While there is a downward trend in the consumption of alcohol, there is a huge opportunity for growth in the spirits industry. At the Tax Free World Association’s (TFWA) Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, Hannah Tan, brands director for The Moodie Davitt Report, pointed to airports as prime areas for sales and profits. "In the past, airports were merely transit hubs, but … [Read more...]
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Here’s The Latest Spirits, Cocktails And Beer Industry News
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer, Wine & Spirits Blogger This is a rundown of the latest news in the spirits, cocktails and beer industry. It contains information on a new addition to Diageo’s Cocktail Collection, to a Jim Beam partnership with the new Cadillac Formula 1 team, a limited-edition whiskey with a film documentary tie-in, unique two-can packaging for … [Read more...]
Unveiling the Origins of Lager Beer: A Mysterious Yeast in Patagonia
Five-Year Search Turns Up Missing Yeast and, Not Surprisingly, Beer-Loving University of Wisconsin Is Involved Leave it to someone at the University of Wisconsin to discover something about beer. Chris Todd Hittinger, who has the title of Evolutionary Geneticist at the Madison campus, has co-written a report in a scientific journal (the Proceedings of the National … [Read more...]
Old Style Beer: A Tradition at Wrigley Field
Cubs fans have suffered enough over the years. The team has teased and it has failed miserably. It has produced loveable players – who could not want to high-five Ernie Banks and his "let's play two" mentality – and goofs. Did Carlos Zambrano really walk out on the team during a game!? Yet through it all, Cubbie fans stick with their team and their legendary, historic … [Read more...]
Cutwater Spirits Releases Branded Canned Cocktails For MLB Teams
Padres Outfielder Wil Myers To Promote 'Cut Out For Baseball' Social Media Campaign Baseball fans can literally get in the spirit of their team this season by drinking spirits in a branded can. Cutwater Spirits has released six co-branded Vodka Mule (7%) canned cocktails featuring official team logos through partnerships with the Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis … [Read more...]
Michelob ULTRA Joins Competitive And Growing Seltzer Market
Organic Seltzer Comes In Three Flavors: Cucumber Lime, Spicy Pineapple & Pear Punch The ever-expanding – and ultra competitive – seltzer market has a new player with the introduction Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzer. It is the first national USDA certified organic hard seltzer and will be in supermarkets and other distribution points this month. It comes in … [Read more...]
Bud Light Introduces New Seltzer Lemonade Beverage
Flavors Of Original, Black Cheery, Strawberry & Peach Sold In Variety 12-Packs Posted Jan. 9, 2021 Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade, beverages If you were paying attention to the commercials during the NFL Wild Card Playoffs, then you probably noticed ads for Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade. And your reaction might have been, "hmm, I didn't know they had … [Read more...]
Jim Beam Launches Lineage, A $250 Bottle Of Bourbon
Premium Spirit Created By Seventh-Generation Master Distillers Jim Beam Bourbon has launched a new premium product – and with a premium price to reflect its quality. Lineage is a 15-year-old batched bourbon created by seventh-generation Beam Family Master Distiller Fred Noe and his son, Freddie. Encompassing eight generations of expertise, knowledge and curiosity, … [Read more...]
Beam Suntory Launches The First World-Blended Whiskey
'Ao' Combines Whiskey From Distilleries In Japan, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the U.S. Beam Suntory has gone around the globe to create the planet's first "world-blended" whiskey. Called 'Ao,' it combines whisky from five of the most renowned distilleries in Japan, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the U.S. The name 'Ao', comes from the color blue and the whiskey … [Read more...]
Funky Buddha Launches Premium Hard Seltzers Available In Florida
Four Funky Flavors Include Lush Key Lime Cherry It's not a funky idea that Funky Buddha brewery would get into the hard seltzer market. The company believes it is an excellent idea, in fact, and as a result, has launched Funky Buddha Premium Hard Seltzer. The 4.5% AVB beverages are available in four flavors: Tropical Mango Guava, Lush Key Lime Cherry, Juicy … [Read more...]
Baileys Reintroduces Red Velvet Irish Cream For A Limited Time
Award-Winning Liqueur Takes On Flavors Of Georgetown Cupcake Bailey's Irish Cream is appealing to people's sweetness by reintroducing Bailey's Red Velvet liqueur. With aromas of freshly baked red velvet cupcakes, sweet cream and buttery icing, Baileys Red Velvet features the iconic flavor of Georgetown Cupcake's number one-selling cupcake. It first tastes like … [Read more...]
