A Dram of English?: Andrew Currie, founder of the Isle of Arran distillery in Scotland, plans to launch a distillery in Kendal, along the River Kent in England. Using Auld Enemy as one of the brands from the Lakeland Distillers, Currie plans to produce 25,000 liters of English single malt annually. Other brands planned are Barley Bridge English Single Malt and Bootlegger Blend, English whisky blended with Scotch.
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Bourbon Brands Acquired: Spirits marketer Castle Brands now owns the Jefferson's Reserve, Jefferson's and Sam Houston Bourbon brands. Castle purchased Kentucky-based McLain & Kyne and as part of the deal McLain & Kyne's former president, Trey Zoeller, joins Castle as vice president of its U.S. subsidiary.
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Granite City Hits Sweet 16: Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. has opened its 16th location. The new location is in Omaha, Neb., at the Westroads Mall. Granite City opened its first location in St. Cloud, Minn., in 1999. The Company operates a centralized beer production facility to support to its restaurants and create operational efficiencies.
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Six Down, Five to Go: Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, just opened their sixth brewpub in Phoenixville, Pa., and they have announced plans to open five more locations in the next three years. Fueled by a $7 million loan from Citibank, Iron Hill is looking at sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. In 2005, the five Iron Hill locations in Newark and Wilmington, Del., and Media, West Chester and North Wales, Pa., had sales of nearly $20 million. Iron Hill was founded in 1996.
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Honest Officer, It's My Cologne: Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc., has licensed the Courvoisier Cognac brand to Kraft International Marketing for production of a high-end fragrance. Courvoisier L'edition Imperiale had its debut at the Tax Free World Association Exhibition in France. The fragrance, targeted towards 25-35 year old males, will be available in early 2007. No Cognac is used in the fragrance, which will sell for around $100 per 75 ml bottle.
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At Least He'll be a Sober Despot: The United Nations is facing down the nuclear threat of North Korea by moving to cut off Kim Jong Il's supply of Cognac and French wines. The per capita income in North Korea is $914, but the dictator and his power circle have long been fans of Mercedes-Benz, Hennessy Cognac and top flight French wines and perfume. The UN Security Council has placed a ban on the sale of luxury goods to North Korea as the result of the country's recent nuclear bomb test. While many of his people starve, the U.N. reports Kim owns 200 Mercedes cars and has a personal net worth of $4 billion.
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