Tag Archive: Scotch whisky
Brown-Forman Enters Single Malt With $416M Deal For BenRiach
Brown-Forman has announced an agreement to acquire BenRiach Distillery Company for £285 million ($416m), giving the company a presence in the fast-growing single malt Scotch category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 27, 2016Interview, Part 2: Beam Suntory Americas President Tim Hassett
In the second part of our interview with Tim Hassett, the Beam Suntory Americas president discusses the group’s heightened focus on the metro on-premise channel, as well as opportunities in Scotch and Japanese whisky. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 13, 2016Retailers, Bar Operators Talk Trends On Independently Bottled Scotch
Although it’s often overlooked, the independently bottled Scotch whisky subcategory is booming. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 1, 2016Whisky Advocate: New Scotch Distillery Planned For Former Rolls Royce Plant
Plans have been unveiled to build a new Scotch whisky distillery, Burnbrae, in the former Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, just south of Glasgow. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 30, 2016News Briefs for March 8, 2016
•Grandroots LLC, a spirits investment firm started last year by Hpnotiq co-founder Jim Goldstein and Alan Shayne (president of Florida-based Spirit Imports) has invested in Sia Scotch whisky, with plans to expand the Scotch brand’s production, marketing and distribution. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 8, 2016Glenmorangie Making Gains In An Increasingly Competitive Single Malt Category
While Moët Hennessy USA is best known for its Cognac and Champagne brands, the company also has seen strong progress for its Glenmorangie single malt Scotch whisky brand. Glenmorangie has more than doubled in the U.S. since 2010, rising 7% to 126,000 cases in the 12 months through November, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 7, 2016
