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News Briefs for June 18, 2019

•Diageo has received approval to create a new visitor experience at its Clynelish distillery in Scotland. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 18, 2019

Diageo Sees Scotch Whisky Tourism Booming

Diageo says 2017 was a banner year for tourism at its Scotch whisky distilleries, which welcomed a total of 440,260 visitors last year, representing a 15% increase from 2016. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 22, 2018

Diageo Pledges To “Explode” Its Single Malt Presence With Variety Of New Strategies

With a 37% share of the global Scotch category and 28 malt distilleries operating in Scotland, Diageo dominates the Scotch whisky industry. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 13, 2015

Diageo Debuts New Global Campaign Touting Johnnie Walker’s Upscale Tiers

Diageo is backing its Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky brand with an ambitious new global advertising campaign focused on four of the brand’s upscale expressions. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 30, 2014

Interview: Diageo’s Head Of Whiskies, Nick Morgan

While the Johnnie Walker brand—with retail sales of $5.8 billion annually, according to Impact Databank—may be the standard-bearer for Diageo’s Scotch whisky portfolio, the company is also actively cultivating global demand for its upscale single malt Scotches. In Diageo’s fiscal year ended in June, its single malt stable—including Talisker, Oban, Lagavulin, The Singleton, Dalwhinnie, Clynelish, Cragganmore and others—showed collective 18% net sales growth. SND senior editor Daniel Marsteller recently interviewed Diageo head of whiskies Nick Morgan to get his take on the rapidly developing market for single malts and the opportunities and challenges ahead. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 20, 2014