Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor at The Whiskey Wash and whiskey bottle investment specialist. Swedish whisky distillery, Mackmyra, has today (August 19th) filed for bankruptcy at Gävle District Court. The filing comes in the midst of the distillery’s 25th anniversary celebrations, having been founded in 1999. In...

Swedish Whisky Distillery, Mackmyra, Declares Bankruptcy

Mark Littler, owner of The Whiskey Wash and whisky expert. In 2018 Diageo announced a $190 million (£150 million) plan to invigorate scotch whisky tourism. Little did it know that 2019 would be the last normal year of tourism in Scotland until 2023. Two years after the ambitious announcement...

Diageo’s Scotch Whisky Tourism Boom As Visitors Pass 1 Million

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Hot off the success of her record-breaking country album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé is embarking on another project celebrating her Texas roots – this time outside the world of music. Suggested Reading. Beyoncé partnered with Moët Hennessy (LVMUY), a subsidiary of LVMH (LVMUY), to develop SirDavis: a...

Beyoncé and Moët Hennessy joined forces to create a new whisky brand

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

The US Sun

NEW studies show that Hyundai and Kia’s tech upgrades have staved off thieves after hundreds of cars were caught in a TikTok trend firestorm. The promising numbers come after particular Hyundai and Kia owners continued to apply for their chunk of a one-time settlement payment. Research from the Highway Loss Data Institute suggested that vehicle thefts […]

Hyundai & Kia customers can still claim one-time $3k payment – as brands insist new tech has led to big drop in theft

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor at The Whiskey Wash and whiskey bottle investment specialist. Thirty-two-time Grammy winner, Beyoncé, has announced the launch of her new whisky brand: Sir Davis. In a luxury collaboration with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Moët Hennessy today (20th August) unveiled the “groundbreaking new whisky”. The whisky will retail for £79 (~$103) and is now available for pre-order via SirDavis.com.

The Complete Rundown On Beyoncé’s New SirDavis Whisky

The dairy industry has entered one of the most unique market moments in a generation, according to Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist for CoBank. “Feed prices are shifting to a five-year low, and beef-on-dairy calves are fetching top-of-the-market prices,” Geiger explains. “Those record values on calves are placing a lid on dairy replacement numbers, and that, in turn, has capped milk production.”

U.S. dairy back in driver’s seat

Los Angeles, CA

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Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

One of Philippines' richest family, Consunji is investing $177 million into their own company, DMCI Holdings. As Forbes shared, DMCI announced this financial move to the public through the Philippine stock exchange on August 20, 2024. Now, the purpose of this investment is to help DMCI buy a cement business...

Consunji Family to Invest $177M in DMCI and Fund Its Cement and Construction Business

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Domestic biodiesel blending in the United States reached a 10-month high in July, according to supply data released on August 15 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One blender interviewed by Fastmarkets expressed no surprise, citing underperformance by mega renewable diesel (RD) producers at the Rodeo and Martinez facilities...

US domestic biodiesel blending reaches 10-month high in July: EPA

Nobody wishes to be left behind. And the fact is, digitalization is the future. To propel your organization forward, going digital is the best route toward safer, more efficient and cost-effective operations. But what happens when organizations choose to delay or avoid digitalization? We only need to consider events in...

How Digitalization Is Reshaping the Construction Industry

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Rural America is experiencing a significant amount of quiet stress. With an eye toward outpacing the current low crop prices, farmers are still concentrated on growing this year's crop. Many of them believe 2024 will go down in history as their worst financial year ever.

What's Happening To Our Farmers: USDA Predicts Worst Financial Year In History

Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor at The Whiskey Wash and whiskey bottle investment specialist. Welsh whisky producer, Penderyn, has ceased production at its Swansea distillery in response to a slowing economy and a decrease in demand. The plant, on the site of the former Hafod Morfa Copperworks, was the...

Penderyn Halts Production At Swansea Distillery

It took a bit of detective work for David Rashid to figure out how a China-based competitor was reportedly evading U.S. tariffs by using countries like Thailand as a springboard to the American market. Rashid, executive chairman of auto parts maker Plews and Edelmann, did everything from hiring Mossad agents...

Auto parts executive slams China’s alleged end run around US tariffs

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It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings turned the humble 7-Eleven store into a popular food destination in Japan by serving up fresh sandwiches, rice balls and rows of boxed lunches, changing how millions of people eat.

As 7-Eleven's Japan owner weighs a bid, U.S. fans crave 'conbini' food

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Scotch Whisky Given GI Status In Brazil, Hopes For £25 Million Industry Boost

Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor at The Whiskey Wash and whiskey bottle investment specialist. Scotch whisky has secured Geographical Indication (GI) status in Brazil. This...

Scotch Whisky Given GI Status In Brazil, Hopes For £25 Million Industry Boost

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