The brand has quickly gained the attention of sommeliers, finding itself on the list in 120 Michelin-starred restaurants globally, and now the pair are looking to increase its presence in the world’s best bars. Drinks International caught up with the founders to hear about how the duo turned…
The dismissal arrived days after Uncle Nearest whiskey founder Weaver took to Instagram to announce that the filing was an end to the company’s receivership. Weaver has since appealed the dismissal. Uncle Nearest has been under court-appointed receivership since August 2025 amid claims of significant debts. The company is currently under the control of court-appointed receiver, Philip Young. In July…
Now in its third year, the festival has built a reputation for showcasing the best bartending talent from the Balkans and surrounding regions. “This year, we are taking things a step further,” said event co-founder and co-owner of Zagreb’s Peaches & Cream, Mišel Posavac. “The lineup will include six regional bars, six Croatian bars, six top European bars, and an additional six…
The moves are the latest turn in a months-long legal saga surrounding allegations that the Tennessee distillery has defaulted on more than $100 million in loans. Taking to Instagram, founder and chief executive Fawn Weaver announced that she and other founders had filed a lawsuit against Farm Credit Mid America in the Supreme Court of New York that alleges that the lender “knowingly circulated…
The partnership arrives with the centring of the brand’s inaugural age statement expression as its flagship expression. “This is a bold new partnership for us and is designed to firmly establish Kavalan as the leading luxury single malt from a world whisky region,” said YT Lee, chairman of King Car Group, which owns Kavalan. “Central to this new era will be a focus on Kavalan’s…
The sales result comes after three quarters of top-line growth tempered by the three months to the end of December where sales declined by 4.4%. The group has attributed its growth performance to the strength of its premium and above brands which saw value sales rise by 4.3%, “During 2025, Viña Concha y Toro demonstrated the strength of its business strategy,” said chief executive Eduardo…
Nationally and regionally consumed spirits are among the most culturally important and precariously positioned categories on the planet. A narrower market means that the attitudes towards alcohol and the pressures of taxation and economic conditions hit without spreading their impact. Take Turkish raki as an example. In the 21st century, Turkey has placed stricter regulations and higher duties on the production and sale of alcohol…
The new five-figure bursary will sit within The Drinks Trust’s Develop educational programme and follows a commitment made by the VCL in November to support 30 students each year to achieve the Certificate in Scotch Whisky in collaboration with the Edinburgh Whisky Academy. “At VCL, we believe in investing not only in whisky, but in the people who make the industry what it is,” said…
Founder Ryan Chetiyawardana explains: “There were certain things that we knew we wanted to transport from London, but a lot of it has been about embracing where we are. We haven’t necessarily changed the profile of the drinks – what we try to do is have clarity of flavour and clarity about where something hits emotionally, and that’s a human thing that doesn’t change with…
Last November, Mr Lyan group opened Seed Library in New York’s Nomad neighbourhood, a sibling to the Shoreditch, London, bar that shares the same name. Despite ostensibly being a sequel venue, its launch marks a couple of momentous firsts for its troupe of serial bar operators. First, it’s the only Lyan bar concept to coexist in multiple locations, but more significantly, it’s the group’s first…
