Ferron Salniker is the Spirits Editor, guiding our coverage of the spirits and RTD cocktail space. She reports for BevNET.com and Brewbound.com on everything from new subcategories in established liquor types to the growth of the craft spirits business.
Bev-alc sales continued to decline in the two-week period ending August 9, although cider and ready-to-drink (RTD) spirits are still enjoying a slight summer boost, according to analysis of NIQ data from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Ben Weiss, the creator of Bai Tea, has brewed up another attempt at boozy tea.
The adult non-alc category is on its way to hitting $1 billion in off-premise sales as new entries shake up the top brand families and begin to drive prices down, according to market research firm NIQ.
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Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey will go under the control of a receiver following a lender’s claims that the company was in financial distress, according to a federal judge’s order issued Thursday.
Breakout ready-to-drink (RTD) brand Good Boy Vodka will move its California distribution to California Beverage Solution (CBS) this month, the companies announced today.
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey faces an uncertain future as a judge weighs its lender’s request for a receiver to seize control of the company’s operations.
Nearly two years after the launch of their non-alc (NA) tequila alternative, Casa Lumbre and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton are hitting the gas on a new product.
Drnxmyth, a pioneering startup in the ready-to-drink cocktail space, is shutting down. The closure comes after a number of challenges, including struggles to lower margins, a tough pivot from its original e-commerce focus, and difficulties in securing a viable wholesale path.
Hard tea is all the rage right now, but one ready-to-drink (RTD) company has been championing the style since 2013.
Uncle Nearest is firing back at the lender seeking control of the whiskey company’s operations for allegedly failing to pay its debts.
One of the most prominent voices in spirits is at the center of a new lawsuit with control of a storied Tennessee distillery on the line.
Rémy Cointreau has acquired a minority stake in French non-alc spirits company JNPR, joining other major spirit groups with bids on the growing category.
Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) has scooped up several more major spirit brands in California, with Four Roses Bourbon and Fuji Japanese Whisky the latest to join the total beverage distributor in the leadup to Republic National Distributing (RNDC) exiting the state.
