Bourbon expert Charles Cowdery tabulates that 10 companies holding 15 distilleries make nearly all the whiskey in America. Who are these cmpanies? Well, atop is Beam… (Read more at the Chuck Cowdery Blog)
“A significant capital investment of more than $200 million to expand the distilling operations will take place over the next seven years, including new investments in cooking, fermenting, bottling, land, and additional barrel warehouses. Two additional barrel warehouses have alreadyContinue readingBuffalo Trace Ramps Up Whiskey Production
From the Wall Street Journal: “BRUGES, Belgium— Xavier Vanneste, heir to a dynasty of beer brewers in this medieval city, had a pipe dream. When he woke up and looked out of his window one spring morning, he saw workers onContinue readingBeer Pipeline Built
Bloomberg has a fine piece on the disaster that was Trump Vodka. Reading it, one sees that Trump had no real interest in ensuring the quality of the product. He was peddling it as great stuff before they even hadContinue readingOn the Rocks: The Story of Trump Vodka
The craft beer scene in Ohio is getting better and better. One sign of it’s impressive growth is this: a book has been written on it. Rick Armon reports: “Ohio’s Craft Beers ($18.95, Black Squirrel Books, an imprint of KentContinue readingKent State Professor and Priest Authors Book on Ohio Beers
The Associated Press reports that thirsty customers overseas are driving Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey sales higher: Combined U.S. revenues for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey shot up 7.8 percent to $2.9 billion in 2015, up $210 million from the priorContinue readingAmerican Whiskey Sales Grow