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News Briefs for July 6, 2021, July 6, 2021

• Remus Repeal Reserve Series V, Balcones Luckenbach and newcomers from Chattanooga and Cedar Ridge are among the offerings featured in Whiskey Advocate’s latest weekly report. The magazine website contains all the details.

• Cutwater Spirits, based in San Diego, California, adds Piña Colada to its ready-to-drink cocktail line. The new version is made with distilled bali hai rum and coconut cream and is at 13% abv. It joins over 20 canned cocktails from the recently launched Cutwater and Vodka Transfusion. Cutwater Piña Colada is now available nationwide in 4-packs of 12-ounce cans. Cutwater was acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2019, and Cutwater doubled in size last year, reaching more than 700,000 9-liter containers, according to the Impact data bank.

• Michael David Winery appointed Larry Holman as President, effective immediately. He reports directly to the company’s co-owners Michael and David Phillips. Four decades ago, Holman held previous executive management positions at companies such as Cline Cellars, Constellation, and E. & J. Gallo. California-based Michael David brands include Frixhow, Petit Betty and Earthquake. Freakshow was recently awarded Honors by Impact “Hot Brand” after growing 19% to nearly 300,000 cases last year.

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