Eying up strong growth – and strong growth potential - of its American whiskey portfolio, Pernod Ricard is creating a dedicated business unit called ‘The American Whiskey Collective’ to manage marketing and production of its premium challenger brands.
The Sazerac Company will buy Lough Gill Distillery in Ireland to create a ‘world-class whiskey facility and visitor attraction’, expanding the distillery’s capacity and footprint.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (DISCUS) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) say they are ready to help ‘reset and strengthen’ the trans-Atlantic trade relationship following the end of retaliatory tariffs on American Whiskey and Scotch Whisky....
Alcohol giant Kirin has launched out its first hard seltzers in Japan as well as a new whiskey in response to rising trends surrounding ready-to-drink (RTD) consumption and sustained interest in the country’s whiskey sector.
Taiwan-based Kavalan Distillery has predicted that the whiskey sector in Asia is set to be driven by premium and ready-to-drink (RTD) products in 2022, while also revealing its secret to winning over 100 international awards last year.
Diageo has made a minority investment in Komasa Kanosuke Distillery, a producer of ultra-premium single-malt whiskies, through accelerator Distell Ventures.
A whiskey flavor chemistry program is under way at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture: with scientists using flavor chemistry to advise distillers how to achieve their desired flavor goals consistently.
Brown-Forman Corporation will sell the Early Times, Canadian Mist, and Collingwood brands, and the Canadian Mist production assets, to Sazerac Company.
From Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry to Smirnoff Ice's Cremsiffino gift boxes, we take a look at some of the festive drinks on shelves around the globe.
After 175 years of perfecting its beer, Pabst Brewing Co. has expanded its flagship Blue Ribbon (PBR) brand in 2019 with hard coffee, hard seltzer and whiskey launches.
US-based wedding registry and e-commerce company Zola has teamed up with Diageo to develop a line of cocktails kits and gifts for the summer wedding season.
Irish whiskey continues to drive Ireland’s beverage exports, with global interest in the category and double-digit demand in many markets. But cream liqueur and gin are also showing the potential to grow.
New alcohol regulations in Ireland could restrict signposting to whiskey distillery visitor centres and small distilleries – delivering a hefty blow to the burgeoning whiskey tourism sector, says the Irish Whiskey Association.
