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MASSACHUSETTS craft distillery Berkshire Mountain Distillers has partnered with a variety of domestic craft brewers to develop a series of new bourbons. Limited-edition releases are in the works with Founders Brewing of Michigan, Cigar City Brewing of Florida, Big Sky Brewing of Montana, and Hale’s Ales of Washington. The bourbons... Read More

More proof that whether it’s beer or spirits, if the word “craft” is affixed to it consumers want it. According to a GuestMetrics report, craft spirits continue to be strongly outpacing mainstream brands in the spirits category and are showing no signs of slowing. As the analyst group reported recently,... Read More

Palm Bay International, Santa Rita Wines and Ruby Wines presented The One Fund with a donation of $25,000 as part of the Boston Strong campaign.  Following last year’s tragic marathon bombing, Santa Rita along with Palm Bay and Ruby partnered to donate $3 per case of Santa Rita wines sold... Read More

DRINKS COMPANY Diageo has added to its tequila offering with the acquisition of super-premium brand Peligroso. The deal comes three weeks after Diageo and rapper-turned-business mogul Sean “Diddy” Coombs teamed up to buy luxury tequila brand DeLeon. Peligroso, founded by two avid surfers, is popular in the action sports and... Read More

THERE SEEMS to be no limit to the amount of money collectors are willing to spend on single malt.  A rare bottle of Macallan whisky recently set a world record for the most expensive single malt whisky soldatan auction.  The six-liter bottle of the highly sought-after Macallan M in a... Read More

CONSUMERS in Boston and New York City can now have beer, wine and liquor delivered to their doorstep, thanks to Drizly, a new iPhone app. Conceived by three classmates from Boston College, Drizly is unlike any existing or rival system for delivering alcohol beverages. It gives consumers the convenience of... Read More

DO YOU PREFER light or dark spirits?  Red or white wine?  A Bud or a craft beer?  As it turns out, your answer may be a good indicator of your political orientation.  According to new research, Democrats prefer clear drinks, while their Republican counterparts would rather enjoy a serving of... Read More

FOR MANY a year coveted on-premise liquor licenses in Boston have been extremely hard to come by. That may be changing as the City Council has voted in favor of a law that would potentially revitalize city neighborhoods. City Councilor Ayanna Pressley has been working for more than two years... Read More

SCOTCH WHISKY exports have almost doubled in the past 1O years, according to new analysis of HM Revenue & Customs figures by the Scottish government.  The figures show that the value of Scotch exports increased by 87% from £2.3 billion (US $3.78 billion) in 2OO3 to £4.3 billion (US $7.1... Read More

The US Winners of the 2O14 Icons of Whisky have been named: DISTILLER OF THE YEAR      Buffalo Trace DistilleryCRAFT WHISKEY DISTILLER OF THE YEAR      Balcones DistilleryAMERICAN WHISKEY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR      Jimmy Russell of Wild TurkeySCOTCH WHISKY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR      David Blackmore of GlenmorangieWHISKEY VISITOR... Read More