WHISTLEPIG FARMSTOCK
This new whiskey was distilled, aged and bottled on the WhistlePig farm in Vermont. It is composed of 2O% one-and-a-half to two-year-old whiskies distilled from rye grown on the farm and aged in Vermont oak barrels; 49% five-year-old whiskey from Alberta Distillers finished in WhistlePig’s Vermont oak and 31% 12-year... Read More
KETEL ONE VODKA ARNOLD PALMER COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Ketel One Vodka has extended its line with an Arnold Palmer Collector’s Edition Bottle. The brand has made a commitment to donating $1OO,OOO to Palmer’s Army Charitable Foundation, which provides support to organizations benefitting the environment. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $24. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
DEEP EDDY ORANGE
This is the newest addition to the Deep Eddy vodka line. Other flavors include Straight Vodka, Peach, Lemon, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Cranberry and Sweet Tea. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $2O. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
CÎROC SUMMER COLADA
This new vodka is infused with coconut, pineapple and other natural flavors. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $41. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
WINE & CHEESE GANG BUSTED
For a bunch of thieves they certainly have good taste. In what’s being considered one of the biggest “wine and cheese busts” in recent Italian history, a group of ten people have been arrested by police for stealing more than $25O,OOO in fine wines and gourmet cheeses. They were apprehended... Read More
PROSECCO DOC BANS CHEMICAL SPRAY
PROSECCO IS STAYING ahead of the growing issue of pesticide use in vineyards. Grape growers for the Prosecco DOC are set to be prohibited from using three chemical sprays, including one that was only recently judged safe by the European Union’s watchdog. Stefano Zanette, President of the Prosecco DOC council,... Read More
THE AMAZING DRIP-FREE BOTTLE
IF YOU’VE EVER poured a bottle of wine you’ve likely experienced the dreaded bottle drip: wine (almost always red) dripping from the bottle neck onto a tablecloth as you pour it. Leave it to a scientist to come up with a solution! Daniel Perlman, a researcher at Brandeis University in... Read More
CHAMPAGNE SALES POP
BUBBLY HAD ANOTHER sparkling year in 2O16. Sales of Champagne last year hit their second-highest level in value terms, although currency fluctuations related to Brexit hampered the year for the segment’s biggest market. Figures from the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne show sales of Champagne last year totaled $5.O6... Read More
RYE SALES ROCK
LAST YEAR was stellar for the whiskey category and rye in particular. A new Nielson CGA report shows that whiskey continues to lead spirits value sales growth in the US market, with rye expressions showing the biggest gains. Whiskey as a category showed value growth of 4% for the year... Read More
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WHISKY?
THERE’S SOME valuable whisky gone missing and its owner would like it back. Poor Stuart Wilson of Birmingham, England waited ten long years for his own cask of single malt Scotch from Islay’s Kilchoman Distillery to mature and be bottled. Unfortunately, a shipping company’s mistake led to the theft of... Read More