Milagro Tequila Do A Home Bar Makeover To Support Select Barrel Reserve Launch
Three People Will Be Selected Based On Social Media Video Submissions Milagro Tequila has reintroduced its ultra-premium Milagro Select Barrel Reserve (Milagro Select) in colorful new bottles and is celebrating it by launching a sweepstakes for a home bar makeover to winners who post videos on social media. Milagro will select three people to have their home bars … [Read more...]
Mount Gay Releases New Port Cask Rum
New Product Adds To Relaunch Of Black Barrel and XO Blends Mount Gay has added a new cask rum to its product lineup, using Tawny Port casks for the first time in its company's history. Called the Port Cask Expression, it is a complex blend that is in line with the signature Mount Gay Rum profile with a twist; giving notes of cherry, dried fruit, oak, prune and … [Read more...]
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey To Plant 1 Million Trees Next 5 Years
Bulleit Frontier Fund To Work With Nonprofit Conservation Organization American Forests In order to help preserve American forests, as well as to ensure it has enough white oak barrels well into the future, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey has teamed with American Forests to plant one million white oak trees in the next five years. Called the Bulleit Frontier Fund, the … [Read more...]
Miami 24/7 E11EVEN Nightclub Creates Its Own Vodka
South Florida Bars & Restaurants Carrying This New Spirit That Has Been Enjoyed By Celebrities It's party time in a bottle. The 24/7 Miami nightclub E11EVEN – consistently voted one of the Top 10 nightclubs in the world – has created its own vodka brand. It is called, naturally enough, E11EVEN Vodka E11EVEN Vodka is an all-natural and gluten-free … [Read more...]
World-Renowned Spanish Artist Okuda San Miguel Paints 1800 Tequila Bottles
Essential 1800 Artists Series Features Colorful Artwork World-Renowned Spanish Artist Okuda San Miguel has his artwork displayed on a series of bottles on 1800 Tequila as the spirits brand celebrates its 10th Anniversary of its Essential 1800 Artists Series. The tequila company has allowed its bottles to be used as canvases for the past decade and chose Miguel … [Read more...]
Cognac Connection Challenge Bartender Competition 2020 Winners
Bartender At The Left Bank Bar & Restaurant In York, PA Takes First Place A bartender at the Left Bank Bar & Restaurant in York, PA, has taken first place in the 2020 Cognac Connection Challenge bartender competition. Meghann Allred made the best cocktail utilizing cognac as the main ingredient. There were 150 entrants and 20 semifinalists who were … [Read more...]
Johnnie Walker In A Paper Bottle? It’s Coming In 2021
Traditional Scotch Going Untraditional With New Packaging By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Spirits Blogger Johnnie Walker in a paper bottle? What would Joe Namath say about it!? Namath, the Hall of Fame quarterback who once said he likes his "women blonde and my Johnny Walker Red," might faint if he saw this post on PubClub.com. But there is a sound reason … [Read more...]
Customers Will Be ‘Blown Away’ By Hooters Spirits In Hooters Restaurants
Iconic Brands Provides Branded Liquor For Iconic American Bar & Restaurant Chain By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Spirits Blogger You can't bottle the enthusiasm that Richard DeCicco, Chief Executive Officer of Iconic Brands, has for the company's new Hooters Spirits but you can, apparently, put the Hooters brand into a bottle. That's what Iconic Brands has done … [Read more...]
Vote For Your Favorite Bartender At The Nightclub & Bar Show Industry Awards
Spirits, Beer & Nightlife Movers & Shakers To Get Recognized In Las Vegas The Nightclub & Bar Show will hold its annual awards ceremony during its annual convention and nominations are now open for submission through Monday, Jan. 6. The Nightclub & Bar Awards highlight the industry’s top movers and shakers across 30 different categories in the … [Read more...]
Anheuser-Busch InBev Swallows Up Another Craft Brewery, Platform Beer Co.
Successful Ohio Brewery Now Part Of A-B InBev's Brewers Collective By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer Blogger Anheuser-Busch InBev is pretty craft when it comes to craft breweries. It notices a successful brand and then it swallows it up like a craft beer lover downing his favorite brew in a tasting room. Platform Beer Co., a fast-growing brewer in Ohio, … [Read more...]
Hooters Launches Hooters Spirits, Its Own Branded Liquor
Branded Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Whiskey & Cinnamon Whiskey To Be Served In Restaurants By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger There is more "spirit" coming to Hooters restaurants than just chicken wings and hot girls in tight white shirts and tiny orange shorts. There is now a full line of Hooters-branded booze. The brands will be featured in Hooters … [Read more...]
