NEWSLETTER

03 June, 2016

Dear reader,

Welcome to the Drinks International newsletter.

Until next week....

Hamish Smith, Christian Davis and Holly Motion.

Top Stories

Sherry in 'cycle of change'

Published: 03 June, 2016

Sherry is changing with a new, evolving consumer base, according to sherry's Consejo Regulador.

Diageo and UN unite on road deaths

Published: 03 June, 2016

Diageo and the United Nations’ Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have formed a partnership to try and reduce traffic death and injuries globally.

Millionaires' Club: The Tequila List

Published: 03 June, 2016

Drinks International's annual league of million-case brands returns. Here is a list of the world's best-selling tequila brands in 2015. 

Millionaires' Club: The Brandy List

Published: 02 June, 2016

Drinks International's annual league of million-case brands returns. Here is a list of the world's best-selling Cognac and brandy brands in 2015. 

Millionaires' Club: The Gin List

Published: 31 May, 2016

Drinks International's annual league of million-case brands returns. Here is a list of the world's best-selling gin brands in 2015.

Analysis

Ginformation

Published: 02 June, 2016

The gin guild’s director general, Nicolas Cook, examines why consumers, media and the on-trade have helped bring about the renaissance of gin

Saturation point?

Published: 02 June, 2016

Can gin survive the plethora of new brands flooding the market? Ian Buxton reports

Putting the fizz into gin

Published: 02 June, 2016

If you’re after a quality mixer with authentic ingredients, tonic’s your answer. Tracy West reports

Comment

Shot down in flames

Published: 03 June, 2016

Question: Which of the following is NOT a valid style of music? Grunge, grime or grit? It is of course grit, grunge being a somewhat passé form of scuzzy rock and grime a beat-based style evolved from British garage music and jungle. We all knew that, right?

Bar news

A View from the city: Delhi

Published: 03 June, 2016

Hamish Smith speaks to Yangdup Lama, Partner and Mixologist at Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy