The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (Discus) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are urging the elimination of punitive tariffs on spirits as the US and UK begin negotiations for a free trade agreement.
With lockdown restrictions lifting in parts of the country, business owners are eager to get back to work but wary of welcoming guests and staff back to dining rooms
As more consumers turn to the convenience of e-commerce to deliver alcohol during the coronavirus outbreak, the recent surge could be indicative of a broader shift that could buoy the largely untapped segment for beer, spirits and wine long after the virus has dissipated.
U.S. industry groups, confronted with the economic damage wrought by the pandemic, have started asking lawmakers for more targeted tax relief.
The coronavirus pandemic is loosening up liquor laws in states across the country, and some restaurant and bar owners hope that rules become permanent.
Remember when gift cards were going to save America’s bar and restaurant industry? The solution was first touted by major news outlets during the third week of March, after state governments mandated that bars and restaurants close their on-premise operations.
In Brooklyn, New York, Rhodora Wine Bar evokes a neighborhood watering hole transported from Europe. Details like distressed wood, mismatched chairs and marble tables honed matte with wear suggest the passage of time.
Craft distilleries in the US are “barely hanging on” and face “severe financial hardship” unless immediate help is made available, the Distilled Spirits Council of the US (Discus) has warned.
April and May are busy and exciting times on farms, with plants emerging from winter dormancy, and on-farm tilling, pruning, trellis building, twining, etc. Spring 2020 was shaping up to be the first year that total U.S. hop acres would surpass 60,000 in many decades.
Differences in prices of pints and cans of beer, behaviour of social drinkers and prevalence of subscription services claimed to be behind reduction of projections for growth of the UK alcoholic beverages market