Mast-Jägermeister has begun the transition to take UK distribution in-house after announcing plans to establish its own London subsidiary. 

William Grant & Sons has continued the trend of age-statement free single malt scotch with the release of three solera vat whiskies.

The Drambuie Liqueur Company grew profits 5% in the year ended June 2013, after gains in the UK countered reverses in Southern Europe and Asia.

Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has announced it will unveil a new collection of Bruichladdich single malt scotches, including what it claims is the “most heavily peated malt whisky on the planet”.

A new packaging facility which cost US$43 million has been opened at the Wild Turkey distillery in Kentucky.

Chris Mosey of Hula Bar in Manchester has won the UK final of the Tahona Society Cocktail Competition, defeating nine other bartenders. 

Concha y Toro presented the new Casillero del Diablo Devil’s Collection wines to the UK press last night in London.

William Grant & Sons has released a 125^th anniversary edition of its world leading single malt scotch, Glenfiddich.

Emperador brandy from the Philippines was the best selling brandy in the world in 2012, selling over five times that of global Cognac brands Hennessy, Martell, Remy Martin and Courvoisier.

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