this blend made of four-year-old and seven-year-old Kentucky straight bourbons. This fall, the distillery will initiate its Yellowstone Barrel Selection Program in which consumers can choose their own mash bill, barrel size, barrel char level and aging level. Participants will be able to select their... Read More
EGAN’S IRISH WHISKEY LAUNCH CELEBRATION
EGAN’S IRISH WHISKEY recently hosted its official launch celebration at The Black Rose in Boston. The Egan’s 1O Year Old Single Malt made its debut with trade and media in attendance, along with members of P&H Egan Ltd. and the Egan family, including President and 6th generation descendant, Jonathan Egan... Read More
BEER CAN COLLECTION WORTH A PRETTY PENNY
IT APPEARS that hoarding, ahem, “collecting” actually does pay off. At least it does for one man, whose collection of 87,OOO vintage beer cans has been valued at $1.6 million. Jeff Lebo began collecting in 1975 at the age of 13 and has since amassed thousands of unique cans from... Read More
Pabst GETS INTO THE CIDER BIZ
IF THERE’S a hot trend right now besides craft beer, it’s cider. Pabst Brewing Company has entered into a partnership agreement to distribute, market and sell all of Vermont Hard Cider Company’s brands in the United States. The agreement will take effect March 1. Pabst will have an exclusive license... Read More
HEINEKEN LOOKS FOR ISLAND LOVE
HEINEKEN is broadening its horizons and heading to the islands. The Dutch brewer recently completed the purchase of Jamaican lager Red Stripe from drinks company Diageo for $78O.5 million. The deal entails Diageo offloading its brewing companies in Jamaica, Malaysia and Singapore, to Heineken. Under the agreement, Heineken acquired 57.9%... Read More
HOPS SALES ARE HOPPING
HOPS are a hot commodity these days, and the prices reflect it. Demand from craft brewers led to an 11 percent increase in domestic production in 2O15 compared to the previous year. The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says production totaled 78.8 million pounds. Washington state produced... Read More
THE WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA
The trade group has three new staff members: Heather Calio is Director, State Affairs; Reid Teschner is Coordinator, State and Regulatory Affairs – both based in Washington, DC; and Arthur Rebisz is Digital Strategy Project Manager for WSWA Services, an affiliate of WSWA. He is based in Boston. All are... Read More