It’s always a bit like Christmas morning when the Distilled Spirits Council hosts its annual media and analyst briefing in New York. And the haul of goodies was just as bountiful this year as in past years—well, if you’re like me and you consider a year’s worth of category-specific spirits sales figures “goodies.”
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The Bitter Truth re-creates the original cocktail bitters brand
The Bitter Truth announces the introduction—well, in a sense, re-introduction—of a new product, more than 150-years-old: Bogart’s Bitters. Bogart’s was the original bitters called for in the first cocktail book ever published, The Bar-Tender’s Guide: How to mix Drinks, or The Bon-Vivant’s Companion penned by Jerry Thomas in 1862. Though in Thomas’s time the brand was sold as…
Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. expands across the U.S.
Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. announces a major expansion of the brand nationally, adding 10 new states to the distribution map for the company, growing the footprint for the company to 25 states and the District of Columbia. The craft distillery’s growth comes, in part, because of the decision by Total Wine to carry the entire line…
Rebecca Creek Distillery expands distribution to Florida
Texas-based Rebecca Creek Distillery has expanded to the Sunshine State, and its spirits can now be found on shelves and in bars and restaurants throughout the state of Florida.
Bacardi to acquire Patrón, values tequila brand at $5.1B
Right on the heels of the Pernod Ricard-Avión announcement, even bigger tequila news comes out of Bacardi. The spirits giant, which has had a minority stake in Patrón for the past decade, will be buying the rest of the company. BTW, the brand’s worth more than Lucasfilm. I know, that’s apropos of nothing, but it’s…
Koloa Rum launches Kauai Reserve Three-Year Aged Hawaiian Rum
Hawaii’s Koloa Rum Company has announced the launch of its first-ever Kauai Reserve Three-Year Aged Hawaiian Rum. Crafted in single-batches at its Kalaheo distillery, Kauai Reserve is made from the finest Hawaii sugar cane and fresh island water that was slowly filtered through volcanic strata before reaching vast underground aquifers. Kauai Reserve is aged for a minimum of three years in select American white oak barrels…
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