SEPTEMBER 2019 ALABAMA Select Spirits PUBLISHED BY Dear Licensees: American Wine & Spirits, LLC PO Box 380832 It’s time to kick off another football season here in the great State of Alabama. From one Birmingham, Al 35283 end of the state to the other, season tickets are being bought and tailgate parties are being
[email protected] planned. No matter what team you cheer for, we should all work together to promote respon- sibility when it comes to consumption of alcoholic beverages. As suppliers, brokers, retailers CREATIVE DIRECTOR and ABC Board employees, we play an important part in the battle against the abuse of alcohol Pilar Taylor products. Unified, we share a common objective of eliminating alcohol abuse, underage con- sumption and drunk driving. A variety of voices increases the chances of the message being CONTRIBUTING WRITER heard. If you need information on, or help with improving skills in, legal-age determination and Norma Butterworth-McKittrick refusing sales, please contact our Responsible Vendor Program. ADVERTISING & The ABC Board plans to expand the Rum selection available through both our retail and whole- PRODUCTION MANAGER Margriet Linthout sale stores. We have contacted multiple suppliers with the desire to expand our offerings. For more information about this publica- While we have not heard back from some suppliers, many have responded and are working with tion, advertising rates, production specs, us to enhance this category. Some of the rums that we plan to carry in the future include offer- recipes and digital copies of recent and cur- ings from: rent issues visit americanwineandspirits.com or call 205-368-5740 Angostura, Atlantic, Brugal, Campesino, Diplomatico, Damoiseau, Don Maderas 5+5, El Dorado, Flor De Cana, Martinique, Ron Matusalem, Pampero, Plantation, Rhum PHOTOGRAPHY Barbancourt, Ron del Barralito, Smith and Cross, the Real McCoy, Gander, ZAFRA, Rum Adobe Stock Photos Melocon, Probitas by Four Square, Foursquare 2007, 1 Barrel, Prichards, Pyrat, Ron Zacapa and Wray and Nephew.