New Hangover-Free Synthetic Alcohol Could Be On The Market In 5 Years
Get Buzzed Without The Side Effects – Is This A Dream!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger A new hangover-free alcohol could be available in as little in five years. So says a guy named Nutt. Professor David Nutt has been working on a synthetic alcohol since college and thinks it will be perfected and regulated to the point it will be on the … [Read more...]
Ron Barcelo Rum Reaches Carbon Neutral Environmental Status
World's Top Imported Dark Rum Earns Status From Bilan Carbone License Not only is Ron Barceló good to drink, it's also good for the environment. The high-quality Dominican Republic rum has become the first rum in the world to reach the carbon neutral status based on the Bilan Carbone® License. Not just a rum, all products and byproducts in the spirit’s … [Read more...]
Breaking Down Kentucky’s Best Bourbons: The Ultimate Guide
A Drinker's Delight To The Bluegrass State's Signature Spirit By Jack Tingley, Special To PubClub.com Figuring out Kentucky bourbons can be as difficult as picking the Kentucky Derby winner. But PubClub.com's Jack Tingley – a Louisville native who is no stranger to this spirit – handicaps the field in this ultimate guide to the Bluegrass State's favorite … [Read more...]
Ron Barcelo Rum Goes Green For Earth Day 2018
First Rum To Reach Carbon Neutral Status Based On The Bilan Carbone License From PubClub.com Staff Reports Not only is Ron Barceló an outstanding Caribbean rum, it's also the first rum to reach the carbon neutral status based on the Bilan Carbone® License. With Earth Day 2018 on Sunday, April 21, it's good timing to go green. Ron Barceló has implemented … [Read more...]
Hurricanes Irma & Maria Could Affect Caribbean Rum Production & Prices
Bacardi In Puerto Rico, Cruzan Rum & Captain Morgan In St. Croix & Dominican Republic Rums All In Paths Of Storms By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Even those not in the path of the storms could feel the impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria after they slammed into several Caribbean islands. Lovers of rum. With the destruction caused by … [Read more...]
Ron Barcelo Rum Releases Special Limited Edition Imperial Premium Blend 30 Aniversario
Just 600 Bottles Of Private Reserve Available In The USA Already an outstanding rum from the Dominican Republic, Ron Barcelo Rum puts out a special edition once a year, and it's available again this fall. Barceló Imperial Premium Blend 30 Aniversario is a private reserve of the excellent Barceló Imperial, a 10-year-old blended rum aged in American white oak. Retailing … [Read more...]
Barcelo Introduces Colorful Artist-Inspired Rum Bottle For Barcelo Anejo Rum
Ruben Ubiera Creates Limited-Edition Bottle Available In USA This Summer Rum is a drink that can make you feel colorful – being in or thinking of the bright colors of the Caribbean when you drink it – and now you can really see it with a colorful new bottle from Barceló. Ron Barcelo has partnered with artist Ruben Ubiera to create a limited edition bottle of Barceló … [Read more...]
Cuban Rum & Cigars Now Legal To Bring Into USA
American Travelers Allowed To Bring In Havana Club & Stogies It is now legal to bring Cuban run and cigars into the USA. And that's a reason to celebrate! Americans can now bring in both to the USA when traveling abroad. This ends a five-decade restriction on importing goods from Cuba and is part of the agreements reached between President Obama and Cuban … [Read more...]
National Rum Day Aug. 16 Easiest Home-Made Drink Recipe
Boat Drinks To Build In Your Own Tropical Oasis Bar Get ready for some boat drinks, mentally transport yourself to the tropics with some Jimmy Buffett music and put on your pirate hat – Aug. 16 is National Rum Day! It would be easy enough to go to your local establishment and order a rum drink, Or better, yet, to a tiki bar (if you look hard enough, you may find one in … [Read more...]
The Best Best Places To Drink Margaritas
PubClub.com's Top 5 List Of Margarita Heaven The booze doesn't have to be in a blender, so long as it renders that concoction – frozen or not – that helps us hang on, as well as hang out with our friends, old or new. Margaritas are awesome, one of man's all-time great cocktail inventions. What is it about tequila, and margaritas in particular, that makes us … [Read more...]
Full List Of National Drink Days For Beer, Spirits, Wine & Cocktails (Hashtag Holidays)
Don't you just hate getting a knock on the door – or a text or Facebook message – telling you that you should have been there last night? We certainly do at PubClub.com. That's why we like to stay ahead of the game so you can be right there in the thick of the party. This article provides dates and information on the all-important natiional drinking days. So when it's, say, … [Read more...]
National Margarita Day Is Feb. 22 So Salud!
