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NEWSLETTER 03 August, 2023
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Top StoriesRumFest returns to London for its 17th yearPublished: 03 August, 2023
RumFest, the world’s longest-running rum festival, has announced it will be returning for its 17th year to London’s ILEC Conference Centre this October for a three-day event hosted by global rum ambassador, Ian Burrell. Suntory Oceania forms as region's fourth largest beverage groupPublished: 03 August, 2023
Beam Suntory and Frucor Suntory have joined to form Suntory Oceania, a new AU$3bn partnership across the premium spirits and non-alcohol segments in both Australia and New Zealand. Diageo sees double-digit sales increasePublished: 01 August, 2023
Diageo has announced its preliminary results, year ended 30 June, reporting net sales of £17.1 billion, increased 10.7%, primarily reflecting strong organic net sales growth, and favourable impacts from foreign exchange. Altamura launches in the US and UKPublished: 02 August, 2023
Altamura Distilleries has announced the UK and US arrival of its flagship vodka, a product believed to be the first wholly made from Italy’s protected Altamura durum wheat. UK government introduces new tax system on alcoholic beveragesPublished: 01 August, 2023
New government regulations have been introduced in the UK from August 1 which will see alcoholic beverages now taxed on strength. Maison Courvoisier announces second edition of Mizunara expressionPublished: 01 August, 2023
Maison Courvoisier has announced the launch of a second edition Courvoisier Mizunara, following the success of its inaugural edition. Conor McGregor stout brand Forged enters UK marketPublished: 31 July, 2023
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has announced the launch of his Irish stout brand Forged into the UK market through 350 ASDA stores on August 5. Sips named World’s Best Bar at the 2023 Spirited AwardsPublished: 28 July, 2023
Sips, the Barcelona bar founded by Simone Caporale and Marc Alvarez, was named World’s Best Bar at the 17th annual Spirited Awards at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. AnalysisLouis XIII: creation of a lasting legacyPublished: 27 July, 2023
Luxury and sustainability are a common juxtaposition but for Louis XIII, one of the most exclusive cognac brands in the business, the two concepts are being aligned. Tony Chvala: spreading the wordPublished: 27 July, 2023
When the producers of a new mastiha brand wanted to get the word out to the right people, they called on a man with a history of doing just that – only he hadn’t worked in drinks before. Bar newsMenu of the month: Happy Accidents by The ClumsiesPublished: 27 July, 2023
The Clumsies is an icon of the European cocktail scene. Since Vasilis Kyritsis and Nikos Bakoulis opened the bar in 2014, it has been the birthplace of a number of legendary cocktails, such as the Greek salad-inspired Mediterranean Gimlet and the electric blue Aegean Negroni. Dubai’s Ergo takes over The Rum Shack with TakamakaPublished: 03 August, 2023
Ergo at The Dubai Edition is travelling to Mahé in the Seychelles this August, the island home of Takamaka Rum, for a month-long residency at ‘The Rum Shack’. |
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