Article Archive
July 2023
JULY 31, 2023
- Monthly Roundup: Top 10 Gins Released in July 2023
- ‘Airports Are Not Nightclubs’: Flight Forced to Divert Following Trio’s Disruptive, Alcohol-Fueled Behavior
- Tequila Company Illegally Schemed Investors Out of Nearly $1 Million in Retirement Funds and Unregistered Securities, AG Says
- ‘Makes You Wanna Mosh to 90’s Grunge’: Australian Rock Band The Superjesus Debuts ‘Sumo’ Gin
- Police Apprehend Allegedly Drunk Driver on Lawn Mower Heading to ‘Mow Daughter’s Lawn’ After Midnight
- Distilled with Wild Boar? 5 Best Pechuga Mezcals Made With Meats, Fruits, Spices and More
- ‘Completely Preventable’: Delta Faces $2M Lawsuit After Serving 10 Vodka Drinks to Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Mother and Teen Daughter During 9-Hour Flight
- Former ‘Top Gear’ Star Jeremy Clarkson Criticized for Claiming His Supposed ‘Rum’ Is ‘Nutritious’
JULY 28, 2023
- Blake Lively’s Betty Booze and Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham AFC Join Forces in ‘Pick Your Playvor’ Ad
- Beat the Summer Heat With These 5 Frozen Gin Cocktail Treats
- ‘A Fitting Dram to Mark One Decade of the Series’: Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch No. 010 Debuts
- Following Boycotts Over Dylan Mulvaney Controversy, Anheuser-Busch Lays Off Nearly 400 Employees, Which it Claims Will Help it Focus on ‘Brewing Great Beer For Everyone’
- Hole Lot of Agave: Buena Vida Tequila Unveils Eye-Catching O-Shaped Decanter
- Alcohol Advertising Has ‘No Effect’ on How Much People Drink, Says New Report
- ‘Happiest Place On Earth’: Disneyland Opposes Walt’s Wishes By Adding Booze to These Restaurant’s Menus
- Duo Charged With Smuggling $4 Million Worth of Beer In UK To Face 7 Years Behind Bars
JULY 27, 2023
- Sipsmith Gin Crowns Inaugural Cygnus Cocktail Champion
- Top 5 Weirdest Ways Gin Has Been Aged
- 2 Arrested Over Allegedly Killing a Fisherman With Logs For Refusing to Share His Alcohol
- 5 Lesser-Known Liqueurs That’ll Blow the Socks Off Your Next Tequila Cocktail
- Woodford Reserve Combines Fashion and Bourbon With Release of ‘The Spirit of Style’ Lifestyle eBook
- ‘He Looked Very Proud’: Kevin Spacey Celebrates Acquittal of Sexual Assault Charges With Whiskey
- Pepsi Throws Down the Gauntlet, Claims to Be the Superior Pairing With Rum Over Coca-Cola
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Launches Hell House Whiskey to Raise ‘A Toast to the Timeless Spirit of Rock and Roll’ in Time for Band’s 50th Anniversary
- Drunk Cop Allegedly Shoots Senior Officer, ‘Resented’ Being Demoted to Off-Field Duty
- Tennessee Whiskey Meets Tequila in Jack Daniel’s Latest Distillery Series Release
- Frothed Tequila Is Taking Over TikTok — But Does the Science Actually Add Up?
