The root beer sold at Buffalo Trace Distillery is getting a new name. The Distillery is re-branding its Dr. McGillicuddy’s Root Beer in honor of its famed tour guide Freddie Johnson. Freddie’s Old Fashioned Root Beer will be the exact same root beer it has always been and the price will remain unchanged. What is new is the name and ...

The state of Florida passed a new craft distilling measure on April 25 that greatly expanded what small distillers in the state can do. Under the new law, the uppermost production limit for a craft distillery has been raised from 75,000 proof gallons to proof 250,000 gallons. Craft distillers are also now allowed to sell up to 75,000 proof gallons ...

Jim Beam will donate $5 million to the University of Kentucky to establish the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. The institute will educate the next generation of distillers through a curriculum that covers the skills needed to succeed in the distilled spirits industry at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. This $5 million gift represents Beam Suntory’s largest ...

The surging production of American Whiskey has led to substantially increased demand for barrels, and Speyside Cooperage has announced expansion plans. The barrel-making company intends to build additional stave mill and cooperage facilities in Smyth, Washington and Bath counties in Virginia, totaling over $35 million in investment.

Bushmills Distillery, the Irish Whiskey company that is located in County Antrim in (British) Northern Ireland and owned by Jose Cuervo, has announced a £60m investment plan to expand production. The plan would add a second, new £30m distillery to the existing plant and construct an additional 29 warehouses for maturing whiskey. There were no official objections raised to the ...