LOUISVILLE - Just a few months ago, Kentucky bourbon was taking the world by storm. Long a quaint drink for grandfathers, the quintessentially American spirit made with local corn and the bluegrass region's almost mythical limestone water at last was a hit with bar goers in Madrid, Tokyo, London, Sydney, Paris, Warsaw and Berlin.
A proposed alcohol tax meant to fund programs that fight chronic homelessness failed earlier this month, but some Anchorage Assembly members and the mayor are discussing the possibility of putting a similar tax on the ballot again if other revenue streams can’t be found.
A new public health campaign is challenging the idea that light drinking — like having a glass of wine or a beer — is safe during pregnancy.
PORTSMOUTH — Gin is in and businesses in New Hampshire are ready to ride the wave. Over the past 12 months, gin sales at New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets were $17,146,276. That is a 4.1 percent, or $705,933, increase from the previous year.
Are you an alcohol beverage industry member who wants to learn or better understand the federal trade practice rules? You’re in luck! TTB is presenting free, in-person educational seminars designed to help you learn about and comply with these important rules.
AUSTRALIA - Independent liquor retailers took back around 130,000 customers from supermarket chains over the 12 months to December 2018, increasing their market share from 9.8 per cent to 12.9 per cent, according to research firm Roy Morgan.
Tackling Australia’s obesity problem could be as simple as making a glass of beer or wine more expensive.
OTTAWA — Canada drew global attention last year — and plenty of weed-seeking tourists — when it became the world’s first advanced economy to legalize cannabis, an election promise by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Worried that legalizing recreational cannabis use will cause more people to drive high, a second legislative committee overwhelmingly voted Thursday to advance a bill to study how law enforcement can detect when people are driving under the influence.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) -- Underage drinking in Wisconsin is an issue. But believe it or not, you don't necessarily have to be 21 to legally down a drink in a bar or restaurant. Kris Schuller investigates this loophole in the nation's top binge drinking state.