The Cognac Masters 2021 results 30th April, 2021 by Melita Kiely
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The increasing popularity of France’s native spirit has been met by quality products across the board, as this year’s blind-tasting competition shows.
Global Cognac sales have gone from strength to strength in recent years. Despite a blip in volumes in 2020 because of the pandemic, sales are set to bounce back over the coming years. In March, a report by market analysis firm Technavio projected total Cognac sales to increase by a compound annual growth rate of 2% from 2021 to 2025. This year alone, the report expects the category to grow by 1.34% in value.
Top 10 award-winning tonics and mixers 12th April, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers
Tonic waters, sodas and ginger ales were among some of the medallists in our taste test
The past decade has seen an explosion in the number of new tonic and mixer brands entering the market as producers hope to replicate the success of category leader Fever-Tree.
To assess the quality of new and pioneering entrants,
The Spirits Business held its first Tonic & Mixer Masters last month.
Held virtually over Zoom, the blind-tasting competition was judged by Melita Kiely, editor of
The Spirits Business and chair of the tasting, and Tobias Gorn, spirits specialist, consultant and writer, and co‐founder of International Drinks Specialists.
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The Drinks Business
15 March 2021 By Lucy Shaw
A global consultancy for the drinks trade has launched, which promises to help producers maximise their performance potential at international competitions.
Called The International Drinks Specialists, the company is comprised of wine and spirits judges, buyers and production development specialists.
The consultancy aims to help beers, wines and spirits producers and brand owners with technical feedback to help them improve the quality of their offering.
“With the accumulated experience, insight and data of its members, IDS specialises in product evaluation and feedback, making it an important competition and awards entry strategy resource,” said IDS co-founder, Arthur Nägele.