The Jack Daniel Distillery launched its “Operation Ride Home” campaign to assist soldiers and their families in traveling home for the holidays. The distillery joined forces with the Armed Services YMCA of Fort Campbell to work with military officials at the installation to identify soldiers and families with particular needs and financial assistance for travel from the base to their homes throughout the United States this holiday season.
Yao Ming, retired NBA player, owner of the Shanghai Sharks and humanitarian, established his own Napa Valley wine company: Yao Family Wines. The company released its inaugural wine, a 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, under the Yao Ming brand name in mainland China. Yao Family Wines has appointed Pernod Ricard China as the sole and exclusive importer and distributor of the brand in mainland China.
This summer, William Grant & Sons Global Travel Retail and the International Shoppes partnered to bring Hendrick’s Gin to travelers at John F. Kennedy and Philadelphia International Airports. I
DFV Wines is re-launching its traditionally packaged Delicato brand into a new modern package called Domino. The change marks a shift toward innovation at DFV Wines and reflects the company’s steady growth, it says.
The United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) challenged 17 of the world’s best bartenders to compete against each other to create an original version of a Pina Colada recipe at the Tales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans.
In anticipation of demand for its Snake River Stampede Whisky in a 1.75-liter bottle, Indio Spirits enlisted TricorBraun Design and Engineering to design a bottle with a resemblance to its existing 750-ml. bottle.
The Jack Daniel Distillery will honor the 161st birthday of its founder Jack Daniel through seven Guinness World Record attempts Sept. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. in New York City.
Buildings from world-famous skylines provided the inspiration for the custom-designed bottle created for New Artisan Spirits and sourced by TricorBraun. New Artisan Spirits, Houston, recently launched Roxor, a new gin that was conceived to meet the public’s rising interest in unique spirits that are distilled in limited quantities.