Uber to Acquire Drizly For $1.1 Billion

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Uber Technologies, Inc. and Drizly tell BourbonBlog.com they have reached an agreement for Uber to acquire Drizly for approximately $1.1 billion in stock and cash. So how many bottles of Bourbon will Uber need to deliver to make back their investment? We’ll look into that later. Drizly is the leading on-demand alcohol marketplace in the… Read more »

American Light Whiskey with New Basin Distilling

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American Light Whiskey is a category that has been said to have “saved bourbon”. This obscure classification was created in response to the trends and palate preferences of the 1970s when lighter spirits like gin and vodka proved popular. Enter New Basin Distilling, and their 13-year-old Single Barrel American Light from Madgras, Oregon.