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Newsom signs a bill that gives takeout cocktails three more years If you like picking up a well-made drink along with your dinner order, you can relax. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that keeps cocktails to-go legal in the state until 2029. The measure, AB 2663, arrived just in

A New Call Goes Out From New Orleans Every summer, thousands of bartenders, distillers, brand builders, and hospitality veterans converge on New Orleans for one of the most influential gatherings in the spirits business. Now the organization behind that event is asking the industry to help build n

There was a time when ordering a drink meant picking from a short list and living with whatever showed up in the glass. That era is fading fast. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, known throughout the industry simply as DISCUS, has just rolled out a new national campaign built arou

California lawmakers just gave a nod to something a lot of guys have gotten used to since the pandemic hit: ordering a mixed drink along with dinner and taking it home in the car. The state Legislature passed AB 2663, a bill that keeps cocktails-to-go legal in California all the way through 2029. R

New Jersey just made a decision that a lot of guys who like to grab a drink with their takeout order have been waiting on. Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill making cocktails-to-go a permanent option in the state, and that means New Jersey is now the 33rd state in the country to lock this in for

Anyone who's spent real time behind a bar knows the difference between reading about a technique and watching someone who actually invented it explain why it works. That's the whole idea behind Tales on Tour, and this September it's setting up shop in the nation's capital for two days that could sh

Wisconsin's Barrel-Aging Giant Makes Its Move Into Canned Cocktails Central Waters Brewing Company, the Amherst, Wisconsin craft brewery that has spent more than two decades building one of the most respected bourbon barrel-aging programs in the Midwest, has taken its most decisive step yet into t

New Orleans just played host to something the drinks industry has been building toward for two decades. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation handed out its 20th annual Spirited Awards , and the results give a pretty clear snapshot of where bar culture stands right now — and where it's headed.

Sazerac Just Dropped Three New Canned Cocktails — And One of Them Is Unlike Anything on the Market The company behind Fireball, Buffalo Trace, and BuzzBallz isn't slowing down. On June 23, 2026, Sazerac Company announced the national launch of three new ready-to-drink cocktail brands from its Loui

SirDavis Whisky Lemonade Kit: How Beyoncé's Rye Is Making the Case for Summer Sipping Not every celebrity spirits venture is built on the same foundation. Some are little more than licensing agreements — a famous face on a label, a few social media posts, and a distribution deal that fades quietly