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Walker and Dunhill come togetherPublished:17 January, 2014

Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Diageo’s best selling blended Scotch whisky brand and Alfred Dunhill have joined forces to create the ‘Johnnie Walker Blue Label and Alfred Dunhill Travel Retail exclusive gift pack’.


Espaco Porto Cruz wins wine tourism awardPublished:17 January, 2014

Espaco Porto Cruz, the multimedia exhibition for contemporary Portuguese culture by young artists, has won the Best of Wine Tourism Award for the area of Porto, Portugal.


Diageo to invest £30m in ClynelishPublished:16 January, 2014

Diageo has announced plans for a £30 million expansion of its Clynelish distillery in Sutherland.


Suntory’s Beam move is just round one Published:13 January, 2014

Suntory’s acquisition of Beam “is not the end of it by any means”, leading drinks analyst Jeremy Cunnington of Euromonitor International has told DI.


Suntory to form super group with $16bn BeamPublished:13 January, 2014

Suntory has announced it will pay $16 billion to acquire Beam in a deal that would see the Japanese group become one of the top-three spirits manufacturers in the world.


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