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Episode 79: Black Velvet
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Episode 79 features Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the second best selling blended Canadian whisky on the market, and a tremendous value. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof, it retails for about $10.
Enjoy this episode with a whisky cocktail of your choice, made with Black Velvet.
Black Velvet's official website: https://www.blackvelvetwhisky.com/
Brief Historical Timeline:
- 1946 - The whisky for the first bottling was distilled
- 1951 - The brand was launched, as a range of Velvet named whisky, Black Velvet was the only one to survive in the marketplace
- 1969 - The first Black Velvet Lady is introduced, a spokesmodel campaign that endured into the 1990s
- 1973 - Production moves to a purpose built distillery in Alberta, Canada
- 1991 - Automation is added to the distillery, vastly reducing employee count and increasing efficiency
- 2014 - Sales hit a high of 2.05 million 9-liter equivalent cases
- 2019 - Heave Hill Brands acquires Black Velvet
Key Cocktails:
Black Velvet works well in cocktails. Enjoy it in anything calling for a blended Canadian whisky.
References:
Business Insider on Why It's Called Black Friday
History.com Article on the Black Friday Gold Scandal
Heaven Hill Brands Press Release on Black Velvet Acquisition
The Spirits Business Coverage of Heaven Hill Brans Acquisition
Wikipedia Article on Black Velvet
Contact Information:
Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com
Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/
Twitter: @LLConnoisseur
122 episoder
Manage episode 308059689 series 2826381
Episode 79 features Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the second best selling blended Canadian whisky on the market, and a tremendous value. Bottled in 750ml at 40% ABV, or 80 proof, it retails for about $10.
Enjoy this episode with a whisky cocktail of your choice, made with Black Velvet.
Black Velvet's official website: https://www.blackvelvetwhisky.com/
Brief Historical Timeline:
- 1946 - The whisky for the first bottling was distilled
- 1951 - The brand was launched, as a range of Velvet named whisky, Black Velvet was the only one to survive in the marketplace
- 1969 - The first Black Velvet Lady is introduced, a spokesmodel campaign that endured into the 1990s
- 1973 - Production moves to a purpose built distillery in Alberta, Canada
- 1991 - Automation is added to the distillery, vastly reducing employee count and increasing efficiency
- 2014 - Sales hit a high of 2.05 million 9-liter equivalent cases
- 2019 - Heave Hill Brands acquires Black Velvet
Key Cocktails:
Black Velvet works well in cocktails. Enjoy it in anything calling for a blended Canadian whisky.
References:
Business Insider on Why It's Called Black Friday
History.com Article on the Black Friday Gold Scandal
Heaven Hill Brands Press Release on Black Velvet Acquisition
The Spirits Business Coverage of Heaven Hill Brans Acquisition
Wikipedia Article on Black Velvet
Contact Information:
Official show website is: www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com
Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/
Twitter: @LLConnoisseur
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