Article Archive
November 2021
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
- Sommelier or Sommeli-AI? New Technology Designed to Recommend Perfect Wine no Matter Your Taste
- Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Actor Whose Image was Used Without Permission in Scotch Whisky Advertising Campaign
- Bottle of Wine That Sold for Nearly $400K at Auction Suspected of Being Counterfeit
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
- Alcohol Trade Group Solicits UK Government for Help Amid ‘Rising Costs and Supply Chain Chaos’
- WATCH: Keira Knightley Stars in Scotch Whisky Ad
- Missouri Drops Bomb on Jägermeister, Levies $11.75 Million Fine on Spirits Brand for Franchise Law Violations
- This Brand Hopes an F-Bomb Will Convince you to buy its Whiskey
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
- First a Drinking Subscription, now a Happy Hour Locator: Are Bar Apps the Future of Drinking?
- US Craft Spirits Market Expected to Dominate Mainstream Brands in Years to Come
- Pappy Raffle to Benefit Kentucky Nonprofit Battling Abuse, Human Trafficking
- Miguel Monsalve, DUSA – Brand Ambassador: “Rum is the essence of being Venezuelan”
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
- ‘You Got to Really Want These Drinks, Man’: T-Pain’s Cocktail Book Includes Recipe Requiring 48 Hours of Routine Stirring
- Ford Hopes Bourbon Can Settle Upset Customers – Auto Manufacturer to Offer Bottles After Botched Bronco Deliveries
- You Can Buy a New Car or Spend the Money on a Bottle of Johnnie Walker’s Newest Scotch Whisky
- ‘Once in a Lifetime Sale’: 3 Bottles of Whisky Specially Created for UN’s Climate Change Conference Headed to Auction
- Heaven Hill Condemns Use of its Rittenhouse Rye to Celebrate Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
- Report Shows Whisky is Europe’s Best-Selling Spirit
- Wolves Whiskey Taps Willett Distillery for Collaboration on Rye
- VIDEO: Scotch Whisky Investments Shows off its $187,000 Purchase, the Oldest Bottled Whisky in the World
- Irish Pub in Ohio Raffling off Tasting of a Rare Whiskey Purchased for $45,000
- Crying Over Spilled Whiskey: Semi-Truck Traveling With $400K of Jack Daniel’s Overturns; Losses not yet Known
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
- Ditch The Airport Bar: Macallan Opens Boutique in JFK Airport for Whisky Lovers
- Dinner Featuring Incredibly Rare Japanese Whisky Costs More Than $5,000 Per Person — and That’s a Bargain
- Curfew Imposed on Irish Bars as COVID-19 Cases Surge
- ‘Exploiting a Mentoring Relationship’: 6 Master Sommeliers Dismissed for Sexual Misconduct
- When in Rome? American Tourists Fined After Breaking Into the Colosseum Just to Have a Drink
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
- Denver’s top Distillery Expands as City Continues to Boom
- Does it Get More Chicago Than This? Rye Whiskey Created With Field Museum Will Sell at O’Hare Airport
- The World’s Only Authentic Titanic Landmark is Being Converted Into a Whiskey Distillery
- Wasting Alcohol is not an Option: Traveler Shares Shots of Booze in Airport Security Line
- Practically a Light Beer? This Stream in Hawaii has an ABV of 1.2%
- Despite Shocking Downturn in Seltzer Demand, Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Surge In Popularity
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
- Weekly Rum talks with Basil DeStefano – Tiburon Rum Company President
- Football Hall of Famer, Fox Sports Pundit Shannon Sharpe Hosts Launch Party to Celebrate his new Cognac
- Scavenger Hunt and Deep Pockets Required for Enthusiasts Seeking Singleton’s New 39-Year Malt
- Spirits Shortage Beginning to Impact Europe as Major Brands Become Scarce in This Country
- Technology Takeover: With Robot Bartenders on the Rise, Will Humans be Phased out?
