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An unwanted double: US sales fall for American whiskeys as threats of a trade war heat up

By Bruce Schreiner, AP

February 12, 2025

Talk of tariffs cast a shadow over the Distilled Spirits Council’s report on 2024 U.S. spirits sales. The report, released Tuesday, showed a drop in domestic sales for the American whiskey category, which includes bourbon, rye whiskey and Tennessee whiskey.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol, Associated Press, tariffs, whiskey

Out, About: How to dry January in a drinking city

By Rachel Iacovone

January 3, 2025

Let’s be real about this for a moment: Nashville is a drinking city. So what do you do when you’d like to take a pause — for a month, for the year, forever — in a place like this?

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, NashVillager, Out About, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol

NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s patchwork of alcohol laws

By Nina Cardona

July 2, 2024

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Why do wine and liquor sales vary from place to place in Tennessee? Plus the local news for July 2, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol

‘Whiskey fungus’ is covering this Tennessee town. Jack Daniel’s ethanol pollution is to blame.

By Caroline Eggers

April 12, 2023

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Two hours south of Nashville, black mold is spreading. Playground swings look gunky. Road signs are unreadable. Trees are dying. This is the scene unfolding in Mulberry, a small town in Lincoln County that borders the sprawling Jack Daniel’s whiskey operation — the food source for an alcohol-loving mold dubbed “whiskey fungus.” 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: air pollution, alcohol, fungi, Jack Daniels, Lincoln County

Mocktails in Middle Tennessee

By Rose Gilbert

January 27, 2023

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We know Dry January is almost over, but a lot of us have made lifestyle changes. So today, we’re talking about what’s out there for those of us who aren’t drinking and those of us who are drinking less.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: alcohol, lgbt, lgbtq, transgender

Tennessee Senate OKs Sunday Liquor Sales, Clearing The Way For Stores To Open This Summer

By Chas Sisk

April 11, 2018

Liquor stores in Tennessee will soon be allowed to open on Sundays, under a measure heading to Gov. Bill Haslam. The state Senate voted narrowly Wednesday morning to approve a plan that will allow liquor stores to be open all but three days a year: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. The measure will also let grocery stores […]

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol, Politics

Tennessee House Votes To Allow Liquor And Wine Sales On Sunday

By Chas Sisk

April 10, 2018

The Tennessee House has approved a measure that would let consumers buy a bottle of wine or liquor on Sundays.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: alcohol, Politics

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