Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Bacardi opens retail store, launches reserve rum

Published: 31 July, 2008

Bacardi has opened its first retail store.

Absolut Vodka sale reaches completion

Published: 24 July, 2008

Pernod Ricard's purchase of Vin & Sprit (V&S), the company that sells Absolut Vodka, has been completed.

Russian Standard Vodka Launches in Taiwan

Published: 23 July, 2008

Russian Standard Vodka has announced the official launch of its Russian Standard Original brand in Taiwan.

Diageo to build new rum distillery

Published: 23 July, 2008

Drinks company Diageo has made public its intention to build a new rum distillery on the Virgin Island of St. Croix.

Malibu Rum gets 14m shot in arm

Published: 23 July, 2008

Malibu will benefit from 14 million worth of marketing support from parent company Pernod Ricard UK over the next two years.

Cockspur Rum investment sees label facelift

Published: 23 July, 2008

Cockspur Fine Rum has updated its bottle label for the first time in over two decades as it brings the European brand in line with the North American market.

New Caribbean rum marque launches

Published: 23 July, 2008

The West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) has unveiled a 'marque of provenance' to support and promote Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) brands.

Pernod may sell Cognac brand

Published: 23 July, 2008

Pernod Ricard has not ruled out selling a Cognac brand following its take-over of Vin & Sprit.

Edrington acquires majority stake in rum company

Published: 23 July, 2008

The Edrington Group has acquired a majority shareholding stake in the Brugal Company.

Exclusive whiskies at new Terminal Five bar

Published: 23 July, 2008

World Duty Free is to open a Connoisseur Bar at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal Five, which opens in March.

Cognac exports to China hit record levels

Published: 23 July, 2008

Exports shipped directly to China increased by 73.8% to 31,969 hectolitres in the last 12 months to November, Cognac trade body BNIC said.

Inaugural International Cognac Summit approaches

Published: 23 July, 2008

The first International Cognac Summit will take place in January 2008.

Cognac sales at all-time high

Published: 23 July, 2008

A total of 180 million bottles of Cognac were sold in the 12-month period from October 2006-7.

Hennessy to auction Cognac Mathusalem

Published: 23 July, 2008

IRELAND: Hennessy to fly-in the world's first-ever Cognac Mathusalem to be auctioned at Roberto De Niro's Nobu restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.