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STOLI APPLIK GALA

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...
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The Boston Beer Company Honored

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...
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Freedom Wine Tasting

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...
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ABSOLUT BOSTON WALL OF PRIDE

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...
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BOLS GENEVER LAUNCH

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...
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MassPack at Fenway

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...
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Dewar’s Callaway Longest Drive Charity Competition

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...
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Three-O Launch

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...
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RED STAG LAUNCH PARTY

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....
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JAMES BEARD AWARDS

On the first and third of May Pernod Ricard USA participated in the James Beard Media Awards and the James Beard Awards Gala in New York City. The James Beard Media Awards hosts 3OO of the best food/beverage writers and broadcasters from the top media outlets across the country and...
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