Following the recent news of Neil Everitt being appointed chairman, Gupte will succeed Maurice Doyle as chief executive and will lead Compass Box’s strategy, operations and market development.  “Partnering with Neil, whose track-record in the industry has been extraordinary, gives us a remarkable platform to unleash the full potential of Compass Box’s signature quality and creativity. I look forward to further building on…

At present, all imported liquors are slapped with a 150% tariff except for bourbon which saw its levies slashed to 100% following criticism from Donald Trump. Ashish Parikh, chief operating officer and executive vice president at Diageo India, said in the summit’s ‘Agave Culture in India: Smoothing out the thorns’ talk: “Tariffs or no tariffs, I think tequila is here to stay.

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has this week begun consultation on the proposal which would protect the names ‘English whisky’ and ‘English whiskey’ a geographical indication under the UK government’s Spirit Drinks Geographical Indications Scheme. The proposed product specification summarises English whisky as a spirit “made from UK cereal grain and English water”, “distilled in England”, “distilled at an alcoholic strength…

Chicas Divertidas is produced at Casa Centinela, alongside Cabrito and Centinela in Jalisco’s Los Altos region, using traditional brick ovens and distilled in copper stills. Speaking on the launch, Megan Thee Stallion said: “As someone who values good vibes and great memories, I knew I wanted to create a tequila that was designed to be shared and savoured with my Hotties [fans of the rapper].

The site is the key production hub for its spirits and liqueurs such as Roku gin.  The investment includes the construction of Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery within the Suntory Osaka Plant site, and the introduction of new maceration tanks and distillation pot stills, which will enhance the plant’s total production capacity by 2.6 times, and by twofold specifically for spirits and…

The news follows talks between Trump and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi which took place at the White House. The tariffs will see basic customs duty on bourbon of 50%, with an additional levy of 50%, bringing the total to 100%. Vinod Giri, director general at Brewers Association of India, told Reuters: “As India seeks to integrate into global economy, there is…

NielsenIQ found wine sales suffered the steepest drop (-3.5%) last year, as spirits fell (-1.1%) and beer sales dipped (-0.7%).  However, non-alc sales are seeing growth, having reached $823m in 2024, a 27.2% increase year-on-year. Spirits of Virtue co-founder, Roddy Nicoll, producer of non-alcoholic spirits, said: “Consumers are redefining what a drink means. It’s no longer about alcohol, it’s about experience, flavour…