Tag Archive: whiskey
Tennessee Legislature Refers Controversial Whiskey Law To Study Committee
The Tennessee state legislature has voted to send a law governing the production and marketing of Tennessee whiskey to a study committee this summer, rather than repeal it, as Diageo has sought. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 26, 2014Brown-Forman Officially Unveils Tennessee Fire, Taking On Sazerac’s Fireball
Brown-Forman has formally announced the test launch of a new cinnamon-flavored Jack Daniel’s offering beginning in April. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 13, 2014Hitting U.S. Next Month, Teeling Aims To Fill Irish Whiskey’s Super-Premium Gap
Irish whiskey upstart Teeling launches its first product in the U.S. April 1, and the company tells SND it sees ample potential to woo consumers at the underdeveloped super-premium tier of the market, then gradually introduce a range of offerings even further up the pricing ladder. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 6, 2014Tennessee Honey, Upscale Whiskies Drive 7% Sales Growth For Brown-Forman
The ongoing expansion of flavored Bourbon offering Tennessee Honey—along with solid progress in the super-premium whiskey segment—led to 7% underlying sales growth to $3.05 billion for Brown-Forman in the nine months through January, representing the first three quarters of the company’s fiscal year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 5, 2014North American Whiskies Propel Beam To 4% Sales Growth In 2013
In what will likely be its final full year as an independent company, Beam Inc. achieved reported net sales growth of 4%, to a record $2.55 billion, in calendar 2013. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 5, 2014DISCUS: Whiskey Drives U.S. Spirits Growth, Exports In 2013
At a presentation to journalists and analysts in New York yesterday, the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS) credited the whiskey segment—and American whiskey, in particular—with driving the majority of U.S. spirits growth in 2013. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 5, 2014
