...top bars, chichi hotels, trendy restaurants and upscale liquor stores. From habanero vodka created in Texas to ..." vodka and made from grains grown in Kansas and Missouri. About 36 million cases of vodka...at the Adams Beverage Group, which tracks national liquor consumption. Last year, sales rose to 49.4... a base," Mr. Jamieson said. A distilling license also is easier to come by in recent...

... court that he was under the influence of drugs and intoxicating liquors at the time of the stabbing and didn't remember .... Prison officials say that Williams mentioned being in Oklahoma, then Kansas and Missouri. Even Alaska. "Yeah, I was in Alaska," ...a description of the suspect's vehicle. They ran all the license-plate numbers from similar vehicles and then checked criminal histories of...