Article Archive
June 2026
JUNE 30, 2026
- $35,000 Bottle of Clase Azul Tequila Shatters Auction Record
- Over A Year Into US Booze Boycott, Canadian-Made Alcohol Is Selling Better Than Ever
- Award-Winning Distillery Collapses as $1.24 Million Debt Forces Liquidation
- Madonna Teams With Absolut for Tabasco Vodka Martini Cocktail Kit
- Congress Proposes Bipartisan Legislation to Revitalize America’s Craft Distilling Industry
- Buffalo Trace Revives 5 Forgotten Prohibition-Era Whiskey Brands in New $1,000 Collection
- George Washington’s Distillery Is Dropping Its First Bourbon to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
- MEDASE Cocktails Turns Happy Hour Into Any Hour With Premium Zero-Proof Cocktails
JUNE 29, 2026
JUNE 26, 2026
- India to Slash 150% Tariff on Irish Whiskey Under EU Trade Agreement
- Brad Pitt Scores Legal Win in Long-Running Winery Battle With Ex-Wife Angelina Jolie
- FIFA Removes Beer Sponsor From Player of the Match Trophy for Muslim World Cup Players
- Paris Bans Public Drinking and Restricts Sales as European Heat Wave Intensifies
- Global Alcohol Slump Continues as 400-Year-Old German Brewery Files for Bankruptcy
- Are Functional Beverages Actually Good for You?
JUNE 25, 2026
- Fred again.. Named Monkey Shoulder Scotch Creative Partner as He Announces India Concert Tour
- Taste Rare Bourbon Every Month With The Mystery Bourbon Box — Plus a Free Bottle When You Sign Up
- Wyoming Whiskey Returns to Wyoming Ownership As Co-Founder Buys Macallan Owner’s 80% Stake
- Coors Light Toasts Canada’s First WNBA Team With ‘Tall Girl’ Beer Can
- Heaven Hill’s Farewell to a Historic Rickhouse Produced One of 2026’s Best Bourbons
- Lawmakers Request $32 Million In Federal Funds To Fight ‘Catastrophic’ California Wine Pest
JUNE 24, 2026
- Beer Meets Ketchup in Limited-Edition World Cup Collab Between Heineken and Heinz
- Barge Full of Miller Lite Docks in Miami as Thirsty Scottish World Cup Fans Arrive
- Mexico City Imposes Alcohol Restrictions Ahead of World Cup Match
- Biggest Bar Tab Ever? Beer Brands Offer $1.3M in Free Pints if US, England or Scotland Reach World Cup Final
- Guinness Owner Proposes 150 Layoffs Across Ireland
- Heaven Hill Debuts Spring 2026 Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Release
JUNE 23, 2026
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Teremana Tequila Accused of Misleading Consumers in Class Action Lawsuit
- One of America’s Best Single Malt Whiskey Series Comes From Iowa
- Tequila Ocho Joins Forces with Ferrand Cognac For ‘Extremely Limited’ Añejo
- Four Roses Goes in a New Direction With Japanese Oak-Finished Bourbon
- Bacardi Bets On Irish Whiskey With Full Acquisition of Teeling
- 6 Best Rye Whiskeys in the World, According to America’s Top Spirits Competition
JUNE 22, 2026
JUNE 20, 2026
JUNE 19, 2026
JUNE 18, 2026
- Judge Approves Sale of Uncle Nearest’s Martha’s Vineyard Property Amid $100M Debt Dispute
- Judge Dismisses Former Bardstown Bourbon Co. Executive’s Lawsuit Against Whistleblower
- What We Know About the Mysterious Whiskey That Took Home the Highest Honor at a Major Competition
- Johnnie Walker Toasts Knicks Championship With Limited-Edition NYC Whisky
- American Whiskey Industry Pins Hopes on Trump’s India Trade Talks
- Scottish World Cup Fans Drank So Much Beer That Boston’s Samuel Adams Taproom Needed an Emergency Delivery
JUNE 17, 2026
- This ‘Secret Stash Cooler’ Helps You Hide Your Favorite Cans From Greedy Guests
- WhistlePig Gets Rid of Facility at the Center of Whiskey Fungus Controversy With $17M Sale
- China Arrests 40 and Seizes 75,000 Cases of Illicit Liquor in Criminal Networks Bust
- Award-Winning Tequila Brand Shuts Down After More Than 6 Years
- Anheuser-Busch Turns Combine Harvester in a 10-Ton Mobile Beer Dispenser
- Chicago Cubs Join Forces With Acclaimed Distiller for Exclusive Tequila Release
- Bacardi Loses Appeal Against Cuban Government in Long-Running ‘Havana Club’ Rum Dispute
JUNE 16, 2026
- Police Destroy Nearly 3,000 Containers of Alcohol While Raiding Illegal Indianapolis Nightclub
- North Korea Cracks Down on Moonshine as Grain Shortages Drive Food Prices Higher
- Scotland Fans Drink Boston Bars Dry During World Cup
- Anheuser-Busch Announces Investment of More Than $20 Million in Missouri
- Texas’ First Cooperage Opens, Bringing Local Barrels to Distilleries and Wineries
- Beyoncé Launches Whisky Lemonade Cocktail Kit for Summer
- Pabst Blue Ribbon Declares Itself ‘The Most American Beer’ With 250-Ounce Freedom Pack
JUNE 15, 2026
- Most Ambitious Bourbon Ever? This Blend Includes Whiskey From All 50 States
- Coors Debuts 8-Year-Old Whiskey, but It’s Only Coming to 2 States
- Knicks’ Josh Hart Shows Off Diamond-Studded Patrón Tequila Bottle After NBA Finals Win
- India’s Biggest Beer-Consuming State Owes Nearly $400M, Global Liquor Giants Say
- Trump Threatens France With 100% Tariff on Champagne and Other Wines if Tech Tax Isn’t Removed
JUNE 12, 2026
- The Verdict: How Good Are Old Forester’s 2026 President’s Choice Bourbon and Rye Whiskeys?
