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NEWSLETTER 22 June, 2017
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Top StoriesMr Lyan and Doug McMaster to launch new restaurant 'Cub'Published: 21 June, 2017
Bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan) and his team have partnered with chef Doug McMaster, of Brighton’s zero-waste restaurant Silo, to launch Cub at the former White Lyan site in September. Diageo buys super-premium tequila CasamigosPublished: 22 June, 2017
Diageo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Casamigos, which is said to be the fastest growing super-premium tequila brand in the US. Liviko announces turnover of €129mPublished: 22 June, 2017
Estonian drinks company, AS Liviko, says it has been hit by endless excise increases and the impact of various economic activities in the region. Kokoro Gin gets UK distribution dealPublished: 22 June, 2017
Kokoro Gin, a Japanese-inspired London Dry Gin, has agreed an exclusive UK distribution deal with Mangrove, a specialist spirits agency. Vivino app shows English wine reviews boomPublished: 22 June, 2017
Mobile wine app Vivino has discovered that the number of English wines being reviewed has increased by 83% since 2015. Manhattan wins Asia's 50 Best BarsPublished: 21 June, 2017
Manhattan bar in Singapore has won Asia’s 50 Best Bars competition 2017 with last year’s winner 28 HongKong Street, also from Singapore dropping to fourth. Majestic Wine appoints new head buyerPublished: 21 June, 2017
Majestic Wine has appointed Cat Lomax as its new head buyer,taking over from Matt Pym, who has left the company. Finnieston Distillery Company launches canned whisky cocktailsPublished: 21 June, 2017
The Finnieston Distillery Company in Glasgow will launch its canned scotch whisky cocktails across the UK in June and is currently in negotiations with supermarket retailers and on-trade outlets. Chivas Masters finalists announcedPublished: 21 June, 2017
Chivas Regal has revealed the 15 national winners who will compete at the Chivas Masters Global Final taking place in Tokyo from July 1-5. Marie Brizard launches cocktail branding campaignPublished: 21 June, 2017
Marie Brizard liqueurs has launched a new marketing campaign alongside Purple Creative called Are You Liqueurious? aimed at promoting its own range of cocktails. Simon Berry to retire from Berry Bros. & Rudd after 40 yearsPublished: 20 June, 2017
Berry Bros. & Rudd has announced that chairman Simon Berry will be replaced by Lizzy Rudd when he retires in December after 40 years with the business Hoegaarden launches refreshed UK brandingPublished: 20 June, 2017
Belgian beer brand Hoegaarden has refreshed its packaging across the on-trade and off-trade in the UK. Royal Salute launches The Flask Edition blendPublished: 20 June, 2017
Royal Salute has released a 30-year-old scotch whisky blend called The Flask Edition to ins international audience. Walsh Whiskey Distillery agrees distribution in FrancePublished: 20 June, 2017
Walsh Whiskey Distillery has signed an agreement with Dugas of Paris, for the distribution of its range of Writers’ Tears whiskeys throughout France from September 1. AnalysisIt’s all in the gamePublished: 20 June, 2017
Shay Waterworth teams up with veteran winemaker David Baverstock to find out what it is about Portugal that has kept him there for 35 years CommentMaking the most of the winery experiencePublished: 20 June, 2017
Tourism is an increasingly important part of the wine business. Bar newsThe ice man comethPublished: 20 June, 2017
Hamish Smith meets bartending’s king of cool, Micah Melton World's highest outdoor whisky bar opens in BangkokPublished: 15 June, 2017
Pernod Ricard has teamed up with The Dome at Lebua in Bangkok to unveil the world’s highest outdoor whisky bar. |
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