Representing Tito’s Handmade Vodka at the recent 2018 Bartenders Ball at Liquid in Cleveland are (l-r) Cassie Hoy, Rose Crepajski, Lindsey Field, Emma Pfeifer and Dayne Board.

Cindy Craig accepts the Ohio Tavern News “Permit Holder of the Year” award on behalf of her late husband, Philip A. Craig, longtime executive director of the Ohio Licensed Beverage Association, from OTN account executive Max Eckenwiler during a presentation last month prior to OLBA’s annual convention in Columbus.

Pete Rossi (right) from Elite insurance visits Time Warp Bar in Westlake, which is owned by Rob Rodgers (left) with the help of General Manager Melissa Kerr.

Glynn Wesley (left) of RNDC is joined by (l-r) Joey Cromwell, Chasity Christian, Dimonique Grier, Sharon Taylor and Joylynn Fletcher during a recent Tito’s Handmade Vodka Tasting Experience at The Back Room of Butcher & Barrel in Cincinnati.

Joining fifth generation Jameson head cooper Ger Buckley (center) during a recent visit to the Jameson Distillery in Ireland are Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Ohio team members (l-r) Rochelle Jackson, Katie Paul, Palmer Orlandi, Pete Paparizos, Jaime Kreiner, Megan Lehman, Heather Kelps, Lukas Mallory, Jason Miller, Brittany Nelson, Ken Gabel, Cheryl Peto, Noelle Ferruccio and Steve Tedeschi.

Visiting with Tito Beveridge (center), founder of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, during a recent trip to Austin, Texas, are (l-r) Molly Scott and Patrick Mahoney of RNDC, Courtney Koenig of Tito’s, Melissa Myers of RNDC, Sam Randazzo of Tito’s and Tiffany Stenger of RNDC.

Celebrating the success of Russian Standard vodka at the Cirque Du Soleil show in Chicago are (l-r) Gary Conley and Lauren Nguyen with RNDC; Jeff Sloan, Russian Standard brand manager; Donavan Campbell and Melissa Myers of RNDC; Victor Schmidt, Roust director of control states; and Mark Tuinman, eastern control manager.

Celebrating the success of the Edrington portfolio, including Macallan and Highland Park, during a recent dinner at Smith and Wollensky in Columbus are (l-r) Dave Stock of Edrington; Melissa Myers of RNDC; Lacey Massari of Edrington; Stacy Gabel, Justin Tavares and Mel Fisher of RNDC; Mark Zander of Edrington; and Kevin Ryan of RNDC.

Wholesale Beer & Wine Association of Ohio President Curt McCamon (left), of Superior Beverage Group in Columbus, accepts the 2017 John T. Fleming Wholesaler of the Year Award from Ohio Tavern News account manager Max Eckenwiler. The award is named in memory of Fleming, the former CEO of Superior Beverage, who was killed in a Lake Erie plane crash late last year.

Jack Daniel’s assistant master distiller, Chris Fletcher (center), gets some help from Brown-Forman’s Jeff Fullam, left, and Pete Wagner during his recent trip to Ohio to promote the new Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Rye and the Jack Daniel’s single barrel program.