- Ecuador Slashes Beer Prices by 20% to Rally Support for the World Cup
- Why Drinking Less Doesn’t Mean Going Out Less
- Every Vodka That Won Double Gold at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- Viral Tequila Moment Unites Mexico and South Korea Fans at World Cup
- Spirits Surpass Wine in Global Volumes for First Time Since Records Began
- Madonna Partners With Absolut Vodka for Confessions II Album Release Campaign
JUNE 11, 2026
- The First 5,000 Bottles of Wine From Pope Leo XIV’s Vineyard Have Been Produced
- SVEDKA’s New Vodka Waters Come in Transparent Cans
- Gun Case Sparks Supreme Court Debate Over the Founding Fathers’ Drinking Habits
- Every Whiskey That Won a Double Gold Medal at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
JUNE 10, 2026
- ‘Scream’ Star Matthew Lillard Launches Jamaican Rum Alongside Horror Writer
- Beam’s New ‘Milkshake’ Bourbon Is Inspired by Family Dessert Tradition
- Farmers Cut Barley Production to 16-Year Low Amid Decreased Alcohol Demand
- Coors Light Launches Super-Sized ‘Tallerboy’ That Fits 3 Beers
- Ontario Will Lift US Liquor Ban if Trade Deal Is Reached. Trump Says He’s Not Looking to Renew
- Every Double Gold Tequila Winner at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- Maker’s Mark Star Hill Farm Is One of the Best Whiskeys of 2026
JUNE 9, 2026
JUNE 8, 2026
- America’s Largest Wine Producer Announces Closure, Layoffs in California Wine Country
- This Texas Bourbon Distillery Reports Strong Growth Despite Industry Headwinds
- Tom Brady Launches Coconut Water Brand Named ‘Good Nut’
- Johnnie Walker Owner Closes Spirits Manufacturing Plant in India
- Why a Pair of Hemp Companies Are Suing the Federal Government
- Old Forester’s President’s Choice Returns in 2026 With Rare Bourbon and Rye Releases
- $500,000 of Bourbon Heisted from Philadelphia Warehouse in Broad Daylight
JUNE 5, 2026
- Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Just Surpassed Vodka in Global Value — But What’s Next?
- Mother Charged With 2nd Degree Murder After 173 Empty Liquor Bottles Found Under Teen Daughter’s Bed
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Uncorks Duo of Limited-Edition Tequilas
- Gambit No. 6: A Strategic New Move in Bourbon Innovation
- This Midwest Rye Is Quietly One of the Best Whiskeys You Can Buy for Under $50
- The 10 Best Whiskeys We Tasted in May 2026
- Review: Michter’s Sour Mash Whiskey Is Even Better at Barrel Strength
JUNE 4, 2026
- Twisted Tea Maker Owes Nearly $200 Million to Aluminum Can Manufacturer, Court Rules
- Woman Sentenced After Throwing Vodka Bottle at 2-Year-Old Girl in Arcade
- Espolòn Tequila Launches Extra Añejo Finished in French Chardonnay Casks
- Jack Daniel’s Maker Beats Sales Expectations on the Back of Blackberry Whiskey
- Don Julio Will Dock a 200-Foot Megayacht Off the Coast of Manhattan for the FIFA World Cup
- Tommy Lee Says He Injected Jack Daniel’s Into His Veins After Running Out of Drugs
- Rare Bourbon or Apple Juice? Police Say Online Scammer Defrauded Whiskey Collectors Out of $86,000
- The Daily Pour and Mi Campo Are Looking for the Best Tequila Cocktails NYC Bartenders Have to Offer
JUNE 3, 2026
- Suntory’s CEO Predicts Declining Sales Will Create a ‘Golden Age of Whiskey’ for Consumers — Here’s Why
- Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old Bourbon Returns for Eddie Russell’s 45th Anniversary
- Non-Alcoholic Products May Soon Make Up Half of Beer Sales, Athletic Brewing CEO Predicts
- The Daily Pour Acquires Whiskey Riot in a Deal That Reshapes the Spirits Festival Landscape
- Travel Log: Walking the Fort Worth Stockyards With Pendleton Whisky
- This $25 Honey Bourbon Is Better Than You’d Ever Expect
JUNE 2, 2026
- Uncle Nearest Has Found a Buyer Amid $100 Million Loan Dispute
- Another Kentucky Distillery Cuts Jobs as Whiskey Slump Continues
- Angel’s Envy Founder’s New Whiskey Venture Faces $1.4 Million in Lawsuits
- Four Roses Unveils 21-Year Single Barrel Bourbon, Its Oldest Release to Date
- Kendall Jenner Is Giving Away $8,180 to Multiple Tequila Fans Throughout the Summer — Here’s How You Can Enter
JUNE 1, 2026
- Anheuser-Busch Is Reportedly Spending Over $110 Million on the FIFA World Cup — But Will the Gamble Pay Off?
- A Jack Daniel’s Competitor? Spirits Giant Sazerac Unveils Its First Tennessee Whiskey
- Japanese Whisky Bottle Sells for More Than $1 Million at Auction, Breaks Record
- Brown-Forman Is Halting Production at Its Irish Whiskey Distillery in the Latest Sign of a Slowing Whiskey Market
- Tom Holland Made His New Non-Alcoholic Shandy Lineup for Zendaya
- Bruichladdich Revives Cult-Favorite Yellow Submarine for Distillery’s 25th Anniversary
- Pharrell Williams Announces New Moët & Chandon Summer Champagne Collection