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BAILEYS ALMANDE ALMONDMILK LIQUEUR

This new release from Baileys is a dairy-free, gluten-free and certified vegan liqueur that blends almond milk with vanilla.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $21. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors

BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS SMOKE AND PEAT BOURBON

This new release is made from Berkshire Bourbon that has been previously aged in Virgin American white oak barrels and then transferred to casks that have been emptied an Islay single malt Scotch where it is finished.  Smoke and peat on the nose with spice, vanilla, chocolate and oak.  The...
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DOG DAYS FOR CANINE “CHAMPAGNE”

A WORD of advice to anyone seeking to register a product with a name bearing the slightest similarity to “Champagne”: think twice. Champagne producers take that very seriously. Most recently, Moet Hennessy, citing its high-end Dom Perignon brand, moved to block a Florida man from registering “Dog Perignon”. Fort Myers-based...
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FRENCH DESTROY SPANISH WINES

THERE’S BEEN a lot of innocent wine destroyed in France of late as tensions have reached a boiling point over cheap Spanish imports.  Over the last year militant winemaker group CAV – or CRAV as it is sometimes known – has attacked lorries carrying Spanish wines and set fire to...
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MOTHER NATURE’S APRIL WRATH

MOTHER NATURE has been particularly cruel this year as spring storms and frosts have caused devastating damage to much of France’s wine regions as well as several other countries including Germany, Italy and England. Champagne vineyard managers were among the first to raise the alarm over frost but it was...
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BLUE BUBBLY COMING SOON . . .

For better or for worse, blue seems to have become a trend in wine production.  First there was Gik, the blue wine from Spain made by mixing red and white wines together along with a blue plant-based dye.  After being told it could not label its product as “wine” the...
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WILLIAM GRANT BUYS TUTHILLTOWN SPIRITS

BIG NEWS in the American craft distilling industry: William Grant & Sons has bought producer Tuthilltown Spirits – New York State’s first distillery since Prohibition – for an undisclosed sum.  The acquisition includes the distillery, gourmet restaurant, visitor center and grounds with riverfront views.  Chief Executive Officer Simon Hunt, said:...
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THE BEER INSTITUTE

TRAVIS GIBBONS has been named Senior Director of Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs.  He brings over a decade of government and advocacy experience to the Beer Institute, most recently as the Director of Federal Affairs for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.