The recent market for artisanal and handcrafted goods has spawned a spate of consumer class actions against makers of popular liquors, including Tito’s Vodka, Maker’s Mark, and Jim Beam, for using ...

The label on every bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon states "handmade," a boast that now has put the famous Loretto, Ky., distillery on the receiving end of a false advertising lawsuit. Two San Diego ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A lawsuit claiming the “handmade” labels on Maker’s Mark bourbon whiskey were misleading to consumers was dismissed by a judge this week in San Diego federal court. In his ruling ...

"Maker's Mark isn't new to this question," said bourbon expert Chuck Cowdery, who cites wax dipping and human oversight of processes as evidence that the company can claim that its bourbon is ...

Tito’s humble roots as “Texas’s oldest legal distillery” have always been heavily integrated into the brand’s mythos, down to the understated label, which was designed by Tito himself — real name Bert ...