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StateWays Sept/Oct 2015

StateWays is the only magazine exclusively covering the control state system within the beverage alcohol industry, with annual updates from liquor control commissions and alcohol control boards and yearly fiscal reporting from control jurisdictions

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3 StateWays ■ www.stateways.com ■ September/October 2015 The Beverage Alcohol Merchandising Magazine for Control States Volume 45, No. 5 September/October 2015 ® DEPARTMENTS Editor's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FYI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Trip Report: Caribbean Rum . . . . . . 7 Wine Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Brand Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Spotlight Q&A: Edrington . . . . . . . 14 Spotlight Q&A: Tito's . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Spotlight Q&A: Mia Wines . . . . . . 16 Wine Reviews: Merlot . . . . . . . . . 45 On the Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 18 MODERNIZING MICHIGAN Using technology to improve processes. By Melissa Niksic 30 BOURBON ISN'T HAVING ALL THE FUN American whiskeys show no signs of slowing. By Jack Robertiello 34 A GLOBAL PHENOMENON Bourbon continues to boom. By Robert Plotkin 37 THE SPICE TRADE Spiced and Flavored Rums make a comeback. By Thomas Henry Strenk 41 THE UNDISCOVERED PEARL NEXT DOOR Canadian wines are surprisingly diverse. By Marnie Old PAGE 18 StateWays® (ISSN 0279-2133) is published six times per year (January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December) by The Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information, Editorial offi ces: 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851. USP Number 944-740, periodical rate postage paid at Norwalk, CT and additional mailing offi ces. Postmaster: Send address changes to StateWays®, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823. Subscriptions: Single copies $8.00. U.S. one year $20. $50 Canada and overseas by surface mail; $130 Air mail to all other countries. All subscriptions payable in U.S. dollars. Payment must accompany order. To subscribe write: StateWays®, PO Box 2123, Skokie, IL 60076-7823; or call StateWays customer service number 8 a.m. To 4:30 p.m. CST at 845-856-2229. Customer Service fax (847) 763-9569. Customer Service website custom- erservice@specialtyim.com. Copyright 2015 by The Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information, 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851. Reproduction without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. Not responsible for return of unsolicited materials. The Beverage Information Group publishes StateWays®, Beverage Dynamics, Cheers®, Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing, Liquor Handbook, Wine Handbook, Beer Handbook, Handbook Advance and Licensed Beverage Fact Book. COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY DWIGHT CENDROWSKI

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