Jean Trinh of Alquímico in Cartagena, Colombia, is the most influential bar industry figure, according to Drinks International’s Bar World 100.
More than 100 people gathered at the Beach Restaurant during the TFWA Cannes event and the Supreme Travel Retail Champion went to Bacardi for its The Glen Deveron Royal Burgh Collection. Best Drinks Launch at TFWA Cannes 2013 went to William Grant & Sons for the Glenfiddich Cask Collection. Best Drinks Launch of the Year was Bacardi’s The Glen Deveron Royal Burgh Collection and Best…
The distillery is also celebrating winning the The Spirit of Whisky Fringe award at the Whisky Fringe in Edinburgh for two consecutive years. The Whisky Fringe is an annual event organised by whisky retailer Royal Mile Whiskies. Now in its 12th year,the three day event presents over 200 whiskies to 500 visitors who vote for their favourite whisky they have sampled. Tomatin claims to be…
The new recipe has been developed by maestro ronero Asbel Morales, to provide a “sweeter taste profile and a smooth drinking experience”. The rum remains at 40%abv and is said to have notes of vanilla and caramel and an underlying hint of tobacco, cinnamon and orange peel. The packaging has also been revamped to include a font with a handwritten style and an oak barrel effect on…
Lodge, who was the deputy editor of The Spirits Business, died of a brain haemorrhage last year – he was 29. It was no secret that his favourite dram was Ardbeg and the Islay whisky brand, owned by The Glenmorangie Company, is sponsoring the group in their attempt to complete the Islay Half Marathon. More than 20 runners – with, it has to be said,…
The full results of Brands by Value will be published on Drinksint.com on June 4 and the June edition of Drinks International magazine, but here we present a first look at ranks 26-50. Brand value in brief Brand value is the amount that an independent third party might pay to buy the trademark and associated intellectual property. For example, Jose Cuervo’s brand value represents Brand…
The Panther Brewery at Reepham in Norfolk is selling an eau de vie under the name Spirit of Panther. It was made with wort used for making the brewery’s Black Panther stout and was distilled in to spirit by The English Spirit Company, which has a small distillery in Cambridgeshire. It is not the same distillery as St George’s, home of the English Whisky Company.
A high-ranking stalwart of Drinks International’s The Millionaire’s Club listing, the Bayadera Group-owned brand is the world’s number three selling vodka, behind Smirnoff and Absolut. In 2011 Khlibniy Dar recorded sales of 9.35 nine-litre cases, a 162% increase on 2007 volume sales which stood at 3.57m cases. In the 2012 edition of The Millionaire’s Club the brand ranked above CEDC’s Zelenaya marka/Green Mark (9.30m cases), Nemiroff (8.03m) and…
The main support will go to the US, China and northern Europe, excluding the UK which is New Zealand’s number one export market. Europe is believed to be getting financial support to the tune of NZ$500,000. David Cox, who looks after Europe for NZWG, told Drinks International that the key countries/regions are: Scandinavia, Germany and the Benelux.
The study was conducted by FDKG, which describes itself as a consultancy that helps UK luxury goods business to develop a foothold in China. It claims that Chinese luxury goods shoppers outnumber the equivalent Russians by almost 15:1. In fact the Russians come fourth after the Americans and Japanese as well. Fifty-eight percent of the luxury goods retailers stated that their most frequent visitors were…
