Spirits

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

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.

Tito’s Handmade Vodka has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in LALO Tequila, a fast-growing tequila brand often dubbed the “Tito’s of tequila.”

Consumers’ interest in single-serve and other “alternatives to the norm” in package sizes could be a sticky trend across not just beer, but other bev-alc categories as well, according to the latest monthly report from Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).

Gold Bar Whiskey is entering the ready-to-drink (RTD) sphere, and it’s rolling out with the support of Joe Cool himself: Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.

Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila has landed additional investment and named a new CEO. The tequila brand’s parent company, Calabasas Beverage Company (CBC), received a strategic investment from the Pérez family, owners of Grupo Solave.

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.

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.

Uncle Nearest is firing back at the lender seeking control of the whiskey company’s operations for allegedly failing to pay its debts.

“Flavored alcohol” across categories has become a lonely bright spot for the bev-alc industry, which is finding itself particularly pessimistic in 2025, according to the latest monthly report from Bump Williams of Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).

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.