- In Honor of National Scotch Day, Here Are the 5 Best Scotch Whiskies We’ve Tasted in 2023
JULY 26, 2023
- Spirits Producer That Deems Artificial Colors ‘a Danger’ to Gin Rebels With Latest ‘Red’ Offering
- Nearly 2,000 Bottles of Wine Spent 6 Months Submerged in the Norwegian Sea; Here’s Why
- Japanese Distillery Nikka Excited to Share Whisky ‘With More Americans Than Ever Before’ as it Announces Major Increase in US Allocation
- A New Brand Joins the Millennial Nostalgic Flavor Train with Orange Creamsicle RTD Cocktail
- 7,200 Mezcal Bottles Filled With 9.5 Tons of Liquid Meth Intercepted En Route to Australia
- This Whiskey Club has People Turning Their Heads Thanks to Its Unique Approach
- Top Tequila Brands by State: How Changing Tastes and Supply Chain Breakdowns Are Driving the Celebrity Alcohol Boom
- Clocking in at Nearly 130 Proof, Milam And Greene’s Third Release in Highly Limited Wildlife Collection Has Plenty of ‘Bite’
- From Bacon Tequila to Chorizo Mezcal, Here’s Why You Should Try Fat Washing Your Agave Spirits
- French Court Hands American Pilot 6-Month Prison Sentence After Attempting to Fly Drunk to Texas
- American Single Malt Pioneer Virginia Distillery Launches ‘Comprehensive’ Course to Teach the World About the Up-and-Coming Whiskey Category
- How Is Whiskey Made? The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Distilling, Aging and Beyond
- Novo Fogo Puts Spotlight on Brazil’s National Drink with Newly Certified Organic RTD Cocktails
JULY 25, 2023
- Bombay Sapphire to Showcase 4 Korean Artists in Upcoming Pop-Up Exhibition
- Brand Launched by Podcast Hosts Promises to Take Guests to ‘Next Level Of Bourbon Journey’ With Opening of Whiskey Experience
- “The Avengers” and MCU Star Jeremy Renner Announces Ownership of Charleston based Vodka Brand
- Texas’ First Legal Bourbon Distillery Just Released the Latest Edition of its ‘Rarest and Most Coveted’ Whiskey
- ‘We Are Not Cautious About Stepping On Toes’: Gordon and MacPhail Announces Milestone Decision
- Bomb Squad Responds to ‘Explosive’ UPS Package, Later Revealed as Expensive Tequila
- 4 Boundary-Pushing Tequila and Mezcal Cocktails From Asia’s Best Bar 2023
- Bourbon Vanilla-Infused Gin Brand Sir Edmond Enters New Market
- The 3 Best Cocktails Made for a Leo
- Florida Man Claims He Was Forced to Drive Drunk by Gunman at Applebee’s, Crashes Into Retention Pond
JULY 24, 2023
- ‘A Taste of Italy in a Bottle’: Italian Gin Brand Erbe Makes Its Debut With Lime and Sage Expression
- Inspired by the ‘Finest Bourbons of the Prohibition Era,’ Remus Highest Rye Bourbon Adds Some Spice to Ross & Squibb’s Portfolio
- 6 Dead After Drinking Locally Made Gin Allegedly ‘Served by a Friend’
- Sammy Hagar’s Beach Bar Rum Revamps Recipe and Look
- ‘Peerless Single Malt Whisky’: The Latest Scotch From Macallan Is Nearly 80 Years Old and Costs $87,000
- Lizzo Drinks Tequila From Glittering Boot at Live Concert, Latest Celebrity to Partake in Australian ‘Shoey’ Tradition
- TikToker Reveals Psychological Trick She Uses to Get Free Drinks at Bars With 99% Success Rate
JULY 21, 2023
- A Taste of the Atlantic: Introducing Nordés Galician Gin
- Co-Founder of World’s First Rhino Orphanage Ventures Into the Spirits Business With Acquisition of White Rhino Gin
- Blood Left at Crime Scene Leads Police Right to Booze-Burgling Duo
- Liquor Store Cashier Stole Nearly $13K in Booze and Betting Vouchers
- ‘First-Ever Low-Proof Premium Tequila’ Clocks in at $100 and 28% ABV; Could It Be Worth the Steep Price?
- Feds and NYPD Raid Iconic Wine Shop in Unmarked White Vans As Sherry-Lehmann’s Dramatic Fall Continues
- Sneak Peek: Spirits Critic Jay West Talks Cognac-Finished Bourbon During Exclusive Whiskey Raiders Bottle of the Month Club Tasting
- ‘Devastating Impact on Distilleries’: If US and EU Don’t Secure Trade Deal, American Whiskey Producers Could Face Catastrophic Tariffs
- Mile High Spirits Unveils Group of New Bourbons, Including 1 Selected By the Colorado Avalanche After Their Stanley Cup Win
- 5 of the World’s Most Expensive Rums Ever Sold
JULY 20, 2023
- Come on Barbie, Let’s Go Party: Celebrate the Debut of the World’s Pinkest Movie With These Top 5 Pink Gins
