New York: Sale of alcohol on Sunday mornings has trouble clearing Albany hurdles
New York: Sale of alcohol on Sunday mornings has trouble clearing Albany hurdles Source: Buffalo News By Tom Precious June 7, 2016 The Sunday morning mimosa or bloody mary may be on the way – or not. Legislation has been advancing in the State Senate to relax New York’s long-held blue laws […]
New York: NY lawmakers could ease Sunday alcohol rules
New York: NY lawmakers could ease Sunday alcohol rules Source: WSJ June 6, 2016 One item of business remaining on the agenda for New York lawmakers could make brunch-goers happy. Before the Legislature adjourns later this month it’s expected to weigh a proposal that would allow restaurants to serve alcohol before noon […]
Northern Ireland: Bar fined for selling counterfeit Smirnoff vodka
Northern Ireland: Bar fined for selling counterfeit Smirnoff vodka Genuine Smirnoff vodka not found in bar during tests Source: Belfast Telegraph 07/06/2016 A Northern Ireland bar owner has been fined £6,000 for selling counterfeit vodka after pleading guilty at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court. In a case brought by the Trading Standards Service […]
The Birth, Death and Rebirth of Tiki
The Birth, Death and Rebirth of Tiki Tiki drinking first bloomed after Prohibition, and now-after a protracted decline-it has returned, integrated into the larger classic cocktail canon. Source: The Daily Beast Wayne Curtis June 6th No two cultural revivals are the same. Some flare like supernovas, casting everything else in shadow before […]
Oklahoma: Supreme Court strikes down Walmart-backed alcohol petition
Oklahoma: Supreme Court strikes down Walmart-backed alcohol petition Source: NewsOK Brianna Bailey June 7, 2016 The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down a Walmart-backed group’s initiative petition on wine and strong beer in grocery stores. Oklahomans for Consumer Freedom’s initiative petition is almost identical in wording to Senate Joint Resolution 68, a […]
Pennsylvania: ‘Historic’ liquor compromise, which would allow wine in grocery stores, on track to reach Gov. Wolf’s desk
Pennsylvania: ‘Historic’ liquor compromise, which would allow wine in grocery stores, on track to reach Gov. Wolf’s desk Source: Penn Live Wallace McKelvey June 07, 2016 House Republicans coalesced behind a liquor modernization bill Tuesday that would allow, among other things, for grocery stores to sell wine to consumers. Tuesday’s development, which […]