Yearly Archive: 2020
Interview, Part 1: Dan Leese, President And CEO, Hotaling & Co.
San Francisco-based spirits importer, marketer, and producer Hotaling & Co. was founded in 1993 as an offshoot of Anchor Brewing Co. In 2017, the brewing side was sold to Sapporo for $85 million, and Hotaling became a stand-alone spirits play. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 3, 2020Whisky Advocate’s Top 20 Countdown Rolls On
Whisky Advocate is counting down the Top 20 most exciting whiskies of the year at Whiskyadvocate.com/top20. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 3, 2020News Briefs for December 2, 2020
•Southern Glazer’s has launched a new business-to-customer e-commerce team, aimed at providing its customers with “operational excellence, programming and promotions, digital content, category insights and performance management in the e-commerce area, across channels, as well as with online retailers and beverage alcohol delivery platforms,” in the words of the company. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 3, 2020Liqueurs Get A Boost From The Rising Premium Import Segment
Liqueurs and cordials have been eking out modest overall growth in recent years, with declines in lower-priced labels offset by increasing interest in premium imported offerings. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 1, 2020Whisky Advocate Top 20 Countdown Continues
Whisky Advocate is counting down the Top 20 most exciting whiskies of the year at whiskyadvocate.com/top20. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 1, 2020Exclusive: Kentucky’s Liquor Barn Acquires J’s Liquors, Expanding Footprint
Kentucky beverage alcohol retail conglomerate Liquor Barn-Party Mart-DEP’S, owned by Blue Equity, LLC, has acquired longtime Kentucky retailer J’s Liquors Tasting Bar and Cheese Shop and J’s Liquors–West Parrish in Owensboro, Kentucky. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 1, 2020
