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FAST TRACK
BRANDS
pg 14
ESTABLISHED
GROWTH BRANDS
pg 16
RISING STAR
BRANDS
pg 15
COMEBACK
BRANDS
pg 17
ESTABLISHED
GROWTH BRANDS
pg 22
FAST TRACK
BRANDS
pg 20
RISING STAR
BRANDS
pg 21
COMEBACK
BRANDS
pg 26
SPIRITS
WINE
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COMEBACK
BRANDS
pg 17
ESTABLISHED
GROWTH BRANDS
pg 22
FAST TRACK
BRANDS
pg 20
RISING STAR
BRANDS
pg 21
COMEBACK
BRANDS
pg 26
WINE
VOL. 47 // ISSUE 2
TABLE
CONTENTS
of
FEATURES
28
32
39
8. Putting Customers First
Profi le of the Montgomery County DLC.
/ / By Melissa Niksic
28. Six Trends Driving Gin
Sales in 2017
What's new in the botanical spirit category?
/ / By Kyle Swartz
32. What Makes a Craft Spirit?
Defi ning the trendy category.
/ / By Jack Robertiello
39. Waiting in the Wings
Emerging spirits are ready to take off.
/ / By Thomas Henry Strenk
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12. The 2017 Growth
Brands Awards
Honoring this year's wine
and spirit winners.
/ / By Kyle Swartz
and Jeremy Nedelka
on
the
cover
Montgomery County DLC
Director Robert Dorfman
Photos courtesy of
Mark Lovett Photography
CRAFT
SPIRITS
EXOTIC SPIRITS
MALBEC REVIEWS
+
FOCUSING ON
CUSTOMERS
Profile of the Montgomery County DLC
2017 GROWTH 2017 GROWTH
BRAND AWARDS: BRAND AWARDS:
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MARCH/APRIL 2017
THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL MERCHANDISING MAGAZINE FOR CONTROL STATES