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Hennessy has partnered with The Pinnacle Guide to launch a new initiative called the Hennessy MyWay Global Residency Program.
Patrick Piana, managing director Europe at Campari Group, has been appointed president of SpiritsEurope.
In September last year Bar Leone, one month before it topped The World’s 50 Best Bars list, announced a second site in Shanghai. Almost a year later Drinks International visited the second venue to meet founder Lorenzo Antinori.
The deal sees Bardinet acquire a 40% stake in the business, which was founded in Pamplona in 2019 by brother and sister Belate and Iñaki Beunza. Under the agreement, Bardinet will support the brand through a nationwide distribution partnership in Spain, production and bottling aligned with the group’s industrial standards, and the deployment of its international network to accelerate global expansion. “Six years after launch, we…
Around 2018 American whiskey, specifically Kentucky bourbon, was thriving. Sales were on the rise and in response brands ramped up production to lay down as much stock as possible. This practice intensified during the pandemic when consumers used their spare cash to trade up, but a subsequent cost of living crisis, inflation and tariff wars have flipped the narrative. Suddenly there’s too much whiskey, not…
Muga, alongside Steve Arora and winemaker Duncan Shouler, created Paragraph to tap into the growing low-no movement and the first expression is a Spanish Tempranillo from high-altitude vineyards. “We believe in innovation and evolution, matched with tradition and heritage. We observed the category carefully over time. What convinced us was seeing that the quality, craft, and technical precision had finally evolved to a level where…
Instead the finalists, all from a hospitality background, presented a sustainability-focused project which could be implemented to reduce environmental impact or improve the livelihoods of the people around them. The €30,000 prize has now been injected into the Alquímico School of Hospitality – an education programme aimed at preparing young people at risk of social exclusion for sustainable, international careers in hospitality. The school is…
Premium and above wins export sales while volume brands score in Mexico. Shay Waterworth reports on the latest developments.
Pernod Ricard’s SIP Supernova concept, which aims to harness upcoming talent in hospitality, has expanded beyond Asia in 2026 with plans for a global event to take place this May. SIP stands for Share Inspire Pioneer and is a global advocacy programme launched by Pernod Ricard in 2022. SIP Supernova, a competition specific to the Asian market, was later introduced in 2024 and this year’s…
The new line-up consists of five cocktails: Ketel One Vodka Espresso Martini (20.1% ABV); Ketel One Vodka Cosmopolitan (18.3% ABV); Bulleit Old Fashioned (37.5% ABV); Bulleit Whiskey Sour (25% ABV); and Crown Royal Black Cherry Whisky Sour (23% ABV). “The Cocktail Collection was built on the idea that a bar-quality cocktail should be easy to enjoy anywhere,” said Peter Sundry, brand director of The Cocktail…
