The margarita keeps its top spot as America’s favorite cocktail
According to the latest Nielsen CGA survey, the margarita is the number 1 favorite cocktail for both males and females in on premise drinking occasions. Nielsen launched their CGA’s OPUS (On Premise User Survey) in May of 2016 to gather data on consumer drinking...
The margarita keeps its top spot as America’s favorite cocktail
According to the latest Nielsen CGA survey, the margarita is the number 1 favorite cocktail for both males and females in on premise drinking occasions. Nielsen launched their CGA’s OPUS (On Premise User Survey) in May of 2016 to gather data on consumer drinking...
Nielsen Spirits Update – July 2017
The latest June numbers were recently released by Nielsen. Distilled spirits dollar sales were up by 2.8 percent in the most recent 4 week period, just below the 3.8 percent growth seen over the last 3 months. In the brown spirits, bourbon, Canadian whiskey and Irish...
Rosé leads all wine categories for summer
Rosé has shown rapid growth over the past year, outpacing overall U.S. wine growth, a trend which is expected to continue to increase during the warm summer months, according to Nielsen. Rosé is a light and refreshing drink with versatile appeal, making it the perfect...
Rosé leads all wine categories for summer
Rosé has shown rapid growth over the past year, outpacing overall U.S. wine growth, a trend which is expected to continue to increase during the warm summer months, according to Nielsen. Rosé is a light and refreshing drink with versatile appeal, making it the perfect...
Michigan Senate passes bill to deter illegal wine and beer shipping
The Michigan Senate recently approved a bill that will increase the penalties for illegally shipping wine or beer into the state. If signed and made into law, House Bill 4557 would make the illegal alcohol punishable by a fine of $500-$5,000 and up to 4 years in jail....
Emerging-market brands dominate the IWSR’s Top 100 list
The IWSR recently released its 2017 edition of the Top 100 rankings in the IWSR magazine. The edition lists the world’s 100 largest spirits brands by volume, including everything from famous international brands next to local spirits giants. The top 100 list is...
First blue wine, now orange wine
Orange wine is beginning to grow in popularity and make a real impact with consumers, particularly in Canada surprisingly. Ontario is the first alcohol control board to setup regulation specifically relating to orange wine. So what is orange wine? Or Amber wine, as...
Today’s Whiskey is a far cry from yesteryear
Many whiskey producers will highlight the fact that their process hasn’t changed in 150 years. Unfortunately, that claim is a bit out there, if not complete nonsense. Blended whiskey is particular has seen the most change. In essence, blended whiskey used to mean that...