- ‘We Have Pushed the Boundaries of Irish Whiskey’: Teeling’s Latest Release Features a Japanese Influence
- Sipping History: How to Make Oppenheimer’s Signature Martini
- Amid Allegations of Money Laundering and Criminal Activity, India Court Rejects Spirits Megasupplier Pernod Ricard’s Liquor License
- ‘It’s Time To Let The World In’: Scotch Whisky Distillery Speyburn Opens its Doors to the Public After 126 Years
- Black Tot Rum Unveils 2023 Edition of Master Blender’s Reserve
- Dial the ‘Hot Lime’: Altos Tequila Launches Free Lime Delivery Service for ‘Distressed Margarita Makers’
- Fiero Tequila Expands Beyond Habanero With New Serrano-Infused Blanco
- Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty After Twice Crashing SUV Into a Subway Restaurant Chain
- ‘With An Optimistic Eye Toward The Future,’ Beam Suntory CEO Steps Down After 12 Years
- It’s Here, It’s Queer: Introducing Gay Water, A LGBTQIA+ Canned Vodka Soda Brand Aiming to Destigmatize the Word Gay
- US Senator Ted Cruz’s Bid to Punish Bud Light Fails After Claiming Dylan Mulvaney Advertising Targeted Minors
JULY 19, 2023
- Starbucks to Spotlight Espresso Martini in Latest Cocktail Class Experience
- Popular Gin Distillery Owned by Former Porn Baron Allegedly Owes Over $1.3M in Debts
- ‘Pursuit to Craft the Finest Whiskey’: 15 STARS Blends Bourbons Ranging From 10 to 18 Years for ‘Platinum’ Release
- Barbenheimer Cocktail: A Grapefruit-Espresso-Tequila Explosion To End The Summer’s Biggest Debate
- Celebrate National Daiquiri Day With These Stand Out Riffs on the 125 Year Old Cocktail
- ‘I Was Finished, Bro’: NBA Player Bruce Brown Missed His Flight After Nikola Jokic Drank Him Under the Table During a Night Fueled By Serbian Whisky
- Blame it on the Alcohol: Man Who Was Kicked Off Plane for Drunkenly Joking About Bombs Says it Was Because He Drank a Bottle of Jameson
- ‘A Sleeping Giant’ Awakens as Formerly Mothballed Scotch Whisky Distillery Is Revived
- Uncle Nearest Is Finally Bringing This Award-Winning Whiskey to Shelves — and it’s Up to the Fans to Decide Which States Get it First
- Tequila Ready-To-Drink Roundup #2: Reviewing Espresso Martinis, Juice Boxes, ‘Dad Water’ and More
- Drink Like Gatsby: How to Make the Perfect Gin Rickey
- ‘Best of Both Worlds’: Here’s Why Lux Row’s Latest Bourbon Will Appeal to Different Types of Bourbon Fans
- Green River Set to Debut First Publicly Available Single Barrel Bourbon
JULY 18, 2023
- How to Make the Perfect Martini, According to Stanley Tucci
- Man Who Murdered Girlfriend With Cyanide-Laced Gin and Tonic Seeks Early Release From Prison
- ‘The United Taste of America’: Gin Made Exclusively With Botanicals Sourced From US Debuts
- Cuban Havana Club Partners With Whisky Exchange for Launch of Limited Edition 11 Year Old Rum
- The Tequila-Coffee Boom Has Arrived: Cazadores Café Liqueur Launches Alongside Numerous Competitors
- New Riff Debuts Malted Whiskey Program That’s Been 9 Years in the Making
- Whiskey Giant MGP Ingredients Decided To Shut Down This Distillery — Here’s Why
- Distillery Levels Up With Collection of Whiskies Inspired By Popular Video Game Franchise
- Pickle-Flavored Sparkling Wine Cocktails Hit the Market Thanks to Kraft Heinz
- ‘A Truly Authentic Connection’: Bret Michaels Band Guitarist Pete Evick Launches ‘Deeply Personal’ Bourbon
- ‘There’s a Lack of Believability’: Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel Weighs in on the Celebrity Teetotaler Debate Surrounding J-Lo and Blake Lively
- Bruichladdich Distillery Unveils New Green Packaging For ‘Purposeful Drinkers,’ Cuts Carbon Footprint by 65%
JULY 17, 2023
- Britain’s Longest-Running Soap Opera ‘Coronation Street’ Now Has Its Own Gin
- Does a Gin and Tonic Repel Mosquitoes? A Bite Prevention Expert Weighs In
- After Winning American Century Celebrity Golf Championship, Stephen Curry Drinks His Own Bourbon From the Winner’s Cup
- ‘Gin That Stands Deliciously on Its Own’: Unique Collaboration Unveils The Old G, a Minority-Owned Spirit Brand
- From Taquitos to Birria, Taco-Flavored Margaritas Are Taking Over the Internet; Here’s How to Make the Best 3
- The Secrets of Ben Lomond: Rare Illegal Whisky Production Facility Discovered At Popular Scottish Tourist Site
