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April 01, 2021 HAYWARD, CA — The American Distilling Institute (ADI) announces today two new national liquor retail partners — Binny’s Beverage Depot and K&L Wine Merchants — which, in addition to Total Wine & More, are joining with ADI to help promote the top award winners of this year's Judging of Craft Spirits. Best of Class winners will receive the option to meet with top sales executives to discuss potential sales and placement opportunities. “We are always pleased to be able to bring new benefits to our medal winners,” says Eric Zandona, ADI’s Director of Spirits In...

Constellation Brands launches dedicated business unit for fine wine and craft spirits Constellation Brands has formed a standalone, vertically integrated fine wine and craft spirits business unit ‘to enable its aspiration to be the #1 leader in the fine wine category and among the top portfolios in cult and luxury wine’. Constellation launched its wine and spirits business transformation in 2019 and has focused its portfolio on higher-end brands. The portfolio continues to outpace high-end wine and spirits segments, primarily driven by its ‘power brands’ a...

When you think of vodka, the first drinks that may come to mind are those that are derived from Sweden and Russia. But India is home to premium spirits too; case in point Smoke Lab Vodka, its first homegrown premium craft vodka that has finally made its way to Singapore. The white spirit is the brainchild of Varun Jain, CEO of NV Group, one of India’s largest and most successful distillers. To set their vodka apart, they are the only ones who use basmati rice that is sourced from the local farms near the distillery. Why basmati rice? One obvious reason is that it is closely linked to its ho...

Anjali Shahi and Lavanya Jayashankar   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement While Maka Zai rum and Rahasya Vodka were launched in January this year, Matinee Gin will be launched on March 13 There’s change rippling through the Indian alcobev industry with 2021 seeing women take the helm at the Indian arms of two of the largest alcohol companies in the world: Diageo (in July 2021) and Moet Hennessy. Women also have key positions across most beverage multinationals, reflecting not just increased diversity, but also the changing face of their consumer. The other seismic shift that has taken p...

The Independent American Whiskey Bottler Arises In The United States The Independent American Whiskey Bottler Arises In The United States In the world of whisky, Independent Bottlers (“IBs” or “indies”) have been part of the consumer landscape for more than a few decades.  Going back further, the Scotch whisky industry was built upon a 19th century middle layer of merchants and traders who were the commercial tier between the Highland distillers and the Lowland blenders, the oldest among them being the venerable Cadenhead’s in Aberdeen followed by the Gordon and MacPhail Company of...