vodka

The boom in U.S. microdistilleries comes in part from many Americans reinventing their careers in a dire economy. That entrepreneurial spirit is thriving in some of Colorado's newly minted microdistilleries. And industry giants, like Jim Beam, are also welcoming these new makers of American liquor.

Pernod-Ricard (PDRDY), the maker of Absolut vodka and Chivas Regal whiskey, slumped in Paris trading after a disappointing earnings report. The maker of the luxury drinks fell as much as 3.8% this morning. Late yesterday, the company's earnings report said that revenue for the quarter rose "close...

Sam's Club and tonic, anyone? Following in the footsteps of one of its biggest rivals, the warehouse club is planning to launch its own premium store-brand of vodka. While the new vodka may not have the same yuppified name recognition as Ketel One or Blue Sapphire, it's fancy sounding name, "Rue...

The New York Times recently reported that there has been a surge in vodka sales, particularly among "value" and "popular" brands, which cost under $9 per bottle. The article's author, Andrew Martin, particularly noted college favorite Popov Vodka, archly noting "I can't say for sure whether I've...

In the early 1990's, after my father died, I was stuck with preparing the family house for sale. Almost twenty years of occupancy had left our home in pretty sorry shape, and it took my sisters and I a long time to pack, clean, and otherwise prepare the house for the block. Finally, toward the end...

Life used to be so simple. If you drank a lot and found the bottle talking back to you, you know you've had enough, and that it's time to stop. Conversely, if you were a bartender, and you saw one of your patrons having a conversation with the bottle, you knew it was time to call a cab and send the...