IT MAY HAVE TAKEN more than 10 years but it’s fair to say that gin has at last shaken off its old fuddy-duddy ‘gin…
IT MAY HAVE TAKEN more than 10 years but it’s fair to say that gin has at last shaken off its old fuddy-duddy ‘gin…
> Dynamic’, ‘innovative’ and ‘American whiskey’ aren’t words that often appear in the same sentence. But at the moment you’d have to look long and hard to find any whisky-producing nation more energised or dynamic than that of the United States. The rise and rise of craft distilling in the country has continued unabated in recent years, but if you have been…
According to Drinks International’s Millionaires’Club, the top ten scotch whiskies in 2012 are completed by Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, J&B Rare, Grant’s, Famous Grouse, Dewar’s, William Lawson’s, Label 5 and William Peel.
A WISE MAN ONCE SAID: Many small ripples make a great wave. Granted, the exact source of this proverb is unknown (apparently Google doesn’t know everything) but it neatly, if fictitiously, describes trends in the Cognac category. Asia is now Cognac’s largest region by volume and value – so what ripples develop there, for good or for bad, send tidal waves up the Charente. …
THREE-QUARTERS is a commanding share of the whole. It’s a grade A on your maths paper, the controlling share of a business, and more than enough seats to govern a country. It’s also the proportion of T in a G&T – but here three-quarters commands only a small fraction of attention. When it comes to the gin quarter of the…
What an impressive list of achievements. The world’s most fashionable and versatile spirit. A truly pioneering category with an amazing level of innovation and specialisation, spanning production and design. A comprehensive category that offers a range of choice, including various flavoured styles. And what’s more, vodka has travelled this distance in a relatively short period, only beginning to develop its current profile in the…
In the early 18th century, London’s streets were awash with gin-swilling prostitutes, drunken gentry and binge drinkers even a forerunner to Jerry Springer couldn’t cure. Gin made its way into the hearts and livers of the nation after Dutch-born William of Orange came to the throne in 1689 and encouraged distilling to bolster the UK grain industry, bringing with him a taste for…
Very few drinks categories boast the inherent qualities of the vast pantheon that is the liqueurs market. Put simply, there is a liqueur brand to suit all tastes, appeal across all age groups and, what’s more, the action is constantly evolving in order to meet the ever-changing consumer demand. All of which makes for a hugely fragmented and highly complicated sector. There…
