Captain Morgan has released a new ready-to-drink cocktail, but don’t expect it to contain rum. For the first time, Diageo has extended its flagship rum brand into the flavored malt beverage category with a new cocktail-inspired product, Captain Morgan Sliced.

Analysts at Bernstein have answered the No. 1 question they were asked last year: What is happening to U.S. alcohol consumption and what does it mean for the future of the sector?

Casa Azul, the tequila company from the beverage innovators behind non-alc brands Fuze, NOS, BodyArmor and Core, announced today it has appointed Dennis Carr as its new CEO.

U.S. government trying to limit your booze intake or access? The short answer is no. So why do we keep hearing rumblings about something called the ‘neo-prohibition’ movement?

West Coast rap legends and business moguls Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg announced they are back at it, but the drop isn’t a new track. Announced today, a ready-to-drink collaboration inspired by the duo’s iconic “Gin & Juice” song is now available across the U.S.

With inflationary pressures still impacting inventory cycles, brands will need to focus on core offerings and distinguish themselves by sharing more about their values in 2024, according to predictions from executives from MHW, a beverage alcohol importer and service provider, shared during a webinar.

Spirits sales in the U.S. were flat in 2023, but maintained a very slight revenue lead over beer for the second year in a row, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) in its annual economic briefing today.

As another Dry January comes to a close, non-alc online retailer and importer The Zero Proof is taking a bigger step into the rising category with funding from Asahi Group Beverages & Innovation, the U.S.-based venture arm of Asahi Group Holdings.

For decades, the Japanese distilled beverage shochu has been mislabeled in the U.S. as Korean soju, but a new law is clearing up the difference for consumers— and clearing a path for category growth.

U.S. craft spirits topped $7.9 billion in sales in 2022, growing 5.3% in value and 6.1% in volume, but slowed considerably from the year prior, according to a new report.

After nearly nine months of an ugly public legal battle, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Diageo have settled disputes over allegations from the music mogul that the brands he collaborated with Diageo on— Cîroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila— received worse treatment because of his race.

Uber has decided to shut down Drizly just three years after acquiring the alcohol e-commerce delivery platform for $1.1 billion, Axios reported today.

With the pandemic-induced rise of ready-to-drink cocktails and e-commerce, bev-alc federal agencies and state legislators have been catching up to an industry with increasingly blurred category lines and tiers. As 2024 revs up we chatted with bev-alc attorneys about what regulations have been hot topics amongst suppliers in the last year and what updates the industry is anxiously awaiting.

In the midst of Dry January, leading non-alc (NA) retailer Boisson has announced it is shifting its model to expand its wholesale business.