Daily Archive: January 15, 2025
Industry Groups Decry New ICCPUD Alcohol Report As “Tainted By Bias”
Earlier this month, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sent a chill through the drinks industry with an advisory asserting a causal link between alcohol and heightened cancer risk, urging that beverage alcohol labels carry cancer warnings moving forward. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2025Dan Leese Stepping Down At Hotaling
In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, industry veteran Dan Leese, who has led San Francisco-based importer, distiller, and marketer Hotaling & Co. over the past five years, is set to step down as CEO at the end of June. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2025Whisky Advocate: Woodford Expands Double Double Oaked Nationwide
One of the fastest-growing whiskies in the U.S. over the past several years with volume of 1.2 million cases, Brown-Forman-owned Woodford Reserve has seen growing interest in its special Double Double Oaked bottling, which takes Woodford’s flagship Bourbon and gives it an extra-long finish in toasted oak barrels. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2025News Briefs for January 15, 2025
•Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has named Marty Crane executive vice president, subregional general manager for New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, effective February 1. Continue reading →