Big Shots

Stolichnaya Vodka and Martignetti Companies-United Liquors recently celebrated the launch of the new Stoli Gala Applik vodka at the Belkin Family Lookout Farm in Natick. Gala Applik is the tenth addition to the Stoli line of flavored vodkas, joining Blakberi, Blueberi, Citros, Cranberi, Ohranj, Peachik, Strasberi, Razberi and Vanil. The... Read More

DAVID WARNER CITY & SUPPLY, JIM KOCH BOSTON BEER COMPANY and ERIKA EURKUS ACCION USA The Boston Business Journal has honored The Boston Beer Company for creating Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, a program that assists low and moderate income micro-entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry– presenting the... Read More

Twenty of the state’s small independent wholesalers recently hosted the first annual Freedom Wine Tasting at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, which was attended by trade customers from all over the state. The tasting featured over 1OOO wineries, domains and estates from around the world. Many of the distributors present... Read More

Absolut Vodka hosted a special unveiling of the Absolut Wall of Pride at the  Boston’s Prudential Center. Famed “Cheers” bartender Eddie Doyle and the Charles River Conservancy were in attendance along with Absolut Vodka and Horizon Beverage Company. The Wall, inspired by the design of the new Absolut Boston bottle... Read More

The launch party for Bols Genever was hosted on August 19 at Drink in Boston. Lucas Bols re-launched its original 182Os recipe of Bols Genever in the fall of 2OO8 and it was named the Best New Spirit at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail. A large crowd of industry... Read More

Nearly two dozen Boston charities including the Boston Firefighters Burn Foundation Massachusetts SPCA, Greater Boston Food Bank, and American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay, braved the rain on a Monday evening in late June to compete in Dewar’s Callaway Longest Drive Charity Competition. Winner Jonothan Nahas, who drove the ball... Read More

Proximo Spirits and members of the Horizon Beverage team gathered together recently at Bar Louie to celebrate the launch of the new Three Olives Bubble vodka. From left to Right:DOUG EPSTEIN – HORIZON BEVERAGEKEN AUFIERO – PROXIMO SPIRITSSAM RUBINSTEIN – HORIZON BEVERAGEMIKE PETERSON – PROXIMO SPIRITSERNIE BUONACCORSI – PROXIMO SPIRITSDONNIE... Read More

Members of the Massachusetts Package Stores Association (MassPack) gathered at Fenway Park for the official start of a month long fundraiser.  Beginning July 4th weekend MassPack’s 23OO store owners began asking for donations from customers – every dollar raised will go toward the purchase of a computer software program called... Read More

Horizon Beverage Company celebrated the kickoff of the new Red Stag by Jim Beam with a launch party at Ned Devine’s in Faneuil Hall on May 28th held for its Massachusetts and Rhode Island sales force. Bob Epstein and Jim Rubenstein were in attendance and Scott Shirmir ran the meeting.... Read More

Jessica Czechowski of  Anthony’s Liquor Mart in Gardner was recently awarded the Chuck Howard Self Determination Award from the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers. The award, which is bestowed in honor of the late Chuck Howard, President of the ADDP, is presented to those “with intellectual and developmental disabilities who... Read More