Campari expands Turkey pen with $44m investment
Gruppo Campari plans to build a US$44m bottling facility at the Wild Turkey distillery in Kentucky, US.
Asian cognac clamour drives sales of €2bn
Annual sales of cognac are worth €2 billion thanks to a surge in XO and VSOP sales in the Far East, says the Cognac Bureau (BNIC).
CEDC's Green Mark and Zubrówka to join First Drinks
First Drinks will be the new UK distributor of CEDC brands Zubrówka Bison Grass Vodka and Green Mark - the world's fourth largest vodka.
Eristoff vodka goes for Gold
Bacardi Brown Forman Brands has launched a new vodka under the Eristoff brand.
Millionaires Club 2011 is published
Drinks International and Euromonitor International have published the Millionaires Club 2011. The report lists spirits brands that sell over one million nine-litre cases. A record 172 brands feature in this year’s edition and figures are based on 2010 sales volumes.
Comment
It’s ‘up periscope’ for Irish distilleries
I know how wierd this might seem but I often think that the opening of a new distillery is like the launch of a new submarine. It is unveiled in all its pristine glory in a blaze of publicity and fanfare.
