The company says Gran Reserva Maestro de Ron is a “super-premium expression of sipping rum that celebrates the craft of our ‘Maestros de Ron’ (master blenders) and provides a sophisticated trade-up option for premium white spirits drinkers”. The litre bottle is expected to retail for £36. The blend is said to be inspired by a recipe passed down through generations of master blenders and uses…
The rum category is the Wild West of the spirits industry, with a huge diversity of styles and practices and an almost outright denial of the use of additives, particularly sugar. Too often the response when questioned is “we don’t add anything” or “it’s the way we make our rum”. But who can argue? There is no worldwide governing body for the production of…
London is blessed on the bar front. There is a constant stream of openings and to mention just 10 is really tough. The city has always been well represented on the World’s 50 Best Bars list and, according to cocktail historian Jared Brown, it is central to the history of mixed drinks. In his Telegraph article The Surprising History…
Pernod Ricard USA has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets. The acquisition is expected to close before June 30, 2014. The company says the acquisition reflects both Pernod Ricard’s confidence in the development of its wine portfolio and its ambitions in the US, the largest market of the group. Pernod Ricard USA CEO, Bryan Fry, of said: “Thanks to its long heritage and…
Top line results for the first nine months are: organic growth in profit from recurring operations between 1% and 3%. The 7% decline was attributed to the unfavourable foreign exchange effect. In Asia/Rest of World (-3%), sales were impacted primarily by China where the decline was exacerbated by destocking in the third quarter as anticipated. Excluding China, sales growth was 5% over the nine months…
It says: “Marked by unusual weather conditions, the vintage was successfully managed thanks to the know-how and expertise of Rioja’s grape growers and winemakers.” The wineries of the designation produced a total of 263.70 million litres. This is the average rating of the wines that passed a strict approval process applied to 3,973 samples. These were taken directly from the wineries’ tanks by control board…
Vinopolis at 1 Bank End, SE1 9BU is walking distance from Southwark Catheral, which is by London Bridge. The cathedral has asked that early arrivals do not get there before 3.00 pm as there is preceding service Also, David has requested: “No flowers please. Donations if desired to either ‘The Vintners’ Foundation’ or ‘St. Michael’s Hospice Basingstoke’ c/o Richard Steel & Partners, Alderman House, 12-14…
AMERICA’S A-LIST CELEBRITIES have a new toy. It’s 100% agave tequila. And they’re not happy just drinking it – the past few years have seen a jamboree of star-studded super-premium tequila launches, each brand endorsed to the hilt for the American consumer’s consummate reassurance. But are the tequilas from George Clooney, Justin Timberlake and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs the category’s Three…
In 2005, the world’s most famous wine critic, Robert Parker, made a series of predictions about how the wine world would look in 2015. These were published in US magazine Food & Wine, and included some thoughts about the future of wine bottle closures: “I believe wines bottled with corks will be in the minority by 2015… Stelvin, the screwcap of choice, will become the…
Tell us about the back-story of the Athens and Greece bar scene? The first contemporary-style bar opened in Athens in 1958. Designed by the Greek modernist architect Provelegios, Au Revoir is in Patission Street and was the place to be in those days. The bar exists and still has the same owners, but the area is now shabby. The mid-90s…
