• NEW YORK - Rochester Institute of Technology students allegedly used their college-issued identification cards, cards that don't include dates of birth, to purchase alcohol at two adjoining Scottsville Road businesses.

    The New York State Liquor Authority on Thursday stopped the businesses — Father Son Wine & Spirits and Joey's Mini Mart — from selling alcohol, effective immediately.

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  • The spirits market is showing a notable rise in sales in the low-ABV category this holiday season, as South Koreans increasingly celebrate with lighter drinks and smaller gatherings.

    Since last year, Korea has seen a surge in demand for liquor with low alcohol by volume. 

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  • The Nielsen figures cover US spending on alcohol in both the on- and off-trade setting between October 2016 and October 2017.

    The report found that spirits were the ‘growth leader’ over that period, with sales increasing faster than wine and beer.

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  • Alcohol brands like Heineken and William Grant & Sons have concerns about using Snapchat as a marketing platform because they don’t think the app’s age-filtering feature is effective. But that’s not a hurdle for Moët.

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  • County Executive candidate Bill Frick Wednesday brushed off criticism of a planned January fundraiser that Total Wine & More co-owner Robert Trone is hosting at his Potomac home.

    Democratic Montgomery County Council members Marc Elrich and George Leventhal—who are also running for county executive—criticized the fundraiser, saying it has the appearance of catering to special interests.

  • If you’re counting calories, a glass of wine might be your alcoholic beverage of choice, as it’s a lighter option than many other mixed drinks.

    Reduced-calorie wines can save you even more calories, perhaps enough to earn a few bites of cheese or chocolate. Of course, you have also ask yourself: Are you actually enjoying it?

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  • BETHESDA, M.D. (WCMH) – Police say that so much alcohol was consumed at a college party that the air inside the building tested positive for alcohol.
    Around 70 people attended the party at a Maryland split-level home, WJLA reported. It was advertised on Facebook as “Tequila Tuesday Hoy a las 22:00.”

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  • The Minnesota State Patrol is shedding light on the consequences of driving under the influence this holiday season.

    At Thursday's awareness campaign event at Crossroads Center, State Patrol officers offered mall shoppers the chance to don fatal vision goggles (colloquially known as "beer goggles") and experience a breathalyzer test.

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  • Many of us are heading home for the holidays. Others scheduled vacations months in advance, flocking south and away from the ice and snow, or northward to popular winter locales. Wherever your destination may be, it’s important to be aware of the thousands of others headed in that same direction.

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  • The Alcohol Control Commission is recommending that food truck sales count toward the 50/50 ratio required to serve mixed drinks.

    Rome’s Alcohol Control Commission is recommending the city count sales from food trucks toward the 50/50 food-to-drink ratio required if an establishment sells liquor or mixed drinks.

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