RAY TYE HONORED AT TUFTS MC DEDICATION CEREMONY
THE NEW DINING PAVILION on the first floor Atrium at Tufts Medical Center has been dedicated and named the A. Raymond Tye Pavilion. It honors the altruism and kindness of former Tufts MC Trustee and Governor Ray Tye. The naming was made possible by a gift from four of Ray... Read More
GIRLS WITH BOLS BOSTON LAUNCH
Girls With Bols, led by Kate Gerwin (not pictured), the reigning Bols Around the World bartending champion, is Kate’s collaboration with Bols Genever, meant for the female leaders in the bartending industry to mentor those who are climbing into the spotlight. In July the Boston Girls With Bols community got... Read More
BEAM SUNTORY BUILDING BEDS FOR BOSTON CARES
IN MAY Beam Suntory employees from the “Franchise Region” – Massachusetts, Missouri, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island – and folks from BeamSuntory HQ – came together to spend the day volunteering in Dorchester for the Boston Cares Bed Project. They sanded, assembled and painted over 2O beds for... Read More
UNITED STATES BARTENDERS’ GUILD
THE USBG has named Ran Duan of The Baldwin Bar at Sichuan Garden in Woburn as the national finalist of the fifth annual USBG Legacy Cocktail Showcase in Miami Beach sponsored by Bacardí rum. Duan will receive an all-expense paid trip to Sydney, Australia, and the opportunity to present his... Read More
A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA
M.S. WALKER President Doug Shaw recently traveled to the wine regions of South Africa to visit Cape Classics’ farms and vineyards. As the brand’s first US distributor partner, Shaw took this trip back in 1991, and recounted the developments in winemaking that are unique to the Cape Classic portfolio. “Unlike my... Read More
HORIZON BEVERAGE DONATION TO THE MRA
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, a reception at the South End restaurant Boston Chops celebrated Horizon Beverage Company’s landmark $8OK scholarship donation to the Massachusetts Restaurant Association Education Foundation (MRAEF), the largest donation in the organization’s history. The program included a check presentation to the MRAEF by Horizon Beverage representatives and... Read More
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE “MOST IMAGINATIVE BARTENDER”
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE “MOST IMAGINATIVE BARTENDER” – The United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) hosted the regional finals of the “Most Imaginative Bartender” competition in July, sponsored by Bombay Sapphire Gin. A series of timed sessions and blind tastings was conducted by a panel of judges including Troy Clarke, USBG President-Boston Chapter,... Read More
BIGSHOTS: BROWN FORMAN RETAILER OF THE YEAR
BRYAN ANDERSONreceived this year’s Brown-Forman“Retailer of the Year” for Massachusetts. The awards were presented to retailers across various states at theAmerican Beverage Licensees’ 2O14 Annual Convention. In 1976 Bryan Anderson opened his first store on Cape Cod followed by Andy’s Market in 1983. Andy’s has grown with the Town of... Read More
USBG LEGACY COCKTAIL SHOWCASE
BOSTON’S OWN NAOMI LEVY, who tends bar at Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks in Boston, has won the Bacardi- USBG Legacy Cocktail Showcase Finals in Miami with her cocktail Guayaba Arabica. Each cocktail was judged on its balance, flavor, quality of ingredients, and aesthetic appeal – as well as its... Read More