The inspiration for Shake Up Cocktails didn’t come from a bar or a boardroom …  it struck at a Midwest state fair.

Functional adult non-alc (ANA) spirits brand Aplós has closed a $5 million funding round, the company announced today. The raise follows a breakout year of triple-digit growth across wholesale and retail channels.

On the precipice of its first national chain retail placement, Waste arrives as the world’s first canned cocktail made from upcycled ingredients.

New Mix, an El Jimador Tequila-based cocktail launched in 1997, has been testing retail shelves across U.S. markets this year, with a wider rollout announced today.

Diageo has tapped Sir Dave Lewis to lead the Guinness parent into its next chapter, ending a months-long search following former CEO Debra Crew’s departure in July.

The Beer Institute (BI), along with other bev-alc trade associations, has joined the call from Congressional members and attorneys general to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products.

Ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails are now a regular part of drinkers’ routines, with consumption frequency picking up and stealing the most share from beer, especially in the summer.

Tattersall Distilling has added its name to a growing list of craft distillers expanding into THC-infused beverages. The Wisconsin-based distiller announced today the launch of Tattersall Functional Beverages, two THC-infused drinks blended with adaptogens and electrolytes.

Japan’s Kirin Holdings is looking to unload bourbon brand Four Roses for $1 billion, as part of a shift toward healthcare.

Ben Branson is widely credited with pioneering the non-alcoholic spirits industry when in 2015 he launched Seedlip – the world’s first distilled NA spirit.

With nearly three million bottles sold in the past 12 months, the makers of the negroni alternative have made a name for themselves as a gold standard in non-alc alternatives, all while avoiding outside investment.

Following a record-high for U.S. spirits exports in 2024, exports fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, driven by ongoing trade tensions, according to a new report released today by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).

The court-appointed receiver for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey says the embattled whiskey company still holds “significant value,” but will need to clarify incomplete financial records and its capitalization table, and shed non-core assets before evaluating future offers for investment.

Sazerac is acquiring Texas-based Western Son Vodka and Distillery, the company announced today.