Lockdown causes £11.1bn drinks sales loss / Vinexpo Paris moves to June / Speciality Masters results

Lockdown causes £11.1bn drinks sales loss  The first UK lockdown led to a loss of £11.1 billion (US$14.5bn) in on-trade drinks sales, according to a new report from mixer producer Fentimans. Read more...   Vinexpo Paris moves 2021 date to June The 2021 Vinexpo Paris trade fair has been postponed from February until June due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Read more...   The Speciality Spirits Masters 2020 results The interest in speciality drinks such as vermouth, aquavit and low- and no-alcohol expressions has rocketed. Our latest blind tasting sought to reward niche spirits for their high quality. Read more...     United Spirits sales slide 29.7% in H1 Diageo-controlled United Spirits has reported a 29.7% sales drop for the first half of its 2021 fiscal year due to the impact of India’s nationwide lockdown. Read more...   Rums of Puerto Rico to tour the US Government body Rums of Puerto Rico will tour four US cities next week to host tastings and pairing dinners to promote its local brands. Read more...   Eastside Distilling to divest Redneck Riviera assets Portland-based Eastside Distilling is in talks with Redneck Spirits Group over selling its shares in Redneck Riviera and stocks of maturing whiskey in a deal worth US$8 million. Read more...   Gordon & MacPhail bottles 40-year-old Mosstowie whisky Independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail has launched a 40-year-old whisky from Miltonduff as the third release to mark its 125th anniversary this year. Read more...   In other news... On-trade venues across England can offer takeaway alcohol during lockdown. Bacardi tapped into at-home cocktails with the launch of Twistails pods. Non-alcoholic apéritif Everleaf released two expressions and updated its packaging.   Top 10 most popular stories   1. Diageo to buy Chase Distillery   2. William Grant CEO resigns   3. Richard Paterson joins Wolfcraig Distillery   4. Beam Suntory to pay $19.6m penalty in bribery case   5. UK consumers favour rum during lockdown   6. The challenges facing American whiskey investments   7. The trends driving the US spirits market   8. How will travel retail cope with the fallout of Covid-19?   9. Brown-Forman considers $96m distillery expansion 10. Bacardi unveils biodegradable bottles   Latest spirits industry vacancies Customer Services Administrator The Whisky Exchange London, UK Master Distiller/Distillery Manager Killarney Brewing & Distilling Company Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland Customer Services Administrator - Fixed Term Contract The Whisky Exchange London, UK Trade Sales Spiritrade London, UK Post a job now and get your vacancy seen by over 600,000 potential candidates on the world's leading spirits industry site. For more information call +44 (0)20 7803 2427 or email lewis@unionpress.co.uk.

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