4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) Pernod Ricard-owned Skrewball has released cans of peanut butter and strawberry jelly-flavoured whiskey in the US. The expression comes in smaller formats: 100ml cans and 50ml bottles, and marks the brand’s first flavour release since launching in 2018. It pairs the brand’s signature…...

4+ day, 5+ min ago   (346+ words) The CEO of Blended Blue discusses creating the lowest-priced luxury Tequila on the market and why the brand is the category’s next big innovation. Charles Durazo is Blended Blue Tequila’s CEO, with Alberto Orozco serving as the brand’s master blender....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (763+ words) A new Southern Glazer’s report has highlighted the underdevelopment of non-alcoholic ‘spirits’ as a growth oppportunity, while small sizes are under-indexed at retail. US distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has released its Raise The Bar H2 Edition report, covering trends and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) Sales of Canadian whisky in US control states saw the biggest drop of all spirits categories in July as Scotch and Tequila grew. The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) released its latest annual sales data for 18 markets, covering the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) The Canadian province of Manitoba has cleared the rest of its US alcohol stock as trade tensions from tariffs boil over. The move was made in response to a 50% export tariff imposed by the US on Canadian spirits last week....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) The state of California has passed legislation extending venues’ ability to sell cocktails to-go until 2031. During the Covid-19 pandemic, California was among a large number of US states that allowed hospitality venues to sell cocktails in sealed packaging (such as…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1437+ words) The chief innovation officer of Diageo India believes vodka and Tequila have “massive opportunities” for growth while gin is expected to see a “consolidation phase”. Speaking to The Spirits Business last month, Vikram Damodaran, chief innovation officer of Diageo India,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (555+ words) The private equity group behind Père Magloire Calvados has secured planning approval to build an English whisky distillery on the site of a former prison in Cornwall. Cornwall Council has approved plans for The Bodmin Jail Distillery as part of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Americans’ alcohol consumption has remained at a ‘record low’ of 54%, while longer-term trends show drinkers are moving towards spirits, according to a Gallup survey. Last August, a Gallup poll revealed the same percentage figure from Americans who said they consume…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (388+ words) Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila has become a success by appealing to a younger generation that drinks differently, resulting in recent investment from Sazerac, CMO Kathleen Braine explains. Gen Z and alcohol What has really resonated with 818 Tequila’s audience, Braine believes, is…...