U.S. spirits exports hit a record $2.4 billion in 2024, up nearly 10% compared to 2023, according to a report released today by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
It’s not often that the genesis for a canned cocktail is a home-cooked dinner. But for friends Vishal Patel and Parit Pathak, the idea for their ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail brand, Junglee, came from their mothers’ cooking.
Tequila continues to gain share from other spirits in U.S. bars and restaurants, according to NIQ’s on-premise marketing research arm CGA.
A Los Angeles craft spirits producer is taking on the Empire State in a federal lawsuit filed yesterday challenging direct-to-consumer shipping laws prohibiting distillers in California from sending spirits to customers in New York.
A chemist, turned attorney, turned unlikely spirits brand owner, Skrewball co-founder Brittany Yeng has walked an unconventional path towards her current role spearheading one of the fastest market rollouts in spirits history.
Half of consumers went out for a drink in March, and on-premise visitations aren’t expected to slow down despite economic uncertainty, according to NIQ’s on-premise marketing research arm CGA.
The parent company of Westward Whiskey has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing a decline in demand for spirits and the rising costs of goods among its challenges, echoing the pressure on many craft distillers.
A stockholder of flavored tequila 21Seeds is suing its parent company Diageo for obscuring plans to develop a competing product in the category, while undermining 21Seed's ability to reach the sales goals tied to its earn-out targets.
In the latest new ready-to-drink roundup, Limoncello makes a comeback thanks to two brands, Mom Water spikes the spa water with a Cucumber Citrus release, and BeatBox is giving big dill energy with a limited-edition pickle margarita.
Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) portfolio in California has shrunk again, as Gallo moves its popular High Noon Sun Sips ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail line to the Reyes Beverage Group.
With softer sales and shifting trade policy rocking the spirit industry, founders searching for a buyer will need to get creative, according to a panel discussion at the annual Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) conference in Washington D.C. last week.
Advocating for the federal government to untangle distilled spirits from tariff policy was the major theme at the annual Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) conference in Washington D.C. this week.
In the latest new spirits roundup, KOTA liqueur and Pegasus Distillerie release unique herbal liqueurs, Stephen Curry takes a shot at 4,000-day aged whiskey, and Lo Siento's Caliente spices up the Fireball occasion with a cinnamon-infused tequila.
Whiskey has historically been perceived as a man’s drink, but cousins Anna Axster and Wendelin von Schroder are part of the growing number of female brand owners aiming to change that.
