A whiskey sour for the distilled spirits industry.  Consumers are souring on drinking alcohol. And that’s one of a host of complex reasons why Jim Beam is placing its main distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, on ice for at least a year. Claudia Coffey knows Kentucky bourbon country as well as anyone. She’s a podcaster and bourbon insider. TARIFFS PUSH US WINE INDUSTRY INTO UNCERTAIN TERRITORY: ‘REALLY CREATES A...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams took to social media Wednesday to share a unique farewell tribute on his final day in office, reading some of his “go-to quotes” off a coffee mug. “Mayor Adams‘ greatest hits, you know,” he said while waving around an inscribed cup gifted to him by his staff. He then attempted to read some of the quotes aloud, giggling in between each phrase....

The Washington Monument will transform on New Year’s Eve into the “world’s tallest birthday candle in honor of our Nation’s 250th birthday,” according to the national Freedom 250 organization.  The monument will be illuminated with projections depicting America’s history, focusing on the American founding and its future, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Wednesday. Likewise, the monument will turn into a 250-foot birthday candle as part of...