For the fifth straight year, cognac exports continued to grow in 2018-2019, reaching their highest levels ever in both volume and value, the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) reports.
It can be rare in the increasingly competitive wine and spirits world to get a fresh start, but that’s exactly what happened three years ago when two family owned, multigenerational mega distributors of alcohol beverages — Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer’s — joined forces to become Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS).
Caribbean Smooth to be first release in whisky series
September 10, 2019
Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, a brand of Hamilton, Bermuda-based Bacardi Ltd., announced the launch of Dewar's Caribbean Smooth: Dewar's 8-year-old double-aged Scotch, finished in Caribbean rum casks for a tropical smooth finish. The first in a new cask-finished series of whisky, Caribbean Smooth 8-year-old rum cask will be available in a 750-ml bottle with a suggested retail price of $21.99.
Woodford Reserve, a brand of Brown-Forman Corp., announced the re-release of its Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt, a whiskey based on historical recipes and influenced by Woodford Reserve Bourbon, the company says.
Pink Whitney vodka inspired by NHL-star Ryan Whitney
September 3, 2019
Modesto, Calif.-based New Amsterdam Spirits Co. has teamed up with New York-based Barstool Sports and its No. 1 hockey podcast, Spittin’ Chiclets, to launch a new pink lemonade-flavored vodka: the Pink Whitney. The Pink Whitney was inspired by the favorite drink of Ryan Whitney, former NHL player and co-host of Spittin' Chiclets. The drink went viral in October 2018 after Whitney shared his favorite way to drink New Amsterdam Vodka — with pink lemonade — on the first episode of the podcast that New Amsterdam sponsored.
Bearcat Infused Bourbon launched its self-titled line of Infused Bourbons in two varieties: Orange Peel with Spice, and Espresso with Aromatic Bitters.