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Hamish Smith, Christian Davis and Holly Motion.


Top Stories
ProWine China sees 25% visitor increasePublished:20 November, 2015

Messe Düsseldorf has announced ProWine China 2015 attracted over 10,000 visitors, a 25% increase on last year.


New malt distillery plans announcedPublished:20 November, 2015

The Three Stills Company has announced a £10m move to build a malt distillery in the Scottish Borders.


Lucas Bols posts sales declinePublished:18 November, 2015

Lucal Bols saw a 2.9% slide in revenues and a 4.9% reduction in gross profit for the first half of 2015/2016.


Whisky to push global spirits consumption to 3.2bn by 2020Published:17 November, 2015

The global spirits market will pass the 3.2bn-case mark by the year 2020, according to the IWSR. 


Beam Suntory unveils latest Booker’s Bourbon Published:18 November, 2015

Beam Suntory has unveiled its latest Booker’s Bourbon for the US market, Batch 2015-06 ‘Noe Secret’.


London Beer Week returns for a second year Published:18 November, 2015

London Beer Week will return for a second year, following a successful debut this year. 


Number One Drinks announces plans for 'Japan's first' gin distilleryPublished:16 November, 2015

Number One Drinks Company Japan has unveiled plans to build "Japan's first" artisan gin distillery.


United Spirits appoints CFO Published:17 November, 2015

United Spirits has appointed Sanjeev Churiwala as its chief financial officer. 


Analysis
David Wondrich: Wonder ManPublished:20 November, 2015

Hamish Smith drinks in some pearls of wisdom from the cocktail world’s top historian


Comment
Virtual Insanity Published:20 November, 2015

What possessed me? I shouldn’t have done it. We’ve all been warned about going online at night, specially after a drink. I know where it’ll lead and how grubby and ashamed I will feel afterwards.


Bar news
A View from the City: Kuala LumpurPublished:18 November, 2015

Hamish Smith speaks to Karl Too, Kuala Lumpur bartender and owner of Omakase + Appreciate about the Malaysian city's bar industry

 


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