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
- ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’ the way Kiss Intended: Iconic Band’s Spirits Brand Arrives in the US
- F*cking Gin or Fok Hing Gin? Ruling Determines Brand Will Have to Change its ‘Strong, Aggressive and Vulgar’ Name
- The Perfect Holiday Gift: This Whiskey Bottle Comes Draped in its own Ugly Christmas Sweater
- Rare 30-Year Irish Whiskey to Debut in US — for a High Price
- Demonic Scotch: Haunting Devilish Release Promises 666 Bottles At $3,000 Each
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
- Iconic Stagg Jr. Bourbon Sees Unexpected Name Change After George T. Stagg Left out of This Year’s Antique Collection
- Drink in the Shire: Maker’s Mark and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Create Perfect Pairing
- Wine Brands From Sarah Jessica Parker, Graham Norton hop on NFT Bandwagon
- One of Scotland’s top Independent Bottlers is Selling 1-of-a-Kind Whisky Collection for $134,000
- DC Comics Releases its 1st Whisky, a Rare Batman-Inspired Scotch
- Spirits Transport Costs Skyrocket as Supply Chain Delays Persist
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
- Bell’s Brewery Joins Kirin Global Family in Latest Alcohol Industry Buyout
- Peyton Manning Stops by Liquor Store to Autograph 100 Bottles of Bourbon
- Global Drinks Company Amber Beverages Purchases Award-Winning Irish Whiskey Brand
- Evan Williams Awards $75,000 to Programs Devoted to Helping Veterans
- Napa, Sonoma Valley Vineyards Bringing Wine Backgrounds to Making Spirits, Beer, Cider
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
- Kosher Cocktails on the Menu: Ready-to-Drink Brand Hopes to Strike Gold With Bottled Gold Rush
- $8 Million Distillery Planned for Scotland’s Island of Barra
- El Tesoro’s Newest Tequila Features Helping Hand From one of Scotland’s Best Distilleries
- ‘One of the Rarest Whiskies Ever to be Bottled’: This Ancient Scotch is Expected to Fetch up to $377K at Auction
- Rum Knowledge Infographic of the Week: RON BOTRAN 18 SOLERA 1893
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
- Jameson Celebrates Successful 2021 With ‘Incredibly Rare’ Limited Edition Release
- Jessica Alba Makes Splash in Spirits World With Cointreau Partnership
- Retail Goliath ReserveBar Expands to On-Demand Delivery With Minibar Acquisition
- After $66,000 Collaboration, Bowmore and Aston Martin Return to Create a Whisky People can Actually Afford
- Pernod Ricard Subjected to $25K Fine by Chinese Government For Advertising Violations
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
- This Cask of Scotch is Expected to Fetch Nearly $700K at Auction
- ‘Just in Time for Bonfires and Tailgates’: Premade Cinnamon Whiskey Gelatin Shots are Here
- Accused of ‘Putting the Health of its Community at Serious Risk,’ Virginia Distillery Pleads Guilty to 40 Counts of Industrial Waste Dumping, Agrees to Hefty Fine
- No end in Sight to Spirits Industry Supply Chain Issues, Price Hikes
- Queen Elizabeth Maintains Royal Relationship With Booze, Decrees Royal Warrant to her Favorite Brand
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
- ‘Big For a Reason’: Jumbo Canned Cocktail Brand Launches 2 new Flavors
- Castle & Key Distillery Releases Latest Bourbon, Donates 100% of Proceeds to Support Diversity in Spirits Industry
- Much Like his Fans, Braid Paisley’s new Bourbon Followed him on Tour in 2019
- How big a Role did Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Play in Biden Administration Striking Deal to Lift Whiskey Tariffs?
- State Department’s Investigation Into Mike Pompeo’s Missing $5,800 Whiskey Ends With no Answers
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
- ‘We’ve Been Fighting the Bottle war for a Year now’: Glass Shortage Continues to Grip U.S. Spirits Industry
- This Collection of Tiny Whiskies is Expected to Fetch Nearly $50,000
- This Kentucky Distillery Just Announced a $4 Million Expansion
- Drink Your Thanksgiving Dinner With Tamworth’s New Turkey Flavored Whiskey
- Revered Chef Gordon Ramsay Celebrates Successful Wine Brand With Expansion
- Get in the Thanksgiving Spirit With This Hand-Painted, Turkey-Shaped Bottle of Bourbon
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
- Bees and Scotch Whisky Find Unexpected Friendship in new Sustainability Project
- After Customers Harass Workers, Hoard Purchases, This State is Overhauling how it Sells Rare Whiskey
- Buffalo Trace Adds a French Twist to Bourbon With Latest Release
- Distillery Worker Accused of Urinating on Scotch Casks Wins $15,000 Settlement
- Rum talks with MILES MAXIMILLIAN – Lemon Hart & Son Rum Global Brand Ambassador
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
- Four Roses and New Belgium Team up to Make ‘THE Beer for Bourbon Lovers’
- Jack Daniel’s Latest Release is its Highest Proofed Whiskey Ever
- Wine Heist Of The Century: $400,000 Bottle of Vintage Bordeaux Among Stolen Bottles
- Country Star Chris Stapleton Donates $18K Bottle of Bourbon
- Dashing Under the Influence: Man Runs World’s Fastest Mile While Drinking
- ‘If it can be Done, Then it Should be Done’: This Distillery Says Drinks Industry Needs to do More for Sustainability