- California’s Oldest Brewery Is Shutting Down After 127 Years — But a Petition Has Been Launched to Try to Save It
- Kendall Jenner Teams Up With Mom Kris Jenner for Launch of 818 Tequila Cocktail Kits
- ‘The Time to Invest in Women’s Sports is Now’: Johnnie Walker and Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham Join Forces to Increase Visibility of Female Athletes
- How Britain Used Whisky to Fool Russian Surveillance and Supply Ukraine With Weapons Ahead of the Invasion
- Old Forester Continues 117 Series With Bottled In Bond Bourbon
- Don Ramón Introduces Tamarind-Flavored Tequila, Expanding Popular Mexican Ingredient to US Market
- In a First, Tennessee Sues Six Online Spirits Retailers for Illegally Shipping Alcohol
- How to Make a Perfect Daiquiri Every Single Time
JULY 16, 2023
JULY 14, 2023
- Are You A Terrible Home Bartender? This Booze Brand Wants To Hear From You — And May Send You On A Trip To Mexico
- ‘Committed to Being the Best Neighbor We Can:’ Heaven Hill to Invest $800,000 in the Kentucky Neighborhood it Calls Home
- Is Older Whiskey Better? Understanding How Age Impacts Whiskey
- A Bottle of Incredibly Rare Bourbon Keeps Making On-Screen Appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Largest-Ever Rare Scotch Auction Could Sell Some One-of-a-Kind Whiskies For More Than $655,000
- ‘Intimate, Backyard Vibes’: Bud Light Announces Free Summer US Concert Series By Artists Including OneRepublic
- Taking a Page out of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Disney World Guest Manages to Sneak Alcohol Into Park in TikTok Video
- Monkey Gland: The Fruity Gin Cocktail With a Strange History
JULY 13, 2023
- Retailers Have Been Asked To Halt Sales of These Gun-Shaped, Mafia-Themed Whisky Bottles — Here’s Why
- ‘Damn, Steph!’: Former NBA Stars React to Tasting Stephen Curry’s Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon
- Papa’s Pilar Reveals Upcoming Ultra Limited Rum Bottling in Celebration of 10 Year Anniversary
- Penelope Bourbon Releases First Expression Since MGP Acquisition — A Toasted Barrel Finish Rye Bottled at 100 Proof
- Bob Dylan Unveils His 1st Kentucky Bourbon, Produced at the New Distillery Heaven’s Door Kept Secret for 6 Years
- With A ‘Shared Passion for the Game,’ Jameson and English Football League Join Forces In 4 Season Partnership
- 7 Iconic Gin Scenes from Movies
JULY 12, 2023
- Old Pulteney to Auction Off 45-Year-Old Whisky Housed in Wildly Distinctive Decanter
- Miraval-Gate Update: Angelina Jolie’s Lawyers Claims Brad Pitt is Not a Winemaker, But an Actor Who ‘Deals in Illusions, Not Dirt and Grapes’
- ‘A Good Blend’: Wu-Tang Clan Frontman RZA and Scotch Brand Ballantine’s Unveil Limited Collection
- ‘One of the Most Extraordinary Bottles’: 180 Year Old Rum to Hit Auction, Could Fetch a Hefty Price
- ‘Deliciously Different’: Glenmorangie Unveils 3rd Whisky in ‘Cadboll Estate’ Series
- ‘Something Special’: Glenturret Unveils Annual Collection, Including Debut Release of Highly Limited 35-Year Whisky
JULY 11, 2023
- ‘An Inspiration’: Eric LeGrand Once Suffered a Paralyzing Injury During a Rutgers Football Game — Now, His Bourbon Will Sell at the Stadium
- Best Aged White Rums for a Stellar Mojito
- ‘A Flavorful, Well-Balanced Bourbon’: Latest Annual Yellowstone Limited Edition Whiskey Aged in Hungarian Tokaji Casks Debuts
- The GlenAllachie Demonstrates ‘Reward for Patience’ With Latest Batch of Cask-Strength 30-Year Whisky
- Kim Jong-un Reportedly Spending $30 Million a Year on Hennessy and Other High End Spirits
- Grand Teton Distillery Continues Private Stock Series With Release of 7-Year-Old Single Malt
- The 6 Best Gins for a Negroni
JULY 10, 2023
- Japanese Distillery Highlights Sweet Potato Liquor and ‘Koji Mold’ in Latest Craft Gin Release
- Want to Age Your Whiskey in Space? State Considers Offering Distilleries Tax Breaks For Aging Booze in the Cosmos
- 3 Twists on the Classic Piña Colada
- Worst Way to Get Sauced? In the Latest Booze Idea Nobody Asked For, Hooters to Launch Chicken Wing-Inspired Whiskeys
- Former Boxer Carl Froch Says Conor McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve Whiskey ‘Tastes Like Proper S—‘; Is He Right?
