The William Grant & Sons-owned Speyside malt sold 1.03 million cases in 2011, a 7.8% increase on 2010. Glenfiddich’s results will be published during July in Drinks International’s The Millionaires’ Club 2012 supplement – the definitive list of the world’s largest spirits and liqueurs brands, compiled by Euromonitor International.  Glenfiddich came 165th in the 179-brand list and – having sold 950,000 in 2010, 800,000 in 2009,…

The brand is majority-owned by DeVito, while US importer Design Foods and the Italy-based Fagema Distillery each own a share. It will cost £19-20 for a 70cl bottle, with Design Spirits UK expecting to sell around 3,000 9-litre cases in the first year. Matt Ace, managing director of Design Spirits UK said: “There are two reasons why people will buy DeVito’s Limoncello. Because of Dany…

The honey and whiskey liqueur, which arrived in the US last April, was unveiled at an event in Shoreditch, London yesterday, and will also launch to Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.   Tennessee Honey was the first line extension for the brand line in 14 years. It joins Jack’s Daniel’s Old No.7 Tennessee Whiskey, Gentleman Jack and Single Barrel.  …

World Duty Free in Heathrow Terminal 5 will launch The Dalmore Constellation Collection, with an initial four-week period of exclusivity. The expressions, of which there are 21, were distilled between 1964 and 1992, are bottled at cask strength and contain no caramel. The range comprises approximately 20,000 bottles, with around 4,000 bottles to be released each year over the next five years. Prices range from…

The winery, which is a rebirth of Abbotts, has readied seven 2007 and 2010 vintage wines for the market and is now looking for national distribution. Abbotts & Delaunay is already available in 15 global markets – including Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Canada and Australia – but so far has only one significant listing in the UK. That company, Averys of Bristol, will stock…

The deal will see distribution throughout Turkey, with a focus on high-end restaurants, bars, clubs, hotels and ‘premium’ retail locations in key cities and resorts. According to Patrón Spirits, Istanbul-based BT is one of the oldest and largest spirits import, distribution and marketing companies in the country. It was established in 1974. John McDonnell, chief operating officer of Patrón Spirits International said: “Turkey’s economy is growing…

Beam purchased Cooley Distillery earlier this year for €95m and last month declared its strategy to focus on in-house brands – historically under a half of Cooley’s output. Amir Peay, creator of the US-focused John L Sullivan brand in 2010, said: “I was disappointed to hear that Beam chose to discontinue production and that we could not reach agreement to…

Speaking to Drinks International Teeling said: “The new venture is at an early stage but I’m looking to bring back an independent voice to the Irish whiskey category. “At the category’s stage of evolution there is a need for breadth and choice that the multinationals can’t provide. I feel like I have some unfinished business in the category from my Cooley days that I want to…

The state-owned brewery, which exports around 50% of its output to around 60 global markets, sold a total of 1.32 million hectolitres in 2011, just short of its estimated 1.6 million hectolitre capacity. The Budweise-based brewery claims to have exported the second largest volume in the Czech beer industry, representing 22% of the total market. Having exported 652,000 hectolitres in 2011, the brand grew 7.7%…