Monthly Archives: July 2010
Legislation signed this week by Gov. Pat Quinn allows small distilleries, firms that make less than 5,000 gallons of spirits a year, to sell the liquor they produce at their facilities. While wineries and microbreweries nationwide have used this model for a number of years, this is a new, and potentially highly lucrative, development for [...]
Driving home one day I noticed a cute new restaurant that had just opened in my neighborhood and I made plans to try it out. A few days later I arrived around 6 pm ready to savor their atmosphere, cuisine and alcoholic beverages. Stepping in, I noticed the place had a full bar and also [...]
Attention cocktail and spirits lovers, a Dutch style of gin known as genever is getting more popular than Dutch tulips. The English word “gin” derives from Genevers. Served chilled and in the traditional tulip-shaped glasses found in Amsterdam’s genever bars, this cocktail is sure to please your regulars. Pair with Dutch cheese, slow-braised oxtail, stews [...]
According to Wikipedia, cause marketing or cause-related marketing refers to a type of marketing involving the cooperative efforts of a “for profit” business and a non-profit organization for mutual benefit. Do you have a special area of interest, such as saving the whales, that you’d like to promote? If so, cause marketing is an ideal [...]
If Mayor Richard Daley gets his way, the answer is yes. “The goal is to bring in more money for the city.” Eve Rodriguez, city Aviation Department Taking a page from the carts used by airlines, the plan is to create a new type of liquor license allowing “the sale of alcoholic liquor from pushcarts [...]
A recent article in the Washington Post illustrates why it’s important to have qualified representation when you file for your city zoning permits and your alcoholic beverage applications. Most neighborhoods empower community boards to ensure that residents rights are protected, which is a good thing. However, community activists are increasingly placing major roadblocks in the [...]
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The Land of Lincoln Opens the Doors of Opportunity to Small Distilleries