Can You Judge A Liquor By Its Bottle? (Excerpt)
Can You Judge A Liquor By Its Bottle? (Excerpt) Chattanooga Pulse By Heather Vega March 9, 2016 Looking at the growing influence of art on the image of alcohol Have you ever looked at a liquor bottle and had no idea what was inside, but you just had to have it? There is something […]
Georgia: General Assembly eyeing study of Georgia liquor laws
Georgia: General Assembly eyeing study of Georgia liquor laws Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle Dave Williams Mar 9, 2016 Georgia’s craft breweries and distilleries aren’t keeping up with their fast-growing competitors in other states, a state lawmaker said Wednesday. The state’s breweries are two and a half times less profitable on average than […]
Women-owned restaurants driving growth in 48 states and D.C.
Women-owned restaurants driving growth in 48 states and D.C. Source: NRA March 9, 2016 In 48 states plus the District of Columbia, women-owned restaurant businesses grew faster than the state’s overall restaurant industry between 2007 and 2012, according to the NRA’s Chief Economist Bruce Grindy. His Economist’s Notebook commentary and analysis appears regularly […]
Trump Wine Is Built on Acres of Lies
Trump Wine Is Built on Acres of Lies The GOP frontrunner’s claim that he owns ‘the largest winery on the East Coast’ is not true when it comes down to the amount of wine he makes. Source: Daily Beast Noah Rothbaum March 9, 2016 While Donald Trump may be famous for his […]
UK binge drinking shows no signs of drying up, says ONS survey
UK binge drinking shows no signs of drying up, says ONS survey More than 2.5m drink more in a day than their weekly limit Source: FT by: Max Seddon March 8, 2016 Britain’s fondness for binge drinking shows no sign of abating, with more than 2.5m people drinking more in one day […]
Marijuana Outsold Alcohol in Aspen During Two Months in 2015
Marijuana Outsold Alcohol in Aspen During Two Months in 2015 Source: Westword By Michael Roberts March 8, 2016 There are only seven marijuana dispensaries in Aspen. But they are presumably as busy as liquor stores in the community – and sometimes more so. According to newly released City of Aspen statistics, […]
Pot Smokers May Face Greater Risk of Alcohol Abuse
Pot Smokers May Face Greater Risk of Alcohol Abuse Marijuana users also less likely to quit drinking, researchers say Source: WebMD News By Steven Reinberg March 8, 2016 People who smoke pot may be five times more likely to develop a problem with alcohol, such as addiction, a new study says. […]
Virginia: High-proof grain alcohol bill vetoed over concern for underage, binge drinking
Virginia: High-proof grain alcohol bill vetoed over concern for underage, binge drinking Source: WTVR by Alix Bryan March 8, 2016 On Monday, Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation that would have allowed the sale of high-proof class 1 neutral grain spirits in Virginia. That means alcohol like Everclear that is over 101 proof. […]
Sweden: Sweden leads spirits sales in Nordic monopolies
Sweden: Sweden leads spirits sales in Nordic monopolies Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 7th March, 2016 The long-term spirits sales declines in the Nordic monopoly markets slowed in 2015, with Sweden showing 2.2% total sales growth, according to Altia Corporation figures. Analysis released with the Finnish state-owned drinks group’s full-year […]
Colorado: Colorado lawmakers struggle to find compromise on alcohol sales
Colorado: Colorado lawmakers struggle to find compromise on alcohol sales Ballot proposal would ask voters to allow beer, wine sales in grocery stores Source: Durango Herald By Peter Marcus March 05, 2016 State lawmakers are working on legislation that they hope strikes a compromise in an effort to eliminate a ballot proposal […]