Saturday, February 1, 2014

Diageo to cut costs by £200m as China growth slows


BBC News
Diageo to cut costs by £200m as China growth slows
BBC News - Whisky, especially Scotch whisky, has been seen as a particularly attractive luxury item among China's elite in recent years. Sales in emerging ...

Partying at full kilt for Robert Burns

Partying at full kilt for Robert Burns
Crain's Chicago Business (blog) - 28 featured Nicholas Pollacchi, a gregarious whisky master and founder of the Whisky Dog, a Scottish company that shares the joys of whisky tasting ...

Diageo presses case for Scotch interests

Diageo presses case for Scotch interests
Financial Times - Diageo, the world's biggest producer of Scotch whisky, is lobbying the Scottish and UK governments ahead of September's referendum on ...

Spencerfield Spirits releases The Feathery Scotch


The Spirits Business
Spencerfield Spirits releases The Feathery Scotch
The Spirits Business - Spencerfield Spirit Company, the group behind Edinburgh Gin and Sheep Dip whisky, are to release a no-age-statement Scotch whisky named The ...

Brown-Forman Travel Retail to offer whiskey tutorials in Orlando


MoodieReport
Brown-Forman Travel Retail to offer whiskey tutorials in Orlando
MoodieReport - Brown-Forman Travel Retail will highlight the importance of wood and barrels in whiskey-making at the IAADFS Duty Free Show of the Americas this ...

Charity holding whiskey tasting evenings in Bromsgrove and Droitwich


Bromsgrove Advertiser
Charity holding whiskey tasting evenings in Bromsgrove and Droitwich
Bromsgrove Advertiser - SP. A BROMSGROVE charity raising money for multiple sclerosis is holding two whiskey tasting evening. JAYs, which raises money for research into ...

Thomas Magee's whiskey bar: An Eastern Market classic in the making

Thomas Magee's whiskey bar: An Eastern Market classic in the making
Crain's Detroit Business (blog) - Olson opened Thomas Magee's Sporting House Whiskey Bar in Eastern Market located at 1408 E. Fisher Fwy., sandwiched between the former home ...