US Distilled Spirits Industry Predicts Russia PNTR Will Boost Exports
WASHINGTON, DC – The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today applauded passage of historic legislation that will extend permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia, saying the bill will boost already-growing American spirits exports to the...
Beam Acquires Thriving 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey
Beam Inc. has acquired Irish whiskey newcomer 2 Gingers for an undisclosed sum.Launched in January 2012 by Minnesota-based entrepreneur Kieran Folliard, 2 Gingers is a twice-distilled offering produced by Beam’s Kilbeggan Distilling Co. in County Westmeath, Ireland....
High drink prices: The real culprit is the minimum pricing scheme
On the heels of last year's session in which policymakers rightly modernized key alcohol laws to increase consumer convenience, now the Competitive Alcoholic Liquor Pricing Task Force is eyeing the state's artificially high alcohol prices. While we can all raise a...
Diageo says would be interested in buying out Ketel One
Reuters) - Spirits group Diageo Plc (DGE.L) said it would consider buying out the 50 percent of premium vodka brand Ketel One it does not already own if it came on the market. The owner of Smirnoff vodka paid $900 million in 2008 to acquire half of Ketel One and form...
Counterfeit distilling and bottling plant seized in Liverpool
An illegal distilling and bottling plant set up to produce branded counterfeit spirits and wine has been seized by Trading Standards officers and Merseyside Police in Liverpool. The business was set up to produce schnapps, brandy, whisky, vodka and wine and had...
Diageo Renews Distribution Agreements with Johnson Brothers and United Brokerage
NORWALK, Conn. and ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the world's leading spirits, wine and beer company, and Johnson Brothers and United Brokerage, Inc. of Minnesota, today announced that they have entered into new agreements for North...
Council Moves Closer to Overhauling Liquor Laws
The D.C. Council unanimously passed the first reading of a set of amendment proposals that would overhaul the District's liquor laws at the council's last legislative session for 2012. Toward the end of a marathon legislative session on Tuesday, Dec. 4, the council...
Since liquor sales went private, they’ve risen a bit
Statewide liquor sales by volume rose a modest 2.9 percent through September, the results helped by consumer purchases but pulled lower by a drop in wholesale sales, according to new data released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue. Liquor privatization in...
Celebrities Who Launched Wines, Beers And Spirits In 2012
As interest in food and drink continues to skyrocket, the phenomenon has kickstarted an unusual offshoot -- extreme food and drink hobbies. How else to explain the explosion of celebrity-backed wine and spirits labels in recent years? It's not your everyday wine...