Bourbon: Thinking outside the barrel
With demand outstripping supply, Kentucky’s bourbon distillers are looking for alternatives to longer ageing. Shay Waterworth reports
Cognac
With age statements and innovation grabbing attention worldwide, Cognac sales are booming. But can it keep up with global demand? Gavin D Smith reports
Asian beer
Asian beer hopes to reverse the trend of beverages tending to head east. Hamish Smith reports on efforts to break out of the box
SAB Miller reports solid growth
SABMiller plc has announced group revenue grew by 7% and group revenue per hectolitre was up 4% for the year to March 31, 2012.
Focus on: The Brazilian wine market
Paul Medder, Wine Intelligence's country manager for Brazil, offers his analysis of the effects of protectionism in the burgeoning Brazilian wine market.
Stock Spirits appoints financial advisor, silent on IPO
Stock Spirits Group, the company behind five million case vodka brand Czysta de Luxe, has appointed Credit Suisse as its financial advisor.
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NOTHING'S NORMAL
Happy customers across the UK enjoyed their first pints and non-homemade cocktails at the start of July as its hospitality sector reopened after months of lockdown. But normal service has hardly resumed.
