This blend is bottled at 43.5% abv and combines six vintages; 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2009, each aged in oak barrels. Limited to just 960 numbered bottles, the rum was unvelived at Whisky Live Paris in late Septemer and is presented in a commemorative case designed to highlight the legacy of the brand. Since 1765, Saint James has been making rhum agricole…

The criminal complaint was filed personally by Remberto Galván Cabrera, a legal representative of Agaveros 100 Por Ciento de Origen Mexicano (Indigenous Agave Farmers of Mexico). The complaint, for the “crime against public health”, names three defendants: “a well-known chain of wine and liquor stores”, “a multinational chain of self-service stores”, as well as tequila’s governing body, the CRT. The filing claims to have scientific…

As part of the deal, ABUK will become the UK distributor of the Ten Locks portfolio of brands with immediate effect and will integrate the Ten Locks team into its operations.  ABUK chief executive, Sam Thackeray, said: “The Ten Locks team, our new colleagues, have done a fantastic job with these brands, giving them a really strong position in the UK market. In…

Now in its 17th year, The World’s 50 Best Bars list is voted for by a panel of 800 global bar experts, made up of bartenders, drinks writers and cocktail experts. To read Drinks International‘s Global Bar Edition, featuring the official guide to The World’s 50 Best Bars, click here.  Bar Leone – which debuted as runner up in the 2024 list having only…

Competing against finalists from 51 markets around the world, Capasso was named as winner by an international line up of industry leading experts at the final held in Toronto, Canada. From Nedre Løkka Cocktailbar in Oslo, Capasso is also founder of Sesto Senso Academy, a centre for wine and spirits education, standing out with his series of signature serves. “Winning World Class…

The new venue, on Mentmore Terrace, has been described by the brand as “an altar to new world whisky” and alongside the company’s commercial offices the space will house a “custom lab to spearhead new product development”, a “whisky blending room designed to welcome both consumers and drinks industry professionals”, and “facilities to run WSET Levels 2 and 3 training for the drinks trade”. The…

In late 2019 Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to dismantle the state-owned monopoly of alcohol production which operated under the name Ukrspyrt. Up until then Ukrspyrt ran more than 70 facilities across Ukraine, but in 2016, Yevhen Chernyak, chief executive of Global Spirits, accused the enterprise of using illegal “shadow alcohol”. Other signs of corruption spilled over in 2017 when a former Ukrspyrt…