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First lady to visit Nashville, encourage vaccinations

Jun. 22, 2021 04:00 AM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will travel to Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday as part of a national effort to get more Americans vaccinated...

This photo provided by Heaven Hill Distillery on Friday, June 18, 2021 shows the Heaven Hill Distillery opened a $19 million tourist center this week In Bardstown, Ky. The new center, called the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, is the latest investment by a Kentucky bourbon producer to promote the state’s tourism tourism.
Bourbon tourism shaking off pandemic slump in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 18, 2021 01:30 PM EDT

U.S. President Joe Biden takes off his protective facemask prior to speaking with the media during arrival for the EU-US summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The Latest: Pro-Navalny protest in Geneva on eve of summit

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 10:19 AM EDT

In this Monday, June 7, 2021, photo Rep Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, talks with distiller Sherry Brockenbrough, during a tour of the Hilltop distillery in Maidens, Va. Spanberger held a roundtable discussion with distillers to discuss COVID-19 reopening challenges experienced by small businesses & regulatory issues facing central Virginia distilleries. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Sales pitch summer? Dems aim to showcase virus relief effort

By Steven Sloan Jun. 10, 2021 12:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Michiganders deserve an accurate count of nursing home deaths This...

Minnesota breweries, distillers offer vaccination incentives

May. 28, 2021 03:08 PM EDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several Minnesota breweries and distilleries are offering a shot and a beer to adults to encourage them to get vaccinated against COVID...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks with reporters following his tour of the UPS Worldport facility in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021. UPS is tone of the primary shippers of the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)
Beshear toasts bourbon startup; touts progress against virus

By Bruce Schreiner May. 11, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Takeout alcohol eyed; COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights touted

Feb. 23, 2021 01:30 AM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers are considering a proposal to extend takeout alcohol through September 2022. Restaurants and bars in...

FILE - This Oct. 3, 2012 file photo shows the Jim Beam visitors center at its central distillery in Clermont, Ky. Kentucky's whiskey industry is always looking for the newest twist to its spirits products, but its inventiveness took a gooey turn when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Jim Beam, the world's largest bourbon producer, is making sanitizer at its Global Innovation Center at its Clermont operation. It fills about 1,500 1.75-liter bottles of sanitizer each production day, said Eric Schuetzler, the spirits company's vice president of global innovation. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Coronavirus slows bourbon tourism in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner Feb. 16, 2021 03:05 PM EST

Arizona restaurants look to make cocktails-to-go permanent

By Jonathan J. Cooper Feb. 09, 2021 07:48 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona restaurants are trying to convince state lawmakers to let them sell cocktails to-go, looking to make permanent a temporary right they...

Expecting to fetch up to US$49,000 at auction, a 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland is displayed at a Bonhams auction preview in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Despite the economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, interest in the rare whisky remains high. Compared to other investment commodities, collectable whisky is doing strong in the past 10 years, with a four-fold increase in its price, Bonhams specialist Christopher Pong said. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
72-year-old Scotch whisky fetches over $54,000 in auction

By Zen Soo Jan. 29, 2021 08:07 AM EST

FILE - In this July 7, 2018 file photo whiskeys distilled and bottled in the U.S. are displayed for sale in a grocery store in Beijing.  American whiskey absorbed some setbacks but showed resilience in the face of COVID-related clampdowns on bars and restaurants as liquor sales benefited from enduring demand for a good stiff drink.  Despite plunging sales from bars and restaurants, the American whiskey sector still rang up increased revenues in 2020.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)
U.S. whiskey bolstered by liquor store sales in 2020

By Bruce Schreiner Jan. 28, 2021 10:01 AM EST

Expecting to fetch more than US$49,000 at auction, a 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland is displayed at a Bonhams auction preview in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Despite the economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, interest in the rare whisky remains high. Compared to other investment commodities, collectable whisky is doing strong in the past 10 years, with a four-fold increase in its price, Bonhams specialist Christopher Pong said. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Rare 72-year-old Scotch whisky to be auctioned in Hong Kong

By Katie Tam Jan. 28, 2021 06:28 AM EST

Outdoor recreation highlighted in Kentucky visitor's guide

Jan. 15, 2021 08:14 AM EST
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Official Kentucky Visitor's Guide for 2021 highlights outdoor recreation opportunities for travelers in response to the coronavirus...

Montana governor relaxes COVID-19 restrictions on businesses

By Iris Samuels Jan. 13, 2021 04:51 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday that he is removing existing health mandates issued by his predecessor, saying the...

Distillers that made hand sanitizer won't face federal fine

Jan. 01, 2021 01:52 PM EST
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Vancouver’s Quartz Mountain Distillers was surprised Wednesday by a $14,060 fine from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for...

Gov. Roy Cooper thanks healthcare workers during a visit to UNC Health in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, where frontline healthcare workers are among some of the first recipients of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
North Carolina stores OK'd to deliver alcohol, sell curbside

By Bryan Anderson Dec. 21, 2020 06:02 PM EST

This Nov. 3, 2020 image provided by New Mexico State University shows bottles of the school's new officially licensed spirit, Pistol Pete's Six Shooter Rye Whiskey, being filled at Dry Point Distillers in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The whiskey is part of the school's latest branding and licensing project. (Charlie Hurley, New Mexico State University, via AP)
New Mexico State University rolls out 1st licensed whiskey

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 11, 2020 10:23 AM EST

This photo provided by Adam M. Rammel shows The Syndicate on Aug. 20, 2020 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Ohio’s restrictions forced Adam Rammel to at least temporarily abandon plans for a catering and event space designed for parties and that opened last month, in time for the holidays. Rather than have the space sit unused, Rammel turned it into The Syndicate, a restaurant located next door to his 5-year-old brewpub, Brewfontaine. (Susie Jarvis/Adam M. Rammel via AP)
Amid COVID, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Oct. 11, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

Iowa governor allows college bars to reopen with distancing

Oct. 02, 2020 11:42 AM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bars in Iowa's two largest college towns can reopen next week after a five-week closure helped stop coronavirus outbreaks among young...

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