liquor

National

Why Liquor Shortages Caused By The COVID-19 Pandemic Persist In Some States

1:35pm September 22, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Some producers can't source glass bottles, the cost to import liquor has gone up, and there is a shortage of truck drivers. Also, it just takes a long time to make some types of booze.

Bottles of single barrel bourbon are filled on the bottling line at a distillery in Kentucky, the center of the bourbon universe. But some distillers are looking to other spirits, too.

Craft Bourbon Brewers Ride The Boom, Prepare For A Bust

4:55pm April 10, 2018

by Ashlie Stevens

While there has been sustained interest in bourbon in the past several years, some craft distillers are preparing in case of a bust by investing in rum and other spirits.

Bottles of Moutai baijiu liquor, seen here in a 2012 photo, have become scarce in many Chinese stores, even as spirits maker Kweichow Moutai has seen its stock soar in the past year.

World News

The World's Most Popular Liquor Becomes Scarce On Many Shelves

2:56pm January 18, 2018

by Bill Chappell

At 106 proof, China's famous Moutai baijiu liquor is getting hard to find, as bottles are being snatched up by speculators. Its brand parent recently became the world's most valuable distiller.

Politics & Government

'Brunch Bill' Allowing Earlier Sunday Alcohol Sales Clears Senate

5:00pm June 01, 2017

by Sean Bueter

Sunday mornings in North Carolina could soon get more bubbly under legislation that cleared the North Carolina Senate Thursday.

Bombay Sapphire is displayed at a benefit in New York last year. These bottles were presumably properly diluted — unlike the accidentally overproof London Dry Gin that is being recalled in Canada.

Ginned Up: Canada Recalls Bottles Of Bombay Sapphire For Being Extra-Boozy

1:00pm May 05, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Thousands of bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin in Canada were not properly diluted, leaving them with nearly double the intended alcohol content by volume — 77 percent, or 154 proof.

The Arrowhead Inn is one of four Whiteclay, Neb., stores that sell 4 million cans of beer annually. The stores are currently up for sale.

National

Pastor Raises Money To Buy Out Liquor Stores Near Reservation

7:46am April 02, 2017

by Jim Kent

For a small population, Whiteclay, Neb., sells a lot of beer, mostly to the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation. But now, as the liquor stores look to sell, a pastor is trying to buy them out.

Black Cow vodka has a smooth flavor and creamy finish — and it tastes nothing like milk.

Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For Milk Vodka

10:50am February 03, 2017

by Jodi Helmer

A dairy farmer in Dorset, England, is distilling the sweet, high-fat milk of cows into a creamy and versatile beverage that is attracting the attention of both consumers and industry experts.

Colorado-based Dram Apothecary makes an evergreen syrup from local trees that can be used for both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

Pining For A Cozy Winter Drink? Try An Evergreen Liqueur

3:00pm January 09, 2017

by Tove K. Danovich

In Europe, pine-flavored spirits are a staple at ski lodges, but the idea has been slow to catch on in the U.S. As more American distilleries experiment with trees, however, that is changing.

Ian Burrell, a rum ambassador from the U.K., samples the liquor at the Miami Rum Festival.

Rum Renaissance Revives The Spirit's Rough Reputation

11:31am April 29, 2014

by Tim Padgett

The official cheap liquor of spring breakers is becoming something much more sophisticated. And South Florida has become ground zero for the rum revolution.

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