Black Button Distilling to launch Lilac Gin

Rochester, N.Y.’s Black Button Distilling will launch its hand-crafted, limited-edition Lilac Gin on Friday, May 12, to commemorate the first day of Rochester’s annual Lilac Festival and mark the start of the spring season.

Cachaça on the go: Novo Fogo Sparkling Caipirinha in a can

If you like cachaça and its signature drink, the caipirinha, but you lament the fact that you lack the time or confidence in your mixing abilities to make your own, you’re going to be very happy to learn that there is now a pre-made version in a can—with a bubbly twist.

George Washington’s Rye Whiskey Distillery gets spirited birthday party

It’s been 10 years since George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon re-opened and to mark the occasion, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a bill Sunday officially naming George Washington’s Rye Whiskey the Commonwealth’s official spirit. Not a bad tenth birthday present (or 220th birthday, depending on how you look at it).