Total v. Oklahoma, How Does It Play Out?

By |2024-05-17T19:04:07+00:00May 17th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

Total Wines and More was denied a liquor license by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Law Enforcement Commission (ABLE).

The denial was justified by Article 28A §4(A) of the Oklahoma Constitution which states:

“A. A Retail Spirits License shall only be issued to a sole proprietor who has been a resident of this state for at least five […]

Mother Ireland will save us but doesn’t go far enough

By |2024-05-08T22:29:36+00:00May 8th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

There is an Irish rebel song called God Save Ireland, which was once an unofficial national anthem of Ireland and is written to those that made great sacrifices for Ireland.  In this modern day there are new self-appointed saviors in Ireland called government officials and Ministers of Health. They have taken to government bureaucracies to […]

Neo-Prohibitionist advertise the harms but miss the intangible benefits

By |2024-04-24T20:29:23+00:00April 24th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

We have recently heard a lot of talk from Neo-Prohibitionist about the dangers of alcohol and from the WHO that health risk starts from the first drop.

Governments in other countries such as Canada have recommended stringent drinking limits and indicated that health is put at risk with more than two drinks a week. In Ireland […]

Chicago’s Downtown Craft Brewery opens

By |2024-04-24T18:20:14+00:00April 24th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

I had the pleasure on April 13th to attend the opening of Downtown Chicago’s Craft Brewery, Industry Ales, which represents the only real craft brewery in downtown Chicago.

I have worked to get them licensed and helped create their brand of “Chicago’s Downtown Beer”.

It has been a great pleasure and honor to be part of this […]

Health risks should be discussed with evidence from all sides

By |2024-04-09T22:18:54+00:00April 9th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

In a recent piece by New York health advocates, they went after any proposed consumer friendly changes to the New York liquor system. They stated that “any efforts to expand alcohol access in the name of consumer convenience, or private profit, should be suspended indefinitely.”

They attempt to strengthen their position by relying on stats […]

Getting serious about alcohol abuse, DTC shipping and data

By |2024-03-19T00:13:57+00:00March 19th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

The harms from excessive alcohol abuse are a serious problem that society needs to address. There are great concerns which range from underage access to intoxicated drivers.

These great concerns are why alcohol is regulated differently than an average consumer good, such as marshmallows.

Luckily, unlike the days of prohibition, we are a more educated society and […]

Southern and Blue Cloud and why celebration is misguided

By |2024-03-10T18:45:00+00:00March 10th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

Blue Cloud, a division of PepsiCo, announced recently that it would no longer distribute liquor. It is shifting away from distribution to concentrate on its brand licensing of Hard Mountain Dew and Lipton Hard Ice Tea.

This in itself seems like a minor occurrence, but the real story is how we got to this crossroads. Attacks […]

Oregon: Kid Gloves for Hard Drugs, the Hammer for Wine

By |2024-01-30T21:02:17+00:00January 30th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

The Oregon wine industry for the past couple of years has faced attacks from proposed excessive tax increases to a public relations campaign aimed at damaging its brand.

What puzzles me more is while wine has been attacked, Oregon’s most glaring problem has been allowed to fester to the point of becoming an open wound.

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Alcohol will come back

By |2024-01-26T03:13:09+00:00January 26th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

The morose of a down year has bled into Dry January, and alcohol’s brand has suffered some setbacks recently and some of the anti-alcohol campaigns are hard to understand. Especially in light of the fact that cannabis seems to escape these attacks.

The Dry January Movement which is detrimental to the alcohol industry is based on […]

Is blocking DTC shipping really the solution?

By |2024-01-18T18:09:50+00:00January 18th, 2024|Liquor Industry Insights|

 

There must be a New York shipping bill floating around the horizon, because there are letters coming out against direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping in full force. Robert’s Kent, who was General Counsel of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under Joe Biden, wrote a piece about the dangers of DTC manufacturing shipping. What […]

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