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Archive for September, 2015

What chance an SABMiller/Diageo merger? – analysis

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The past few months have seen Diageo and SABMiller linked with any number of possible suitors, as acquisition talk surrounding the two companies hit new highs. Read more

What chance a SABMiller/Diageo merger? – analysis

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The past few months have seen Diageo and SABMiller linked with any number of possible suitors, as acquisition talk surrounding the two companies hit new highs. Read more

Rabobank: Big Players Focus on Craft Threat, Overlook Bigger One

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It's no secret the big spirits brands have been having a rough couple of years. 51 of the top 100 spirits brands in control states declined year-to-date through July, per NABCA data. Many in the spirits business attribute the trend to the growth in cr... Read more

Quote of the Day: We brought in the last grapes yesterday

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Jasmine Hirsch of Hirsch Vineyards said this about harvest: Read more

Pernod Ricard readies London Design Festival Perrier-Jouet offering

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Pernod Ricard has secured a partnership with Austrian design duo Mischer'Traxler to launch a limited expression of its Perrier-Jouët Champagne in the UK in time for this month's London Design Festival. Read more

Whiskies Lead Impact’s Spirits Brand “Hot Prospects” List

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Impact’s new roster of spirits “Hot Prospects” offers further evidence of the whisk(e)y boom. Whiskies comprise half of the 26 brands on the list—including Bourbon, Canadian, Irish, Scotch and American brands, as well as five flavored whiskies. In total, there … Continue reading

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News Briefs for September 8, 2015

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•Diageo North America, which earlier this year released a single-grain Scotch called Haig Single Grain ($50), is readying the launch in October of a second all-grain brand called Port Dundas, named for one of the Diageo-owned distilleries. Port Dundas will … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for September 8, 2015

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•New Belgium Brewing is tweaking the recipes of two of its longest-running beers: Abbey Belgian Style Dubbel and Trippel Belgian Style Ale. Both began as homebrew recipes more than 25 years ago and are being “updated for a new era,” … Continue reading

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Syndicate 58/6 Whisky

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Bespoke Spirits offers its Syndicate 58/6 Whisky nationwide.  Read more

Syndicate 58/6 Whisky

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Bespoke Spirits offers its Syndicate 58/6 Whisky nationwide.  Read more