Brands Report 2024: Tequila
Published: 04 January, 2024
The most notable element of this year’s tequila list lies in what is missing, rather than what is present, as Casamigos disappears.
Top Stories
The Artisanal Spirits Company acquires Single Cask Nation
Published: 04 January, 2024
Whisky producer, The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), and owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), has acquired US-based independent bottling brand, Single Cask Nation.
Brands Report 2024: Vodka
Published: 04 January, 2024
The top spot back and forth of recent years continues, with other familiar names jostling for the rest of the list.
Takamaka launches into Germany
Published: 04 January, 2024
Trois Frères Distillery has announced a new partnership with Kirsch Import to distribute its Takamaka rums across Germany and Luxembourg as of this month.
Pernod Ricard agrees to sell Becherovka to Maspex
Published: 04 January, 2024
Pernod Ricard has signed an agreement to sell Czech herbal liqueur Becherovka to Poland’s Maspex Group for an undisclosed sum.
Brands Report 2024: Bartenders’ Choice
Published: 03 January, 2024
Michter’s knocks Tanqueray off the top spot as the favourite brand among those behind the stick.
Brands Report 2024 launches
Published: 02 January, 2024
The Drinks International Brands Report 2024 has launched, offering the industry insights into the buying habits of the world’s best bars.
Brands Report 2024: How We Did It
Published: 02 January, 2024
We’ve been running the Brands Report since 2010 – the year after Agile Media launched the World’s 50 Best Bars – and, while it has evolved since then, taking in new categories and drawing data from an ever-rotating panel of bars, it still seeks to answer the same question. Which brands do the best bars buy – and why?
Analysis
Meeting of cava minds
Published: 03 January, 2024
Shay Waterworth attends the first cava industry summit, and finds quality, innovation and leadership – but a need for agreement on a future action plan.
Breaking bread with Altamura
Published: 02 January, 2024
Frank Grillo created his Altamura vodka to showcase the flavour of the special wheat that is its base.
Troy Arquiza: tradition and innovation
Published: 02 January, 2024
Troy Arquiza outlines how, as global master blender for Bacardi, he has access to a wealth of historical knowledge to help shape rum’s future.
Bar news
Three Sheets to open second London site
Published: 04 January, 2024
East London bar, Three Sheets, has announced the launch of a second site opening its doors in London’s Soho district in March 2024.
Handshake Speakeasy team to open bar in Amsterdam
Published: 02 January, 2024
The team behind Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy has announced the launch of a new bar in Amsterdam.