When consumers are enjoying a glass of cucumber water after a massage, purchasing a pint of their favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, or ordering a cocktail at the bar, they’re typically not thinking about how these everyday decisions could be affecting the spirits they find at retail.
Big Bottom Whiskey changed the label of its American Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Port Cask Finish bourbon whiskey to better represent the company’s native state and namesake — an old forest located in Clackamas County, Ore., the company says.
With a family lineage that includes great-grandfather Jim Beam, seventh-generation Beam master distiller Fred Noe is loyal to the bourbon traditions set by his family.
Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. released Evan Williams Cinnamon Reserve Kentucky Liqueur, a combination of extra-aged Evan Williams Bourbon with natural hot cinnamon flavor.
Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. will introduce Red State and Blue State Straight Bourbon Whiskies in January, ramping up for the 2012 presidential election.
Shmaltz Brewing Co. launched Coney Island Barrel-Aged Human Blockhead lager. With 10 percent alcohol by volume, the Imperial American Bock was aged for more than five months in first-use Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon barrels.