IL: Officials OK liquor displays storewide for Naperville
IL: Officials OK liquor displays storewide for Naperville Chicago Tribune By Susan Frick Carlman November 5, 2015 Shoppers soon can expect to find a few suggestions for what to serve with this roast or that piece of cheese at some Naperville grocery stores. Officials this week cast a divided vote to relax the […]
United Kingdom: Dial-a-drink services selling alcohol to underagers in Glasgow say police targeting illegal grade
United Kingdom: Dial-a-drink services selling alcohol to underagers in Glasgow say police targeting illegal grade SENIOR officers say social media is being used to push alcohol – including Buckfast, Mad Dog 20/20, vodka and cider – to youngsters. Daily Record By Record Reporter November 6, 2015 Drink is being sold during the night and […]
How Millennials Are Changing Wine
How Millennials Are Changing Wine They’re the reason you use emojis instead of email and Snapchats instead of real chats. But will millennials also upend the wine establishment? As Lettie Teague discovers, this relationship status is complicated. Source: WSJ By Lettie Teague Nov. 5, 2015 “SO MANY MILLENNIALS ARE interested more in […]
Jack Daniel’s offers wedding service with US motel campaign (Excerpt)
Jack Daniel’s offers wedding service with US motel campaign (Excerpt) Source: Just-Drinks By Lucy Britner 5 November 2015 Brown-Forman has launched a motel-themed marketing push in the US for its Jack Daniel’s American whiskey brand. ‘Motel No. 7’ will tour five US cities in the coming weeks, giving consumers the opportunity to […]
‘World’s first’ edible alcohol shop opens
‘World’s first’ edible alcohol shop opens Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 5th November, 2015 The founders of cocktail confectionery company Smith & Sinclair have opened what they claim is the “world’s first edible alcohol shop” in London. The Eat Your Drink shop in Carnaby Street sells alcoholic sweets including cocktail-flavoured […]
Texas: Police Crack Down on Gambling in Liquor Stores
Texas: Police Crack Down on Gambling in Liquor Stores Five stores raided in south Dallas in ongoing effort, police say Source: NBC By Scott Gordon November 4, 2015 Dallas police are teaming up with state alcohol agents to crack down on illegal gambling operations inside liquor stores. Investigations with the Texas […]
PC gone mad? Alcohol cop brands gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips) ‘totally irresponsible’
PC gone mad? Alcohol cop brands gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips) ‘totally irresponsible’ A POLICE officer who specialises in alcohol issues has criticised Aldi for selling gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips). Source: The Daily Express By Scott Campbell Nov 4, 2015 PC Claire McNaney of Durham Police provoked a furious […]
How Breweries Like Coors, Yuengling And Anheuser-Busch Survived Prohibition
How Breweries Like Coors, Yuengling And Anheuser-Busch Survived Prohibition Source: Forbes Kate Vinton November 4th Prohibition crippled a thriving brewing industry in the United States. Between 1900 and 1913, beer production in the United States rose from 1.2 billion gallons to 2 billion gallons. By 1916, there were approximately 1,300 breweries in the […]
Drug and Alcohol Overdoses Contributing to Rising Death Rate of Middle-Aged Whites
Drug and Alcohol Overdoses Contributing to Rising Death Rate of Middle-Aged Whites /BY JOIN TOGETHER STAFF November 3rd, 2015/ 0 Man with addictions The death rate of white middle-aged Americans is on the rise, driven in large part because of drug and alcohol overdoses, suicide, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver, a new […]
Launch of HOOCH Cocktail App
Launch of HOOCH Cocktail App Source: EFG :: Entertainment Fusion Group November 3rd This round’s on us! HOOCH, the newest must-download app for NYC hip sippers echoes the Prohibition Era speakeasies and creates a modern day, virtual cocktail society. The brainchild of nightlife veteran Aleksey Kernes (Hotel Chantelle), tech industry expert Lin Dai […]