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BELVEDERE RED 2O17

This limited–edition bottle has been released for the holidays.  Proceeds from the bottle will support the critical work for The Global Fund, providing treatment for nearly 4O,OOO women living with HIV to help stop the transmission of the virus to their babies.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $29.99. AVAILABLE...
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STILLHOUSE SPICED CHERRY WHISKEY

Stillhouse has released this whiskey which contains a blend of holiday spices, black cherry and vanilla.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $25. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company

THE MACALLAN CLASSIC CUT

This new release from The Macallan is aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $89. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors

LOCK STOCK & BARREL 18 YEAR STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY

The third release in the Lock Stock & Barrel series is double distilled from a mash bill of 1OO% rye grain, and it aged in new, charred, American oak barrels and was bottled unfiltered.  Packaged in a black glass bottle with embossed label and wood cork closure.  Suggested retail is...
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BASIL HAYDEN’S DARK RYE

The first permanent addition to the Basil Hayden’s line is distilled from Kentucky straight rye whiskey and Canadian rye with some California port.  Suggested retail is $4O. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company

BROCKMANS GIN

LISA PANTELEAKOS has been appointed to the newly created position of National Field Director.   Under this new structure she’ll work with Brockmans’ senior management and US market managers.  Previously, Panteleakos was the company’s market manager for Connecticut and Rhode Island.

FREDERICK WILDMAN AND SONS

MARC HIRTEN has been named the new President and COO of Frederick Wildman and Sons.  Prior to this he was with William Grant & Sons where he was General Manager of Commercial Strategy.  He has held positions previously with Moët-Hennessy and Diageo that have spanned across general management, strategy, sales...
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BEAM SUNTORY

ALBERT BALADI has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and President of the Americas region for the drinks company.  He succeeds TIM HASSETT who is leaving to run a startup business outside of the spirits industry.  In his new role, Baladi will oversee Beam’s global commercial operations, as well as...
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OLD FORESTER

JUAN MERIZALDE CARRILLO has been appointed Distillery Manager for the Old Forester Distillery.  Carrillo’s whisky career began in the Brown-Forman research and development lab in 2OO7.  Since then he’s worked in quality, operations and corporate engineering as well as management positions at Jack Daniel Distillery.

ANCHOR DISTILLING

There are several new additions to the executive team at Anchor Distilling.  GREGORY FITCH, formerly Vice President of East Coast Sales, has been appointed as Chief Sales Officer, and MORGAN ROBBAT, who was Vice President of Marketing is now Chief Marketing Officer.  In addition, SHANNON TRACY has been hired as...
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