Emerging-market brands dominate the IWSR’s Top 100 list
The IWSR recently released its 2017 edition of the Top 100 rankings in the IWSR magazine. The edition lists the world’s 100 largest spirits brands by volume, including everything from famous international brands next to local spirits giants. The top 100 list is...
First blue wine, now orange wine
Orange wine is beginning to grow in popularity and make a real impact with consumers, particularly in Canada surprisingly. Ontario is the first alcohol control board to setup regulation specifically relating to orange wine. So what is orange wine? Or Amber wine, as...
Today’s Whiskey is a far cry from yesteryear
Many whiskey producers will highlight the fact that their process hasn’t changed in 150 years. Unfortunately, that claim is a bit out there, if not complete nonsense. Blended whiskey is particular has seen the most change. In essence, blended whiskey used to mean that...
Diageo to buy Casamigos for up to $1 billion
Spirits giant Diageo finalized a deal this past week to buy George Clooney’s Tequila brand Casamigos in an effort to increase their exposure in the tequila market. The deal is for $700 million up front with up to $300 million to be paid over 10 years based on...
Control State results for May 2017
In May, 9 liter spirits case sales grew by 3.7 percent in control states compared to May 2016, solid growth for the month. Spirits volume grew 2.6 percent, improving on April’s 2.4 percent Many states had a strong month, exceeding their 12 month trends, including:...
Rosé is chill
Frozen rosé, also known as frosé, is becoming one of the fastest growing cocktails of choice at high end drinking spots throughout Manhattan. Demand has gone through the roof this summer with the heat ramping up that some establishments say they are having trouble...
Direct to Consumer wine shipments extending nationwide
Direct-to-Consumer wine shipments, also known as DTCs, continue to increase based on the steady growth in overall U.S. wine sales. Napa Valley continues to be the dominant player in this market but others are joining the fray. California currently accounts for 85...
Direct to Consumer wine shipments extending nationwide
Direct-to-Consumer wine shipments, also known as DTCs, continue to increase based on the steady growth in overall U.S. wine sales. Napa Valley continues to be the dominant player in this market but others are joining the fray. California currently accounts for 85...
Americans turning to the hard stuff
Alcohol consumption data for 2016 is in and Americans are definitely turning to the bottle. American consumers overall drank 3.5 million fewer nine-liter cases of alcohol overall in 2016 than they did in the year prior, with total consumption down slightly to just...