• Coronavirus is draining craft booze makers’ sales, study claims

    Coronavirus is draining craft booze makers’ sales, study claims

    The coronavirus pandemic has left craft booze makers with one big hangover, a new study says. The nation’s craft distilleries expect to lose 41 percent of their sales now that the virus has made it harder to pour drinks for curious visitors, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Small producers of …
  • Texas distillery founder shifts production to hand sanitizer for first responders

    Texas distillery founder shifts production to hand sanitizer for first responders

    Just one month ago, co-owner of Bendt Distilling Company Natasha DeHart was creating her unique blend of Texas whiskeys at her distillery in Lewisville. Now, she has shifted production entirely to combat the coronavirus and help Dallas County by producing and providing free hand sanitizer to local law enforcement, hospitals and first responders. “Daily, we …