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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

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

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

Nightclub & Bar Media Group has selected three winners for its second annual Entrepreneur Awards.  They will be honored during the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, which takes place March 24 to 26 in Las Vegas.  The winners are: OM Cocktails “organic mixology” – a line of USDA... Read More

Brown-Forman received a perfect score of 1OO% on the 2O14 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.  This is the fourth consecutive year Brown-Forman has received a perfect score.  The... 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