Virginia Distillery Company has announced the upcoming opening of its new tasting room and production facility. In November the fast-growing whisky business will welcome guests daily at a new visitor’s center that will offer what the company is calling “The Virginia Whisky Experience.” Set on a scenic 100-acre property in the bucolic town of Lovingston—located […]
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ROK Drinks, the beverages division of ROK Stars PLC, has announced the acquisition of Northern Californian-based Amador Distillery, makers of the Engine 49 range of premium spirits. “With the rapid growth of our drinks business worldwide, we’ve been looking to further strengthen and control the supply and the range of our already successful spirits portfolio […]
MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq/MGPI), a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, today reported that it is undertaking a major expansion in warehousing capacity at its Lawrenceburg, Ind., distilling facility. The program includes a $16.4 million investment in expanding warehouse capacity on a 20-acre campus adjoining the company’s current Lawrenceburg facility. […]
Drink: Simple cocktail kits are starting to slowly show up on the market. These kits are designed to make a deliciouse cocktail anywhere and are especially useful when traveling. The Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit includes the top-shelf ingredients and instructions you need to craft and enjoy two Old-Fashioned cocktails: aromatic bitters, sugar cubes, and muddler spoon, you […]
Dewar’s has just announced the release of their new “White Label” Scratched Cask Scotch. This innovative whisky begins with a blend of 40 carefully selected single malt and grain whiskies. The blend is then returned to specially charred and scratched American Oak casks to mellow the liquid and release notes of vanilla and toasted oak. […]
Gear: When you write about good whiskey you should use a good pen. That’s what you get with Tipe. Tipe by The Tin Mill operates using a novel take on the bolt action style of pens by employing two helical grooves precisely machined into the pen clip, instead of a single linear groove like other bolt action […]
A pair of local spirit enthusiasts are well on their way to opening a new distillery in downtown Frederick, MD. Tenth Ward Distilling Company will focus their products mainly on whiskey but will also be producing some brandies and other barrel aged spirits. They aim to be progressive and a little offbeat by experimenting with […]
This is the one you’ve been waiting for! October 19, 2015, Purcellville, VA – Catoctin Creek is proud to announce the release of its oldest whisky to date: Rabble Rouser® 4 year old straight rye whisky. Rabble Rouser is the latest rye whisky offering from Catoctin Creek. Distilled from 100% rye, and like the other […]
Today, The Famous Grouse, Scotland’s no. 1 Scotch, and The Owl’s Brew, the first-ever tea crafted for cocktails, announced that they have joined forces to create two exceptional new tea blends: The Famous Mint Tea and The Smoky Earl to kick off the fall season. This collaboration, the first official spirits partnership for The Owl’s […]
