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Upgraded forum software
Posted by Chris on 16 May 2008 14:03
We upgraded to the latest version of our forum software today...I'm sure there will be some issues from the conversion, if you notice anything, please bear with us and make a post to let us know.. thanks.
Problems registering? Does it say your email is banned?
Posted by Mark on 20 Mar 2008 17:39
To all the new members who may be trying to register and are having problems:
Is it saying your email address has been banned? That's because unfortunately some time ago we had to disallow email addresses from many 'free' based sites such as hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc. The spam/porn people creating bs accounts became too numerous to deal with. We do not do anything with your email address, heck we never even look at them, so please feel safe using your regular email from your isp. For example roadrunner, aol, comcast, any email that works except like I said, from the free email sites.
Thank you for your understanding in these matters and we sincerely hope you can understand why we have had to enact this. It has and will continue to make a more pleasurable site for everyone. 
Downtime
Posted by Chris on 13 Feb 2008 13:19
It looks like our hosting provider finally fixed their DNS issues, sorry for the downtime, hopefully they don't change servers again.
Choose your own 'Rank Title' II - 'Rank Images' implemented
Posted by Mark on 16 Apr 2005 16:44
First off, we would like to thank everyone who has helped with the Whiskey Reviews Section of the site by giving your impressions of various bottles. Whether you write 1 or 100 reviews you may help someone make a determination if a particular bottling is for them. That's part of what we hope to accomplish by having the user reviews section there and making it available to be seen by guests.
As it was mentioned earlier, once you have 10 user reviews of different bottlings you would be able to select a rank title of your choice. Several users have already hit the 10 review mark and we hope many more are to follow. It was also mentioned that perhaps after the 10 review mark we could implement something else to add a bit of 'uniqueness' to your userID. Well, we've come up with some rank images that can be displayed under your custom rank title once you hit the following user reviews above the 10 review mark:
25 User Reviews - 
50 User Reviews - 
75 User Reviews - 
125 User Reviews - 
200 User Reviews - 
In case Chris or I don't notice as you hit each level including the 10 review mark, please let us know via pm. You can see what bottles have been reviewed thus far and who reviews them by going here. Also, a user can see how many total reviews and which particular bottlings another user has reviewed by clicking on their userID above a review within the database.
Have fun all and we hope you continue to enjoy the site!
Choose your own 'Rank Title'
Posted by Mark on 28 Jan 2005 16:10
Ok everyone, Chris and I have come up with an idea that we hope many of you will take us up on. In an attempt to let people express themselves a bit in each post and spark some interest and stir up excitement in the Whiskey Reviews Section after you have posted 10 user reviews in that section for 10 different products send us a PM with a Rank Title you would like to be displayed under your username. Right now everyone's is simply Registered User, which is what you would be replacing. Now we'll let just about anything fly as long as it is within reason, like nothing that 'crosses the line'... You know who you are! 
We know that people feel weird doing it at first and maybe feel that they are not good at or just cannot pick out things such as figs, bananas etc in their pours but don't let that stop you. Heck, I have a difficult time placing things like that in my drinks as well but that is not a requirement... Just give people your general impressions so others can have a feel of whether it may be for them or not while searching the database.
As people may go higher than 10 eventually we'll implement something else that takes effect at higher numbers like one Riedel glass, 2 glasses or something like that above you avatar as well.
We hope you all like this new idea and will try in time to take advantage of the ability of posting user reviews. In time we hope to incorporate that section with the forums as well. Thanks as always and enjoy yourself!
Attachments
Posted by Chris on 18 Nov 2004 18:02
We have enabled Attachments for posts in the forums. If you are including a picture, try to have it resized to a reasonable size before uploading...
New Main Page
Posted by Chris on 04 Nov 2004 10:16
We have finally replaced the inadequate 'welcome' page with something a little better... let us know what you would like to see on this page in the future... As time allows we will have who's online status, links to popular forum topics and more on this page... To view it just click on the 'Main' button at the top of the page.
Welcome to BourbonEnthusiast.com
Posted by Mark on 11 Sep 2004 11:56
Welcome to BourbonEnthusiast.com!
In the upcoming months we will be adding more information and added functionality to the site. Our registered users will have ability to not only read and search the database and forums but also write and add their own user reviews for various pours listed within the database. Also, more forums are available for registered users to participate in. With time, we hope to build a close knit friendly community for all to enjoy.
Again, thanks for stopping by and we hope you enjoy the site.
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United Kingdom: Police to close pubs to halt Facebook party
Posted by forumadmin on 04 Jul 2008 16:53
Source: MA
02/07/2008 07:34
Police are set to use unprecedented powers to stop every shop and pub in a town selling alcohol - in a bid to halt an illegal beach party organised on Facebook.
