US Alcohol Consumption Background

Here is the backgound material for the story about Conjure Cognac by Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges. So, here is some background material on the US Beer, Wine and Spirit industry.

Gallup Survey on Alcohol consumption preferences of the US population. Here.

Wikipedia on Cognac.

Conjure Cognac on Twitter is here.

Conjure: Ludacris's Cognac

Just like many celebrities, Ludacris (Christopher Bridges)has his own brand of Cognac. It is call Conjure and is made in France. The Cognac has received favorable reviews in the press. The Cognac is also featured frequently in in PR, Video and public photos of Mr. Bridges.

Conjure Cognac recently has some management changes. Here. And Here.

Another reorganization story is here. It has a local angle.

Hip Hop Weekly has a story from January here.

Snoop Dogg is here in the NY Daily News.

Jay-Z, Sean Combs, Calvin Brodus and TI all promote different liquors.

A 750ml bottle of Conjure Cognac cost about $35.00.

Here is a link to a press release from Mintel, a market research firm, that has some more concrete data about consumption. Here.