Building Whiskey Bridges
Trade disputes resulting in crippling tariffs have been lifted after four years, but will America and its export countries find a permanent peace?
Pernod Ricard UK has expanded its American whiskey portfolio with Rabbit Hole making the UK the first European market to launch the brand.
Brands Report 2022: American whiskey
Diageo’s Bulleit just about retained its position as the bestselling American whiskey in the World’s Best Bars.
European Union suspends tariffs on American whiskey
The European Union has announced that it will temporarily suspend its tariff increase on American whiskey in an effort to reboot transatlantic relations.
The US government has announced that the existing 25% tariffs will remain on single malt Scotch for the foreseeable future.
American whiskey exports to EU have decreased by a third since the bloc imposed a 25% retaliatory tariff in June 2018.
US whiskey imports to UK up 50%
US whiskey imports to the UK have risen 50% over the past decade according to the Wine and Spirits Trade Association.
Brands Report: American Whiskey
Diageo’s Bulleit holds both top spots for the third year running. Shay Waterworth reports
American Whiskey: Craft Work
American whiskey is being revolutionised by a rampant craft distilling industry – but will new brands enhance or damage the US’s reputation for quality, asks whiskey writer Dominic Roskrow
Discus review of US spirits industry
The Distilled Spirits Council (Discus), which represents the spirits industry in the US, revealed its 2012 findings in New York this week.
Diageo and Suntory in talks to buy Beam?
Diageo and Suntory have held talks about bidding $10 billion for American drinks giant, Beam, according to reports in today’s Sunday Telegraph (December 9).
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Staffing crisis could open opportunities
The pandemic has thrown many challenges at bar owners over the past couple of years and the ones that survived the various lockdowns and restrictions deserve a pat on the back. However, while revenues are returning and bars are beginning to recruit once more, we’ve come up against a whole new set of problems, one of which is a global starring crisis.
