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It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante

Apr 1, 2026

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14 min read

"Kid Beer" isn't a product roadmap

Plus: Fed-up Uncle Nearest judge wants to see Fawn Weaver’s posts!

Dave Infante

Weekender

The median Jack Daniel’s drinker can't even pronounce "Pernod"

Mar 29, 2026

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11 min read

The median Jack Daniel’s drinker can't even pronounce "Pernod"

Plus: IT'S MIDDLE-TIER MEGA-DEAL MAYHEM, FOLKS!

Dave Infante

Buzzwords

"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

Mar 27, 2026

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2 min read

"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante

Mar 25, 2026

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14 min read

Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

Plus: Fawn Weaver is losing control of the narrative!

Dave Infante

Special Reports

How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

Mar 24, 2026

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7 min read

How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

Notes on last week's Uncle Nearest legal developments

Dave Infante

Weekender

Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Mar 22, 2026

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5 min read

Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Plus: Trying to make sense of George Clooney’s new nonalcoholic beer brand!

Dave Infante

Buzzwords

Mar 20, 2026

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2 min read

"Empathy-First"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante

Special Reports

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

New memo from wholesaler CEO Marc Sachs confirms "disappointing news" of spirits conglomerate's departure

Dave Infante

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Mar 18, 2026

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14 min read

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Plus: BrewDog USA’s retail shareholders got rinsed!

Dave Infante

Weekender

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Mar 15, 2026

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11 min read

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Plus: Does the country’s biggest beer distributor even *want* to sell wine?!

Dave Infante

Buzzwords

Mar 13, 2026

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2 min read

"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante

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"Daycaps"

"Kid Beer" isn't a product roadmap

The median Jack Daniel’s drinker can't even pronounce "Pernod"

"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

"Empathy-First"

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

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