Brands Report 2015: Rum
You could flip a coin – each year since we’ve been polling the world’s best bars, the champion rum has beeneither Havana Club or Bacardi.
Brands Report 2015: Top Trending
Gin's the thing and it's a boutique bar brand that has got bartenders around the world all fired up.
Rum Report: The Spanish Style
Mixability is helping the Spanish-style spirit to a renaissance. Lucy Britner explores the background
Dark Rum
Rum is known for its sunny disposition, but now is revealing hidden depths. Jaq Bayles gets in touch with its serious side
Diageo happy with 50/50 Zacapa deal
Diageo has not enquired about increasing its stake in Zacapa, the Guatemalan rum brand of which it owns a 50% share, Drinks International has been told.
Diageo to take controlling stake in Zacapa rum
Global drinks giant Diageo has reached an agreement with Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala to take a 50% controlling stake in the Guatemalan Zacapa rum brand.
Diageo aims to make Captain Morgan 'global mega brand'
Diageo intends to grow Captain Morgan into a "global mega brand", according to Ed Pilkington, the group’s global category director for vodka, gin and rum.
Diageo opens discussions to acquire half of Zacapa
Diageo has initiated discussions to take over 50% of Guatemalan rum brand Zacapa.
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Ben Branson on the future of non-alc spirits
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.
