In various guises, Ukrainian bartenders are joining the fight. With dark irony, some find themselves making the one cocktail outside of their repertoire. “Bartenders are helping to make Molotov cocktails – as we have the access to bottles from bars,” says Dima Shovkoplias, bar manager of Parovoz Speak Easy in Kyiv. “There are also many bartenders among the 100,000 civilians that have joined the…

“One of our core tenets is to try to run it like it’s a Silicon Valley-style tech company rather than a traditional consumer products business,” he says. “In technology, if you are the first scaler rather than the first mover, history shows you tend to end up winning the market.”  Pre-Lyre’s, Livings and his team at the Australian marketing and…

Volume sales were up 22% for the year to 338.1 million litres, with bulk exports significantly outstripping packaged wine exports.  The UK remains South Africa’s largest export market. Volume sales to the UK increased 12% to 92.5 million litres, while value sales were up 20% to R2.5bn.  Germany was the second largest export market, with volumes at…

Beer exports were down 3% to €246m due to on-trade closures around the world, but cider enjoyed a strong rally and grew 50%.  Overall, the value of Ireland’s alcoholic drink exports increased 19% to hit a record €1.62bn.  It marks a full recovery from the pandemic. In 2019, exports increased 8% year on year to hit €1.45bn.

Various lockdowns caused by the pandemic created a new demand for cocktail deliveries and canned RTDs for consumption in public parks and at outdoor garden parties, which has led to a surge in both volume and innovation.  According to a report by IWSR Drinks Market Analysis last year, RTDs are predicted to account for 8% of total beverage alcohol by…

Temperatures dropped below zero, sparking panic among vignerons across Burgundy, the Rhône, the Languedoc, and many other regions. Spring frosts are by no means a new phenomenon in France, but climate change has caused vine buds to ripen earlier in the growing cycle, and they are then killed o when the temperature plunges. In 2021, the Chardonnay vines were more advanced…

As modern as the term sounds functional beverages are no new thing. Energy drinks, isotonic sports drinks, and probiotic yoghurts are familiar to most, and for how long have people been drinking coffee and tea? In recent years on the heels of wellness trends, a new breed has emerged toting adaptogens, nootropics, and health benefits proudly worn on their sleeves. These functional beverages appear as…