SCOTLAND TOASTS SOARING WHISKY EXPORTS
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
ICONS OF WHISKY WINNERS
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
DIAGEO GETS ITS GAME ON
DIAGEO and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a new multiyear marketing partnership that will make the drinks company the exclusive spirits partner of the league. Diageo brands Ciroc and Crown Royal will be integrated into marketing initiatives across the NBA and NBA Development League (NBA D-League), with Diageo... Read More
THE BLOOM IS OFF THE FLAVORED VODKA ROSE
CAN IT BE? Have flavored vodkas fallen out of grace amongst the cocktail set? It may be so. Restaurant Sciences LLC, an independent firm that closely tracks food and beverage product sales throughout the foodservice industry in North America, reported that the sales of on-premise flavored vodkas fell 11.7 percent... Read More
WAREHOUSE X OPENS TO VISITORS
BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY has opened its long-anticipated experimental barrel warehouse – Warehouse X – in Frankfort, Kentucky. Comprised of brick, concrete block and skylights, this is the first new building Buffalo Trace has added to its 13O acre complex in more than 6O years. With a small footprint of only... Read More
CRAFT BREWERS GUILD + BLUEPRINT BRANDS
CRAFT BREWERS GUILD of Boston has added a craft spirits division, Blueprint Brands, which will feature a portfolio of craft distilleries. The portfolio currently includes brands from Lexington Brewing and Distilling of Lexington, Kentucky; Pür Spirits of Germany; Sound Spirits of Seattle, Washington; New England Distilling of Portland, Maine, 1512... Read More
SPIRITS CONTINUE TO GROW
IT WASN’T A BANNER third quarter for any of the beverage alcohol categories. According to industry data analyst group GuestMetrics, all three alcohol categories had their weakest volume performance thus far in the year in the third quarter. Spirits volumes were -2.4% in the first quarter, improved to -1.4% in... Read More
BOOK – BEER TERRAIN: FIELD TO GLASS FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO THE MAINE COAST
Jonathon Cook + Suzanne LepageCraft beer is booming in the Northeast. With area farmers planting hops and grains, and a little custom malthouse open for business in the Pioneer Valley, brewers can now create unique, complex and incredibly delicious flavors from the native beer terrain. This is the story of... Read More
BOOK – ARCHITECTURE OF THE COCKTAIL: BUILDING THE PERFECT COCKTAIL FROM THE BOTTOM UP
Amy Zavatto + Melissa Wood Illustrated with a unique blueprints-inspired design, this new book features 75 different cocktails and recipes (including specifications, notes and embellishments) for both modern cocktails and classics. The book lays out exact measurements from the bottom of the glass to the top, and discusses the order... Read More
THE BOURBON BOOM
IT’S NOT JUST TEQUILA that’s in short supply. Bourbon whiskey consumption has been on a roll, and Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries are struggling to keep up with demand. Nowhere is this more true than at Buffalo Trace Distillery, producer of brands such as Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Elmer T. Lee,... Read More