It's not exactly Cinco de Mayo, and many bars and bartenders don't even know it exists, but National Margarita Day in the USA is Feb. 22. In 2023, this is on a Wednesday so talk about a little social media hashtag #HumpDay! Of course it's also #WineWednesday but put the vino aside for this special day. And nite. Perhaps all nite! And don't forget … [Read more...]
The Best Beer Bargain In America
Peter's Brand In Trader Joe's Is The Two Buck Chuck Of Brews With the price of craft beers sometimes equaling that of beer prices in Australia, and 6-packs costing what 12-packed used to in the grocery and liquor stores, its good to know you can still get a great bargain on beer in the good 'ol USA. Without having to drink crappy beer. The best beer bargain in … [Read more...]
World Margarita Championship Taking Place In Tucson, AZ
Bartenders Compete To Make The Best Frozen – Or Not – Concoction Blended or on the rocks? Salt or no salt? Do they play "Margaritaville?" These are questions that must be asked during the World Margarita Championship, taking place Saturday, Oct. 17, in Tucson, AZ. It features bartenders coming up with concoctions – frozen or otherwise – before a panel of … [Read more...]
A-B InBev SABMiller Deal: What Next For Beer Lovers?
What Might Be On Tap For Drinkers After Purchase A-B InBev has successfully tapped into SABMiller with a mega-deal worth $104 billion, combining two once-bitter rivals to create a "super brewery" that makes 30% of the world's beer. That's a lot to swallow. And is this deal a good one for beer lovers? It's way to early to know for sure, but it carries potential … [Read more...]
Premium Rum Consumption On The Rise
Tiki Bars & Drinks Not Part Of This Spirits Trend There are always shifts in the spirits industry when one liquor becomes the trendy thing to drink. Recently it was bourbon. And now it's rum. High-end rum. According to the IMSR, a liquor and wine information source, high-end rum sales increased by 7.7 % to just more than $2 billion in in 2014. IWSR predicts this … [Read more...]
A Battle Is Brewing With A-B InBev’s SAB Miller Takeover
First Offer Is Rejected Setting The Bar Higher, So To Speak So much for sitting in a bar afterward, holding up bottles of both Budweiser and Miller and toasting to a deal. SABMiller has rejected A-B InBev's first formal takeover offer as too low. A-B offered 40 pounds a share – more than what the shares were trading – on the London Stock Exchange where SABMiller is … [Read more...]
Rum Should Be the Next Trendy Spirits Liquor
With All The Vodka, Tequila and Whiskey Available in Bars, This Blogger Wants to Know Where's The Rum!? Blogger's note: This was originally published a couple of years ago and guess what - it's happened! Go to any bar – be it a dive or a high-end nightclub – and brands and kinds of vodka are plentiful, there's a choice of tequilas and there is likely also a variety of … [Read more...]
A-B InBev Offer To SABMiller Expected This Week
Brewing Giants May Soon Be Toasting A Deal The A-B InBev takeover move of SABMiller is coming to a head, as an offer is expected to come this week. According to industry reports, it will revise an initial informal offer it previously made, which was about $40 a share. This is why more formal offer is being anticipated by analysts. The company has until Oc.t 14 to … [Read more...]
Why A-B InBev Craft Beer Purchases Are Good For Beer Drinkers
#BeerLovers Get More Choices In More Bars When A-B InBev purchased Chicago craft beer maker Goose Islands, many beer lovers cringed. Here was another big company buying up the competition to silence it. This once-beloved beer would now became a watered-down Budweiser. But that's not been the case. While significantly increasing production, Goose Island has maintained … [Read more...]
A-B InBev Moves Closer To Miller Takeover
Rival Beer Companies May Become Partners Anheuser-Busch InBev has gone from flirting with SABMiller to making a real pickup move, like a guy in a bar who spots a hot girl. It has asked banks to underwrite $70 billion in debt financing. This means A-B InBev is getting serious about acquiring what was once a primary rival. A takeover would not be completed until late … [Read more...]
James Bond Film A ‘Spectre’ Of Marketing For Belvedere & Heineken
Shaken Not Stirred Martinis Mix With Beer In Ad & Promotional Campaigns James Bond, a man who has always liked his alcoholic beverages, is being wooed like a Bond girl for the latest movie. In “Spectre, to be released Nov. 6, Bond – played by Daniel Craig – will be drinking vodka martinis. Shaken not stirred. And sponsored by Belvedere. Yet like keeping Goodnight … [Read more...]