Officers in Torbay, Devon, say around 10,000 people are expected to gather at one of five possible beaches for the mass party at the weekend.
The event has been advertised on social networking website Facebook with organisers hailing it as "the biggest ever beach party" with alcohol, loud music and barbecues.
An exact location and time will not be posted until hours beforehand and police, fearing a health and safety risk, are desperate to stop it taking place.
Officers claim the mass beach party will be held next to one of five beaches - in Torquay, Paignton, Preston, Goodrington or Broadsands.
They are now set to use powers under the Licensing Act 2003 to introduce an emergency blanket ban on the sale of any alcohol in the five areas.
Police say as soon as they know the location ever...more | Alcoholic Drink Stocks: On the Rocks?
Posted by forumadmin on 04 Jul 2008 16:50
The economic slowdown and spiking fuel costs are hurting some segments, but liquor proves fairly recession resistant, even as prices go up
Source: Business Week
July 1st
by David Bogoslaw
Like most consumer-discretionary products, sales of wine and spirits have been hurt by spiking fuel prices, rising unemployment, and pervasive worries about the U.S. economy. But alcoholic beverages, like cigarettes and other tobacco products, appear to be less discretionary than most nonessential items due to the lifestyle choices that drive demand for them.
"Beverage alcohol continues to be pretty recession-resistant," says Richard Hurst, an analyst at market-research firm The Nielsen Company. "Spirits are still showing tremendous resilience."
Data collected from the principle retail stores showed spirits sales up 5.4% in May on a dollar basis, and 3.6% on a volume basis, which Hurst deems very healthy.
Top-Shelf Growth
"We're continuing to see the top end of the marke...more | Castle Brands Q4 net loss widens
Posted by forumadmin on 04 Jul 2008 16:50
1st July 2008
Source: Drinks Business Review
Castle Brands, an international importer and marketer of premium spirits, has reported net loss of $13 million, or $0.83 per share, for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2008, compared to a net loss of $4.5 million, or $0.38 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.
Net sales were $6.4 million, a 5% increase compared to $6.07 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2007. Gross profit declined 9.7% to $1.8 million from $2 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2007.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, net sales were $27.32 million, compared to $25.16 million in fiscal 2007. Gross profit was $6.51 million, compared to $8.38 million in fiscal 2007.
Net loss was $27.58 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, compared to $16.60 million, or $1.40 per share in fiscal 2007.
Donald Marsh, Castle Brands' president and COO, said: "Our US continues to perform well while our international business is poised to resume growth following changes we implemented over the past several months."...more | Fortune Brands Shares Lower On 2Q Earnings Warning (Update)
Posted by forumadmin on 04 Jul 2008 16:50
Source: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
July 1, 2008 10:56 a.m.
Fortune Brands Inc. (FO) shares fell over 11% Tuesday as investors reacted to the beverage and home furnishings company's sharply reduced quarterly earnings forecast.
After Monday's closing bell, Fortune Brands warned that weaker consumer sentiment in its core U.S. marketplace could knock down earnings in the second quarter by as much as 25% a share, excluding one-time items.
Fortune Brands had already trimmed earnings expectations in the face of crumbling consumer sentiment, which is now grinding along at a 28-year low due to the weak economy, rising prices for food and fuel and falling home prices. The company's previous outlook had projected a percentage earnings decline somewhere between high single-digits to the mid-teens, however.
Fortune Brands shares recently fell $7.15, or 11.5%, to $55.26 on volume of 1.8 million compared with average daily volume of $61.91. The share price is off nearly 33% over the past 12 months.
Fort...more | Profits for Constellation beverage company bubble over
Posted by forumadmin on 04 Jul 2008 16:50
Source: Rochester Democrat
July 2nd
Higher prices and higher-end wine brands helped push Constellation Brands Inc. to a higher profit in its first quarter.
The Perinton-based alcoholic beverage company announced its first-quarter results for the 2009 fiscal year on Tuesday.
For the quarter, which ended May 31, the company had net sales on a comparable basis of $932 million, up $31 million from the same quarter a year ago. It netted $73.6 million for the quarter on a comparable basis, up from $48.5 million a year prior.
Constellation's earnings per share on a comparable basis were 34 cents, up from 21 cents a share a year ago.
Wall Street popped a cork on the news, with Constellation shares closing Tuesday at $20.79, up 93 cents or almost 4.7 percent.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial before the earnings announcement had expected a profit of 31 cents per share and revenue of $906 million.
The company, with 700 workers locally and 8,200 worldwide, attributed the favorable retu...more | | |
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