- ‘Corporate Greed’: Bourbon Tax Bill Phase-Out Leaves a Community Divided
- What Is Rail Gin? Everything You Need to Know About a Bartender’s Go-To Spirit
- 7 Best Celebrity Whiskeys That Are Actually Worth Tasting
JULY 7, 2023
- 8 Refreshing Gin Cocktails Perfect for Summer Sipping
- This New Indian Craft Gin Helps Raise Funds for Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives
- 1-of-a-Kind Beefeater Bottle With Gold Label, Ruby Embellishment Heads to Auction With Shockingly High Price for Gin
- Latin Gin to Host 2-Month-Long Cocktail Competition With Trip to Miami as Grand Prize
- 2 Arrested After $23K in Booze Is Allegedly Stolen From Delivery Truck ‘at Gunpoint,’ Police Say
- Distillery Located Inside Historic Castle Debuts World Rum Day Collection
- This Indiana Distillery Has Teamed Up With NFL Champion Chris Long To Bring Clean Water To Kenya
- Anheuser-Busch Teams Up With Los Sundays to Co-Create New Tequila Seltzer
- This $145,000 Scotch Whisky Could Land In An Airport Near You
- London Bar’s Closure Leads Unexpected Gem to Auction: Rare Jack Daniel’s Whiskey From The 1940s
- ‘Endless Supply of Alcohol’: Man Stabbed with Broken Wine Bottle on Plane After Crew Allegedly Failed to Act
- ‘Don’t Talk Into the Mic for a $1,200 Bottle of Tequila!’: TikTok’s Favorite Tequila Finally Hits the Market, but We Have Some Questions
JULY 6, 2023
- ‘Cling Cling, My Honeys’: ‘Love Island’ Host Maya Jama Teams Up With Gordon’s Gin
- Jennifer Lopez Faces Backlash Over Launching Booze Brand Despite Claims of Not Drinking, Husband Ben Affleck’s Struggles With Alcohol
- 4 Arrested as Police Seize 100 Boxes of Bootleg Booze
- Junipero Gin to Host 2nd Annual Martini Week — With a Charitable Twist!
- Bacardi Breaks Pledge to Halt Spirit Exports to Russia, Sees Profits Triple in Region Says New Report
- This Bottle of Scotch From The 1920s Sold For More Than $20,000 At Auction
- Sazerac Triumphs in Lawsuit Against Distributor That Bought Counterfeit Mini Weller Bourbon Bottles on Etsy and Resold Them
- Danny Trejo Launches Non-Alcoholic Tequila, Plans to Expand Into Rum, Mezcal, Gin and More
JULY 5, 2023
- ‘A Truly Euphoric Experience’: Brand Behind Popular Indian Craft Gin Jaisalmer Releases Ashwagandha-Infused Collection
- ‘It’s Not Every Day You Get To Buy the World’s Best Gin Distillery’: Beer Giant Acquires Four Pillars Gin for Reported $50M
- Increased Drinks Tax Forces Top Gin Producer Tanqueray to Lower ABV
- Controversial Watermelon-Flavored Tequila Takes Center Stage in Ongoing Diddy vs. Diageo Lawsuit
- From Guerrero to Oaxaca: 5 Best Top Shelf Mezcals To Seek Out in 2023
- Booze Behemoth Diageo Could Face Lawsuit After Couple Living Near Distillery Claims Whisky Fungus Has Coated Their Home
- Blake Lively Enlists ‘Great British Bake Off’ Host Paul Hollywood as the Face of Her New Alcohol Brand
- This Texas University Is Celebrating Its Centennial By Releasing Its Own Bourbon
- Bladnoch Launches Exclusive ‘The Samhla’ Collection, Featuring Its Oldest Whisky To Date
- ‘I’ve Always Loved the Smell of Rum’: King Charles Shares a Tot of Pusser’s Rum With Sailors on Board Royal Mega Yacht
JULY 4, 2023
JULY 3, 2023
- Monthly Roundup: Top 20 Gins Released in June 2023
- 8 Must-Try American Craft Rum Brands in 2023
- Ballantine’s ‘Creates Something Beautiful’ With New Collaboration Featuring Korean Artist
- Maestro Dobel Unveils Folk Art-Inspired Bottles for Latest Limited-Edition Cristalino Tequila
- Boozy Rum Soaked Recipes for Independence Day Celebrations
- WhistlePig’s LapuLapu’s Pacific Takes A Voyage Across The Sea With UK Launch
- Thieves Steal Over $700,000 Worth of Rare Wines After Cutting Hole Through Liquor Store Ceiling
- How Much Does a Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Cost?