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News Briefs for February 3, 2012
•Whisky Advocate has named Wiser’s Very Old (also known as Wiser’s 18 Year Old) as its Canadian Whisky of the Year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 3, 2012On-Premise Gains Key To Continuing Svedka Surge
Svedka vodka is on a remarkable run, having added roughly a half-million cases each year since 2006. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 19, 2012SPECIAL REPORT: Impact Databank Reveals Top 25 Spirits Brands Of 2011
The U.S. spirits market’s top 25 brands enjoyed solid overall growth in 2011, advancing by 2.5%—or more than 2 million cases—to 86.9 million cases, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 17, 2012EXCLUSIVE: White Rock’s Coulombe Discusses Pinnacle Phenomenon
Lewiston, Maine-based White Rock Distilleries has risen to the fore as one of the U.S. spirits market’s top brand innovators, particularly in vodka. After selling its fast-growing Three Olives vodka to Proximo Spirits in 2007, it quickly reloaded with a new vodka label, Pinnacle, sourced from France and selling for $14 a bottle, down a price tier from Three Olives. Pinnacle grew from 265,000 cases in 2008 to 1.4 million cases in 2010. But last year it nearly doubled to 2.7 million cases—according to Impact Databank—riding the wave created by its Whipped flavor extension. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 5, 2012Sobieski Is Fastest Vodka Ever To 1 Million Cases, According To Impact Databank
Belvédère SA’s Sobieski vodka brand shipped more than 1 million cases in the U.S. during the 2011 fiscal year, making it the fastest vodka ever to reach that mark, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 4, 2012Nielsen: Prepared Cocktails, Flavored Vodkas, Irish Whiskey Still Drive Off-Premise Growth
Total spirits sales grew 2.8% by volume in the 52-week period ending November 12, 2011 to 57.7 million cases, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 5, 2011
