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Heaven’s Door Spirits Announces Release of The Bootleg Series Vol II

The 2020 Bootleg Series offering features a cask strength 15 year-old Straight Bourbon finished in 30 year-old Jamaican Pot Still Rum Casks. The Bootleg Series Vol II comes in a handmade ceramic bottle featuring Bob Dylan's painting, Sunset, Monument Valley, and is housed in an ornate leather journal that is individually numbered.

American Beverage Association Marks First Year of Every Bottle Back Initiative

The first year of a breakthrough effort by America’s leading beverage companies to boost the recycling of plastic bottles saw the initiation of modernization projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin that will help more than 349,000 households recycle nearly 38 million new pounds of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic over ten years for remaking into new bottles, the American Beverage Association (ABA) has announced.

KDP: Q3 Sales Rise, While Honickman Deal Reshapes NY/NJ Distro

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) reported a 5.8% increase in net sales in the third quarter, an encouraging performance that saw the company strengthen its full year guidance The company.also announced this week an agreement with The Honickman Companies that will see the beverage company assume sales and distribution of several of its core CSD brands in New York and New Jersey.

Wild Turkey Introduces Russell’s Reserve 2003

The famed Wild Turkey Distillery introduces a new whiskey for anyone who seeks an elevated bourbon experience: Russell’s Reserve® 2003. Hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell, the 2003 edition is a special release never to be repeated – making it a sought-after offering for avid collectors.  

New Riff Distilling Debuts ‘Winter Whiskey’

New Riff Distilling hopes to start a new holiday tradition with the launch of its Winter Whiskey, a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey made with malted oat and chocolate malt. Reminiscent of a chocolate oatmeal stout, this addition to New Riff’s lineup is a seasonal stunner.

Watershed Distillery Rightsizes Bottled Old Fashioned for 2020

New products from Watershed Distillery have been announced just in time for the holidays, and include a Holiday Bourbon Bundle, featuring Barrel Strength Bourbon, as well as Watershed’s bottled Old Fashioned—rightsized for 2020. These items will be exclusively available in the state of Ohio.

Saucey, Emjay Merge to Form Data-Rich “Amazon of Regulated CPG”

In the first step towards its goal of scaling a “best-in-class vertically integrated vice platform,” the newly formed Pacific Consolidating Holdings (PCH) announced today its acquisition and merger of two pioneering companies in the alcohol and cannabis delivery space: Saucey and Emjay.

The Naked Market Targets Breakfast For First Beverage Launch

San Francisco-based CPG company The Naked Market is ramping up for an aggressive new brand launch scheduled over the next 12 months with the debut of its first beverage product, a nutrition shake to be released under the Project Breakfast banner.