This Week’s New Products: Eggo Nog and NFT Iced Tea
This week’s smattering of new products saw Nutpods and Chobani getting into the winter holiday spirit, Wize Tea making its first foray into NFTs and Manzanita celebrating Día De Los Muertos.
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Papa’s Pilar to Release Legacy Edition Honoring 70th Anniversary of the Old Man and the Sea
Papa’s Pilar Rum, the ultra-premium rum brand inspired by Ernest Hemingway, announces its 2022 Legacy Edition release, the second in its series of limited-quantity special bottlings.
Benriach Launches Inaugural NFT on Blockbar.com
Bridging physical and digital for the first time, Benriach merges old with new as it launches a luxury twinset with two bottles, one Benriach The Forty and one Benriach The Forty Octave Cask Matured, exclusively as a non-fungible token (NFT).
Laird Superfood to Shut Down Oregon Production Plant
Laird Superfood is shutting down its Sisters, Oregon production and fulfillment facility and laying off all workers at the end of this year, the company announced this week.
Can a New Crop of Rum Brands Upgrade the Spirit’s Reputation?
As demand for premium-plus tequila and whiskey continues to grow, will high-end and craft rums help boost the category? A new crop of brands and entrepreneurs offering rums that are premium flavored, sustainable, and positioned for craft cocktails are betting on it.
Hood River Distillers Signs Long-Term Partnership With Casa Orendain for Batanga Tequila
Hood River Distillers (HRD), the largest and oldest importer, distiller, producer, bottler, and marketer of distilled spirits in the Northwest, announced that they have established a long-term equity partnership with Mexico’s Orendain family for Batanga, a premium 100% agave Tequila.
IZO Spirits Launches Historically Crafted Sotol Reposado
From the makers of an award-winning IZO Mezcal (and just in time for the holiday season), IZO Spirits introduces a premium, aged Sotol Reposado ideal for celebratory sipping.
Holla Spirits Partners with ROKiT to Launch in California, Florida, New Jersey and New York
Holla Spirits, a millennial-owned, award-winning spirits company, is expanding its growth in the national spirits market once again with the execution of a sales agreement with ROKiT Launch to represent the company in California, Florida, New Jersey and New York.
Taste Radio: Scaling Small? It’s Hubs’ Specialty. And, Our Take On The Bang Bankruptcy.
This episode features an interview with Marshall Rabil, the co-owner of specialty peanut brand Hubs, who spoke about the brand’s efforts to reach younger consumers and the duality of his role as a steward and modernizer of his family’s business. Also, the hosts discussed the news that Bang Energy has filed for bankruptcy and why innovative entrepreneurs are often hamstrung by their own achievements.
King Kongin Debuts New Flavors: Mango Pineapple and Kongin Ade Fruit Punch
King Kongin, the number 1 zero sugar multivitamin energy drink to give you the energy boost you need to conquer the world, has launched a new energy drink flavor: Mango Pineapple.
Nocheluna Sotol Embarks on Redefining the Mexican Spirits Category for the World
This unique spirit was created for drink enthusiasts who are drawn to exploration and discovery of the less traveled regions of Mexico.
Smári Founder Announces Upcycled Barley Milk Brand Bygg
After closing the book on his last food and beverage venture Smári Organics, Smári Ásmundsson’s new brand has the Icelandic-born, California-based entrepreneur thinking Bygg.
Suncliffee Gin Launches in New York City
The gin is vapor-infused in custom copper stills and non chill filtered, resulting in a botanical twist on the classic spirit that sparks the imagination—a postcard from the Southwest.
Nick Offerman Faces His Most Dangerous Mission Yet In the Making of the New Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Charred Oak Cask
NEW YORK — From Hollywood blockbusters to balanced dinner plates (steak with two sides, of course) to trilogies of limited edition whisky releases in partnership with an iconic actor/author/woodworker, good…