PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST), makers of craft spirits, today announced that Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern”), North America’s largest wine and spirits distributor, is now distributing Eastside Distilling’s Redneck Riviera Whiskey in Washington State. Southern has operations in 44 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as well as Canada, the Caribbean, and various other territories internationally. Southern has more than 20,000 employees and is the recognized industry leader. It is the largest distributor of spirits in the State of Washington, for consumption both on and off premises, and is known to be highly selective as to new products that it adds to its catalog.
Brian Johnson, head of Washington State marketing for Eastside Distilling, said, “I am excited that Southern Glazer’s has signed on to distribute Redneck Riviera Whiskey in Washington State. We work closely with Southern. The sales team at Southern represents several of our other Eastside products here in Washington very well and has done so for years. Southern will do an excellent job in getting Redneck on shelves all over the State of Washington. There is a lot of pent up demand for Redneck Riviera Whiskey in Washington, so I predict that it will be a very successful launch.”
With this announcement, Redneck Riviera Whiskey is currently available in 17 states: Washington, Texas, California, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, North and South Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kentucky and Missouri. The list of states will grow as the product rollout continues.
About Redneck Riviera
Redneck
Riviera is a privately held lifestyle brand that celebrates America’s
hard-working men and women. Built for people who live to turn up the
music and have fun with friends and family, Redneck Riviera is America’s
‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ brand that offers something for everyone who
likes to rock the red, white and blue all year long. Launched in 2014,
the brand brings these values to life through footwear, apparel,
hospitality, food, spirits and licensed products in a variety of
categories. Redneck Riviera has expanded its reach with the opening of
honky-tonk bar Redneck Riviera Las Vegas and a Nashville location
opening in 2018. More information can be found here.
About Eastside Distilling
Eastside
Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) has been producing high-quality,
award-winning craft spirits in Portland, Oregon since 2008. The company
is distinguished by its highly decorated product lineup that includes
Burnside Bourbon, West End American Whiskey, Goose Hollow Reserve, Below
Deck Rums, Portland Potato Vodka, Hue-Hue Coffee Rum and a distinctive
line of fruit infused spirits. Eastside Distilling is majority owner of
Big Bottom Distilling (makers of The Ninety One Gin, Navy Strength Gin
and Delta Rye whiskey) and the Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co. All Eastside,
Big Bottom and Redneck Riviera spirits are crafted from natural
ingredients for quality and taste. Eastside’s MotherLode Bottling
subsidiary is one of the Northwest’s leading independent spirit bottlers
and ready-to-drink canners. For more information visit: www.eastsidedistilling.com
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