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Until next week....
Hamish Smith, Lucy Britner and Christian Davis
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SWA welcomes Latin American free trade deals Published:14 December, 2012
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced two trade agreements with Colombia and Peru and its Association Agreement with Central America.The ...
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McGuigan joins forces with chef John Torode Published:14 December, 2012
McGuigan Wines has teamed up with TV chef John Torode to work on a new wine and food matching project that will be announced in the New Year.The ...
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Johnnie Walker Blue Label appoints GandyPublished:14 December, 2012
Johnnie Walker Blue Label has named David Gandy as its new brand ambassador. The men’s fashion icon and the Diageo blended whisky are part of ...
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Glenfarclas has new distillery managerPublished:13 December, 2012
J&G Grant has announced the appointment of Callum Fraser as the new production manager at the Glenfarclas Distillery.Fraser, originally from ...
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New WSET wine school in Tuscany Published:13 December, 2012
James Cluer MW of Fine Vintage has announced the opening of a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - approved wine school in Tuscany, in ...
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Ruinart launches Dom Ruinart Rosé 1998 Published:13 December, 2012
Maison Ruinart, which claims to be the oldest champagne house (established in 1729), has announce the launch of the latest vintage of its prestige ...
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Diageo cuts Cuervo tiesPublished:11 December, 2012
Diageo has terminated discussions with JB y Compania SA de CV and Lanceros SA de CV over the sale of Jose Cuervo tequila.The breakdown in negotiations ...
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SPI Group appoints new directorsPublished:11 December, 2012
SPI Group has appointed Andreas Ioannides to the role of regional director of the Middle East, Africa and India.In his new role, Ioannides is ...
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Nightjar apologises for whale skin cocktailPublished:10 December, 2012
Nightjar has apologised for featuring a whale skin infused drink on its menu.The London bar was raided by Metropolitan Police's Wildlife Crime ...
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Captain Morgan reaches 10m case salesPublished:10 December, 2012
Diageo’s Captain Morgan reached the milestone of 10 million 9-litre case sales during the year ending November 30.The spiced rum brand rose by ...
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Diageo invests $10m to "empower women"Published:10 December, 2012
Diageo is to launch US$10 million strategy to "empower" two million women in 17 countries in Asia-Pacific by 2017.Plan W: Empowering Women through ...
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Diageo and Suntory in talks to buy Beam? Published:09 December, 2012
Diageo and Suntory have held talks about bidding $10 billion for American drinks giant, Beam, according to reports in today’s Sunday Telegraph ...
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Argentinian WinePublished:10 December, 2012
Malbec is the undisputed jewel in the country’s wine crown. But is it under too much pressure? Christian Davis checks out the other possible ...
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GinPublished:10 December, 2012
Patience Gould looks at gin’s re-emergence in the world of mixology and finds no end of potential in its varietyWith the gin market in a state ...
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Profile: Danny DeVitoPublished:10 December, 2012
Hamish Smith tracks the career of Hollywood superstar Danny DeVito to the launch of his beloved limoncello brand "All of my close friends love ...
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Gift packagingPublished:10 December, 2012
Hamish Smith ponders the enigmatic link between product and consumerAs the title of James Pilditch’s seminal book tells us, packaging is The ...
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Vodka in the USPublished:10 December, 2012
Lucy Britner finds vodka is still sweet on flavour in the US market. Here she uncovers some of the more unusual varietiesAlthough many bartenders ...
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