Company set to remove plastic pourers from bottles in the Bacardi portfolio
October 24, 2022
Hamilton, Bermuda-based Bacardi announced it is cutting approximately 140 tons of single-use plastic annually by removing plastic pourers from its bottles in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Spain and Portugal. The removal has already begun, and by early next year, all 1.75-liter bottles of BACARDÍ rum – including Superior, Gold and Coconut – in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will no longer contain the plastic pourer, cutting 76 tons of plastic annually, the company says.
Graham + Fisk’s Wine-In-A-Can announced the release of two limited-edition holiday offerings: a holiday variety pack containing 12 cans of award-winning wine-in-a-can adorned in a festive red box and its flagship holiday release of a 24-pack case of wine packaged as an Advent Calendar for holiday consumption, it says.
Cathead Distillery announced its 2022 Old Soul Bourbon Single Barrel release, produced from barrels hand selected for their special and distinguished characteristics.
To ring in the holiday season, Woodford Reserve debuts a new look for its annual holiday bourbon bottle. The golden label complements the rich color of the bourbon and conveys the joyful spirit of the holiday season, which brings friends, family, and loved ones together in a spectacle of celebration, the company says.
San Diego-based Suntide, a family-owned and operated beverage company, announced the launch of its signature canned, ready-to-drink mimosas made with all-natural, simple ingredients.
American whiskey exports up 22% from January-July 2022
October 13, 2022
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Washington, D.C., released a new export report that
shows that U.S. spirits exports are gradually rebounding following the lifting of the EU and UK retaliatory tariffs on American whiskeys and other spirits categories.
This Halloween, consumers will have an opportunity to purchase limited-edition Halloween bottles of BACARDÍ Carta Blanca and BACARDÍ Spiced. The glow-in-the-dark bottles also will include a bat design this season.
Champagne Telmont announced that this holiday season it will continue its In the Name of Mother Nature initiative, in which it promotes “the bottle, and nothing but the bottle.” This season, it is calling its award-winning Réserve Brut the No Gift Box Unlimited Edition, solidifying that the best packaging is no packaging.