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		<title>Exciting new brand &#8211; Elderflower Liquor &#8211; Pelican Brands and Chase Distillery partnership&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2010/07/12/exciting-new-brand-elderflower-liquor-pelican-brands-and-chase-distillery-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m very pleased to announce our partnership with William Chase and his distillery&#8230; as laid out below, William has created an exciting brand platform and everyone at Pelican Brands is very excited to bring these hand crafted brands into the US.  I look forward to tasting you on the Elderflower Liquor&#8230; you won&#8217;t believe it!</p>
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		<title>Kane&#8217;s Beverage News Daily &#8211; On Pelican Brands and J. Smoke Wallin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m posting the Kane&#8217;s article from Fall 2009 tracking some of my activities and discussing the launch of Pelican Brands&#8230; now that we have begun adding a strong platform of brands, I thought it was relevant to share this as we articulated our strategy well here.</p>
<p>Kane’s Beverage News Daily</p>
<p>Volume 5, No. 184 The National Beverage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Margarita King Debuts Across the U.S.  With Pelican Brands As the Exclusive Brand Manager For the Award Winning Margarita Cocktail In a Bottle</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2010/04/08/the-margarita-king-debuts-across-the-u-s-with-pelican-brands-as-the-exclusive-brand-manager-for-the-award-winning-margarita-cocktail-in-a-bottle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Today, Pelican Brands and The Margarita King announced their exclusive partnership across the US.  I am very excited by Pelican&#8217;s progress in attracting distinct brands with a real place with the consumer.  More to come!</p>
<p>Kind Regards,</p>
<p>Smoke</p>
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		<title>Artá Holdings Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager For Its Award Winning Artisan Tequila Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2010/04/07/arta-holdings-appoints-pelican-brands-as-exclusive-u-s-brand-manager-for-its-award-winning-artisan-tequila-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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<p>Latest new brand for Pelican Brands &#8211; very exciting &#8211; more later, Smoke</p>
<p>FOR RELEASE April 7, 2010</p>
<p>Media contact:</p>
<p>Megan Hochstetler</p>
<p>001-317-574-6407</p>
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<p>Artá Holdings Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager For Its Award Winning Artisan Tequila Portfolio</p>
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<p> Artá Hand Crafts Ultra Premium Tequila with a Conscience </p>
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<p>Las Vegas, NV, San Francisco, CA &#38; Carmel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Ray Tye and Dustin Drapkin</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2010/03/15/remembering-ray-tye-and-dustin-drapkin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I usually try to keep this focused on relevant issues I see in the industry that deserve being called out or discussed in some greater detail.  Those of you who have read my posts will know that once in a while I will reflect on something or in this case, someone, who has made a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fall Season Shapes Up! Thoughts on online and offline Wine market&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2009/11/10/the-fall-season-shapes-up-thoughts-on-online-and-offline-wine-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>My friend Liza has a nice piece in Winebusiness.com today on the Fall selling season.  Reports from Nielsen, Bill Cascio at Glazer&#8217;s, Wilford Wong at Beverages and more! all point toward improvement over last year, though value driving business.</p>
<p>  </p>
<p> Yesterday, another Wine 2.0 friend, John Corcoran&#8217;s blog &#8220;Think Wine Marketing&#8221; had a well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boon Rawd Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager for Singha Beer</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2009/10/26/boon-rawd-appoints-pelican-brands-as-exclusive-us-brand-manager-for-singha-beer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Singha Beer is The #1 Thai Beer Exported Around The World. Pelican Brands is Led by An Experienced Team from the Global Beverage Industry</p>
<p>BANGKOK, THAILAND, CARMEL, IN, October 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ &#8212; Boon Rawd Trading International announced today that it has appointed Pelican Brands as the exclusive brand manager for Singha Beer in the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TALIERA TEXAS BRANDS™ RE-LAUNCHES RED EYE® TEXAS STYLE BLOODY MARY MIX ACROSS THE U.S.</title>
		<link>http://drinktechnology.com/2008/10/02/taliera-texas-brands%e2%84%a2-re-launches-red-eye%c2%ae-texas-style-bloody-mary-mix-across-the-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J Smoke Wallin</dc:creator>
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<p>Carmel, IN – October 2, 2008– Taliera Texas Brands, LLC announced today that it has re-launched Red Eye Bloody Mary across the U.S.  Red Eye is a leading Bloody Mary brand in the Texas market with a growing presence in markets throughout the U.S.   
 “This re-launch of the Red Eye brand is our first step in [...]]]></description>
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