There are no alcoholic drinks brands in CoolBrands top 20 ‘A-Listers’ of 2013.
Tate Britain and Tate Modern, London’s famous art galleries, have introduced its own gin and limited edition beers.
Stock Spirits Group has announced its intention to offer shares to institutional investors and float on the London Stock Exchange. It is expected the offer will complete next month. It hopes to raise £52 million.
Glenfiddich’s Malt Mastermind competition is moving to Scotland – to Dufftown the home of the world’s number one single malt scotch whisky
Ukrainian vodka producer Nemiroff is in the middle of a boardroom struggle which has resulted in some exports, including to Russia, being stopped.
The BNIA (Bureau National Interprofessionnel de l’Armagnac) has launched a programme to educate drinks professionals about France’s oldest spirit.
A trial is being launched to deliver Scotch whisky by train from Speyside to central Scotland in a bid to cut road journeys and emissions.
Bisquit Cognac is opening the doors of its château for the first time to the public to celebrate France’s national heritage weekend (Journées Européennes du Patrimoine).
A new packaging facility which cost US$43 million has been opened at the Wild Turkey distillery in Kentucky.
The organiser of ProWein has announced that ProWein 2014 is already fully booked, six months before the show.
The Irish prime minister or Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, yesterday (September 4) officially opened Irish Distillers’ newly expanded Midleton distillery in Cork.
Diageo and the Irish Whiskey Company (IWC) have announced that they have entered into an agreement in principal concerning the future ownership of the Great Northern Brewery site, Dundalk.
The third Moscow Bar Show returns on October 1 – 3, at the IEC Crocus Expo.
National Calvados Week takes place in the UK between October 14 and 20.
The SPI Group has appointed Chase International Inc. as its new exclusive distributor of Stolichnaya vodka and elit by Stolichnaya, in the US duty free market.
Diageo has introduced Smirnoff Gold – a blend of Smirnoff No.21 premium vodka with natural cinnamon flavouring, garnished with edible 23 carat gold leaf.
United Spirits board of directors has appointed former Diageo CEO, Paul Walsh, as an additional director of the company with immediate effect.
Irish Distillers has launched the latest release of its flagship blended whiskey, Midleton Very Rare.
Unhappy Hour by Jamie Sims was the winner of Beefeater #MyLondon Film Fest.
Diageo has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first accelerator programme, set up to encourage, nurture and mentor new and growing spirits brands.
Absolut has announced new designs for its range of flavoured vodkas.
Diageo has announced what it claims to be one of its most innovative products for a decade - Baileys Chocolat Luxe.
Gruppo Campari has posted its half term results - sales of €698.6 million. 13% up but group net profit is down 26.1% to €57.6m.
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced that latest figures show that worldwide student numbers for the academic year 2012/13, just finished, stand at an all-time high of 48,434, up 12% on the previous year.
Christmas is £4 billion worth of business for beer, wines and spirits, according to Pernod Ricard UK.
Listening to BBC Radio 4 this morning (July 31), I heard the voice of the new chief executive of Diageo. Ivan Menezes coped well with the busy, bustling questions from the Beeb’s city correspondent in the minute or so allotted to the interview.
The Scotch Whisky Association has responded to reports today (July 25) that there is major opposition from several European countries to Scotland’s yet to be enacted law a minimum price for a unit of alcohol.
Quintessential Brands, the independent European spirits group has announced the formation of new company, Essential Drinks.
Diageo has received approval from the Chinese authorities to buy the remaining 47% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Shuijingfang Group Company Ltd. (SJF Holdco).
Diageo has announced that its corporate relations director is to leave the company.
Diageo, the world’s largest premium drinks company has launched a pan-European online campaign ‘Think How You Drink’ to remind young people that drinking to excess can lead to shame and embarrassment.
SPI Group, owner of Stolichnaya russian vodka, has appointed Romain Ambrunn as Asia Pacific regional director.
London Wine Fair organisers Brintex has reported a “decidedly positive response” from existing exhibitors signing up for 2014.
Russian Standard vodka, Russia’s number one global vodka, has a new distribution partnership with Borco-Marken-Import (Borco) to manage the brand’s distribution and marketing in Germany and Austria.
Laurent Lacassagne has this week (W/C July 8) become chairman and CEO of Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard.
A bartender from Spain has won Diageo's global bartender competition World Class.
Diageo has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a further 14.98% stake in United Spirits Limited (USL), the leading spirits company in India.
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
The rare and special bottle of The Macallan Select Reserve, donated by Maxxium UK, sold for £4,400 at the Masterpiece Midsummer Party Auction and will benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care; a charity that cares for terminally ill patients and their families.
Marblehead, the privately-owned UK-based, brand development and distribution company, has announced a new partnership with Quintessential Brands, the independent spirits company.
Brown-Forman Corporation has announced that it intends to expand the Woodford Reserve distillery to meet expected growing global demand.
The US Drinks Conference will be held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York on Tuesday, September 10.
The Diego Zamora group has appointed Thomas Clamens as its international managing director.
You don’t often go to a whisky tasting and get given raspberry sorbet, half way through. Sniffing strawberry and getting a vanilla stick stuck up your nose, isn’t common either.
Total alcohol sales continue to fall according to the latest Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) market report.
MBG International Premium Brands GmbH has bought the liqueur maker E. Eduard Meyer GmbH from the Schwarze Schlichte group.
Tequila and Mescal have a poor image and there is a lack of understanding, according to a Mexican government body.
Chivas Brothers' Speyside distillery, Glen Keith, has re-opened, having been closed, or silent, since 1999.
J & G Grant, owners of the Glenfarclas distillery, has appointed George Grant to its board of directors.
The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association has relaunched its ‘Authentic Caribbean Rum' campaign.
In his inaugural column for Drinks International, Branson takes a wider look at the overall non-alcoholic spirits sector to identify which brands will thrive and which won’t survive.
