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Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey has named Tonya M. Evans of Lawrence, Kansas, as the winner of the Grand Prize 2O13 Rare Life Award.  Eagle Rare will donate $3O,OOO to her charity, American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation.  Evans, who founded the charity in March 2O11, is in the process... Read More

MAXIMILIAN J. RIEDEL has been named President as his father GEORG J. RIEDEL hands over management of Riedel Crystal and its worldwide subsidiaries to his son, the 11th generation family member to lead the company.  Maximilian’s father, who joined the company in 1973 and will stay on as owner and... Read More

MIKE GLENNON has been appointed Vice President of National Off-Premise Chain Sales.  In this role, he will be charged with maximizing the distribution, sales and promotion of key national and local chain stores for the company’s entire portfolio.  He most recently held the position of Director, National Accounts at Proximo... Read More

BARRY CROCKETT is retiring from the Midleton Distillery in Cork after 47 years – the last 31 of which he spent as Master Distiller.  BRIAN NATION, who has been mentored by Crockett for the last ten years, will take over the role of Master Distiller.  At the age of seventeen,... Read More

There are several upcoming senior management changes at Horizon.  An Executive Committee has been created to assume all top-line managerial responsibilities across the five state New England region.  JIM TSIUMIS, Senior Vice President, has been added to the Executive Committee and will spearhead corporate strategy. , A Sales Operating Group... Read More

ADAM HARRIS has been promoted to the position of Bourbon Ambassador, North America.  In his new role, he will travel throughout the US and help educate and showcase the handcrafted aspect of Beam’s bourbons.  Harris served as Beam’s Distillery Specialist in Austin, Texas, and prior to that held the position... Read More

MEGAN KIRKPATRICK has been hired as Director of Communications and CHRISTINA HARTMAN has been hired as Senior Director of Beer Policy and External Affairs.  The trade association also promoted veteran staffer SUSAN HANEY to Senior Director of Industry Affairs and added SANDRA CASTRO to manage administrative duties. 

The owner of Stolichnaya vodka has appointed JOHN ESPOSITO as President of its US operations.  This follows SPI’s decision to establish its own importing company in the United States and manage its portfolio of brands directly, starting January 1, 2O14.  In his new role, Esposito will be setting up an... Read More

  Ted O’Leary III AUGUST 1947 ~- JANUARY 2O13 In honor of one of the best beermenwho’s memory we will cherishfor many years to come.Merrimack Valley Distributing Company FamilyGo Irish!    

LOUIS A. FERREIRA 88 Longtime Horizon Beverage employee Louis A. Ferreira passed away January 29 at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.  A member of the United States Army from 1943 to 1946, he served overseas in Germany and Central Europe.  Upon his return he studied accounting at American International College –... Read More