Diageo in Talks to Sell Whyte & Mackay
The company's United Spirits division may sell the brand to Philippines-based Alliance Spirits; the sale is valued at $675 million. Click here to read the full story.
Tequila’s Rising Star
What do George Clooney, Justin Timberlake, P Diddy, Carlos Santana and Sammy Hagar all have in common? They are all hitching their stars to tequila, with category sales volume and revenues both enjoying robust...
Clear Profit
For years now, the sight of your shelves teeming with bottles of vodka, spanning value brands and slick symbols of luxury alike, has been a familiar one. After all, vodka remains the country’s most...
2015 Bourbon Classic to Return to Louisville
The annual event has announced an agreement to return to the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts next February. From the press release:
Louisville, KY (May 20, 2014) – Following highly successful 2013 and 2014...
Diageo Building Boom in Shelby County, KY
The spirits company will invest $115 million to build a distillery and six storage warehouses, which will increase capacity and distribution for a number of Bourbon and whiskey brands. From the press release:
Diageo today...
Serrallés Looking to the Next 150 Years
Destilería Serrallés has been producing rum since 1865, but the company is hardly slowing down with age. In fact, Ponce, Puerto Rico-based Serrallés will increase its rum production by 8 million gallons during the next...
A Place in the Crowd
Americans are rediscovering the affordable elegance and unrivaled complexity of premium gin. Crafted according to a secret blend of aromatics, every brand is endowed with an engaging personality as individually distinctive as DNA, which...
Major Personnel Changes at Bacardi
Robert Furniss-Roe, Regional President of North America for the company, is leaving Bacardi and will be replaced by Peter J. Carr. Carr was most recently Executive Vice President at Glazer's Distributors.
Bacardi also announced that...
Tanduay Announces Partnership with CNT
The makers of Tanduay are working with California National Trading to increase the Asian rum's distribution. From the press release:
Avon, CT (August 26, 2014)— Tanduay Distillers, Inc., makers of the second-largest-selling rum brand in...
Don Q Announces All New Packaging for Rum Lineup
Serralles has announced new packaging for Don Q rum in advance of the company's 150th anniversary. The new bottle and logo designs pay homage to the brand's heritage and its future. From the press...