How AB InBev Acquisitions Will Affect Beer Drinkers
The Impact Of Golden Road Brewing Purchase & Potential SAB Miller Takeover Anheuser-Busch InBev is tapping the kegs of other breweries, yet how does this affect the people that count – us beer drinkers? The company's purchase of Los Angeles craft brewer Golden Road Brewing. And, like a guy in a bar who sees a cute girl at another table he wants to approach, it has its … [Read more...]
Be Kid Rock’s Bartender On Tour By Entering This Contest
Jim Beam's 'Mix For Kid Rock Contest' Rewards Winner With Three Concert Stops This Summer Of all the brand promotions, this is one of the most creative. At least, it offers one of the best prizes for those of the PubClub.com type of mind. Jim Beam is offering fans to be Kid Rock's bartender on tour! It's called Jim Beam’s "Mix for Kid Rock Contest" and you can … [Read more...]
Spirits Industry Nightclub & Bar Show Is America’s Best Trade Show
Wishing I Were There And Not Here Some of the best party times of my life have been at the Nightclub & Bar Show, the annual gathering of everyone who is everyone in the bar, nightclub, beer and spirits industry. It's the middle of March every year and takes place in the ideal place for such a thing: Las Vegas! It's two days of the best trade show in America. And … [Read more...]
Whiskey Tasting Dinner At Five Crowns Restaurant Corona Del Mar
Five-course Meal Being Paired With Gordon & MacPhail Scotch Whiskeys Five Crowns in Corona del Mar, CA, is having a Scotch whiskey dinner. On Monday, March 4, it's having a a five-course meal created by Chef Greg Harrison with select whiskey pairings for each dish from the award-winning Gordon & MacPhail and their personal distillery, Benromach. Derek Hancock, … [Read more...]
Happy National Margarita Day Feb 22!
The Perfect Day To Be Wasted Away in Margaritaville! Blended Or On The Rocks? Salt Or No Salt? Break out the blender. Put on the signature Jimmy Buffett song. The only questions for today are: Blended or on the rocks and salt or no salt? Personally, I prefer on the rocks and no salt. This, above all times, is the day to be wasted away in Margaritaville. … [Read more...]
Sipping Scotch Whiskey Sets The Mood For Queen Mary’s Scotsfest
Previewing The 25th Annual Scottish Festival In Long Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I love media events where they serve you alcohol. Wine with a luncheon or dinner is fine, of course, but at the press preview for the upcoming Scotsfest, a full-on Scottish festival Feb. 17-18 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, we got … [Read more...]
It’s A Party At Las Vegas’ Nightclub & Bar Convention
'The Show' For Bars and the Spirits And Beer Industry Is A Trade Show Like None Other I won't be at the Nightclub & Bar Convention in Las Vegas this year. Feel no pity for me; I've been invited to the opening of a new Penthouse club in San Francisco at the same time. In my place in Vegas, this March 12-14, getting stories and photos for PubClub.com, will be a … [Read more...]
Two Buck Chuck Trader Joe’s: Affordable Gourmet Wine
I buy it. I drink it. I even have it at house parties. Heck, I even take a bottle to my parents when I visit them in Tennessee. I'm a Two Buck Chuck Fan, and I admit it. For those not in the know, I'm referring to Charles Shaw wine, available only at Trader Joe's, a California-original budget gourmet store (think an affordable Bristol Farms) that originally sold for … [Read more...]
Molson Gives Out Free Beer in Toronto
Promotion Could Never Happen in America, But The New M Brand Got in the Hands of Lucky Canadians Molson, in an effort to promote its a new beer called M, was handing out king cans – extra large! – in front of the CBC headquarters in Toronto on July 14. Yes, free beer, handed out like water and energy drinks in the States. M is a pale lager in a black can with silver … [Read more...]
Pusser’s Rum Painkiller Suit A Painfully Bad Mix
The Soggy Dollar Bar, Not Pusser's, Has Made The Virgin Islands Rum Drink Famous Nobody who goes to the the Virgin Islands goes to Pusser's for a Painkiller. We all know the place for that drink is the Soggy Dollar Bar. So why is Pusser's making such a big deal about a bar in New York using that name? And in response, bartenders throughout the city are boycotting … [Read more...]
You Don’t Have to Be Homer Simpson To Drink Duff Beer
Product Associated With Simpsons Sitcom Flows Freely in Latin America Homer Simpson is onto something here. Perhaps that rot-gut Duff beer he loves on the Simpsons Fox TV sitcom isn't all that bad after, all. Because, according to a report in the Miami Herald, it's selling like electricity from the Springfield nuclear power plant in Latin America. Yes, THAT Duff … [Read more...]