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Costco to Discontinue Co-Branded Kirkland Beers, Ending Partnership With Deschutes
After less than two years, Costco and Deschutes Brewery plan to discontinue their co-branded line of Kirkland Signature beers. Deschutes chief executive officer Peter Skrbek announced the change in a notice to distributors sent on July 1, Craft Business Daily reports. Production is set to be scaled back as soon as this month. The collaboration includes Kirkland Signature Helles Lager and Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale, which are expected to be gone from most Costco warehouse’s shelves by September or October. The big box store launched its partnership with Deschutes in December 2024, and it enjoyed a slew of accolades soon after. The article Costco to Discontinue Co-Branded Kirkland Beers, Ending Partnership With Deschutes appeared first on VinePair .
by Stephen Bradley1 viewbeerbeer-industrybeer-productioncostconewstrade - news
Uncle Nearest Receiver Files Letter of Intent to Sell the Whiskey Brand
Nine months after being named receiver of Uncle Nearest, Inc., Phillip G. Young, Jr., filed a non-binding letter of intent to sell the embattled whiskey brand this past Friday. The filing comes just three days after the case’s presiding judge denied founder Fawn Weaver’s motion to reverse the company’s receivership. Young will potentially hand all assets of the company — with the exception of three — to an undisclosed, African-American-owned investment firm, should the court approve the sale. The article Uncle Nearest Receiver Files Letter of Intent to Sell the Whiskey Brand appeared first on VinePair .
by Stephen Bradley1 viewamerican-whiskeybourbonlawsuitnewsnhbtrade - news
U.S. Spirits Exports Slid 3.8 Percent in 2025 Amid Ongoing Tariff Battle
Revenue from U.S. spirits exports dipped by 3.8 percent in 2025, a much gentler drop than the 26 percent plummet experienced by the wine and beer categories. Exports of American spirits raked in $2.37 billion last year according to the 2025 American Spirits Exports report from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). Ongoing international trade battles, particularly in key markets across Canada and the European Union, account for much of the dip, DISCUS says in a press release about the report. The article U.S. Spirits Exports Slid 3.8 Percent in 2025 Amid Ongoing Tariff Battle appeared first on VinePair .
by Stephen Bradley2 viewsbusinesscanadaeconomicseuropean-uniongovernmenttariff - news
Tariffs, Economy Cause Scotch Whisky Exports to Slump
It’s a perfect storm…the combination of import tariffs and a soft U.S. economy have caused Scotch Whisky exports to fall in 2025 for the second… Read More
by Mark Gillespie4 viewsstoriesexportsmark-kentscotch-whisky-associationswatariffs - news
Tequila Isn’t the Only Spirit to Use Additives. Why Aren’t We Talking About the Others?
Spirits additives have been in the news a lot lately, almost solely in relation to tequila. A clash between the independently run Additive Free Alliance and the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), tequila’s regulatory body, has chilled the growing movement for transparency in the category, and currently, per the CRT, no brands may legally discuss use or non-use of additives — which are legal — on their packaging or in their marketing. The stalemate seems likely to continue without a satisfying resolution unless and until the regulator and the industry can reach a compromise. The article Tequila Isn’t the Only Spirit to Use Additives. Why Aren’t We Talking About the Others? appeared first on VinePair .
by Susannah Skiver Barton4 viewsreading-about-drinkingdistillationspiritstequilatradevp-pro - news
Prestige Alcohol Brands Are Difficult to Build — and All Too Easy to Ruin
It was the evening after my wedding in New Orleans — ages ago — and the core crew of our leftover revelers had descended upon a relaxing Marigny haunt to unwind in style before the impending crash back to our respective realities. “Johnnie Black on the rocks,” I said to the barkeep. “Scratch that,” my brother quickly interrupted. “He’ll take the Macallan 25, neat.” The barman stretched for the gloriously toffee-hued bottle lording over the back bar as my brother turned his sly signature grin my direction. “Relax! It’s on me. You only get married once, right? The article Prestige Alcohol Brands Are Difficult to Build — and All Too Easy to Ruin appeared first on VinePair .
by John Sumners4 viewsreading-about-drinkingbusinessluxurynhbspirittrade