McCallum appointed lead blender for Scottish Leader
Published: 19 May, 2016
Scottish Leader has appointed Dr Kirstie McCallum to the newly created role of lead blender as part of a “new collaborative approach”.
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Alcobrew targets top-5 of Indian spirits makers
Published: 20 May, 2016
Indian spirits manufacturer Alcobrew has announced its ambitions to become one of the top 5 spirits companies in India by 2020.
Penny Blue Rum launches first VSOP release exclusively in Mauritius
Published: 20 May, 2016
The Indian Ocean Company and Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits have announced the launch of the first VSOP release from the Medine Distillery, a VSOP bottling of Penny Blue Mauritian Rum.
Conviviality hails transformational year
Published: 20 May, 2016
Conviviality, the UK’s leading independent alcohol wholesaler, has reported group sales increased by 137% to approximately £864m in a ‘transformational year’.
LWF overwhelming positive despite a drop in visitors, says show director
Published: 19 May, 2016
London Wine Fair feedback has been 'overwhelmingly positive' despite a fall in visitor numbers, according to show organisers.
Javier Ferrán is Diageo board chairman designate
Published: 18 May, 2016
Diageo has announced that Javier Ferrán will be appointed to the Diageo board as a non-executive director from July 22 and will be appointed chairman on 1 January 2017, on the retirement of Dr Franz Humer.
Pernod announces sale of Paddy to Sazerac
Published: 17 May, 2016
Pernod Ricard and Irish Distillers have announced the signing and completion of the sale of Paddy Irish whiskey, the fourth largest Irish whiskey brand in the world, to Sazerac.
Kandylis is Moët UK Sommelier Of The Year
Published: 17 May, 2016
Terry Kandylis from London’s 67 Pall Mall is the 2016 Moët UK Sommelier of the Year.
InchDairnie starts distilling
Published: 17 May, 2016
InchDairnie Distillery, a new look scotch malt whisky distillery which claims to reflect a new approach, was unveiled today (May 17).
Optimistic outlook for scotch exports
Published: 17 June, 2016
Scotch whisky exports reached £3.86 billion in customs value last year, according to a Scotch Whisky Association analysis published today (May 17).
Two new board members at Marie Brizard
Published: 17 May, 2016
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits has announced that, at the upcoming shareholders’ meeting to be held on 21 June 21, shareholders will be asked to approve the appointment of two new board members.
Strong attendance at TFWA Asia Pacific
Published: 16 May, 2016
Numbers were up at the 21st TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, which took place last week in Singapore.
Aimé Guibert RIP
Published: 16 May, 2016
Aimé Guibert, the founder and winemaker of the Mas de Daumas Gassac estate, passed away on Saturday May 14, aged 91.
Guibert was a key figure in southern France winemaking. He was pivotal in the revival of the Languedoc as a winemaking region.
Zero TCA whole corks launched
Published: 16 May, 2016
Amorim, the world’s leading maker of natural cork stoppers, claims to have achieved a major technological breakthrough.
Analysis
Botanical margins
Published: 17 May, 2016
Are gins set to offer the world a spirits category as diverse and exciting as single malts? It’s not beyond the realms of possibility, reports Dominic Roskrow
Latest in gin
Published: 17 May, 2016
A round-up of some of the most recent gin products.
The dark market
Published: 17 May, 2016
Anecdotally cocktail bitters is a buoyant market, but the industry is in the dark as to its size. Hamish Smith looks to shine a light
Comment
When brand trumps vineyard
Published: 20 May, 2016
Before mid-April, when it was acquired by Constellation in a $285m deal, I can’t say I was all that familiar with the Prisoner Wine Company
Bar news
Tales & Spirts' De Franco takes Strega title
Published: 20 May, 2016
Grazia De Franco of Tales & Spirits in Amsterdam has won the second edition of Strega’s cocktail competition.