Alcohol sales to fall 8% in 2020 / EU slaps tariffs on US vodka / Award-winning speciality spirits

Alcohol sales forecast to fall 8% in 2020 The beverage alcohol market has shown 'greater resilience' than initially expected in 2020, but total sales are expected to decline by 8% this year, according to new forecasts from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis. Read more...   EU introduces 25% tariffs on rum and vodka from US The European Union has imposed tariffs on an additional US$4 billion worth of US goods, including rum, vodka and brandy. Read more...   Top 10 award-winning speciality spirits Speciality spirits such as vermouth and aquavit are attracting greater attention as consumers seek to expand their drinks cabinets. Our latest blind tasting awarded accolades to some of the best products on the market. Read more...     Campari hack leads to data loss Italy's Campari Group was targeted by a malware attack on 1 November, which resulted in the loss and encryption of data on some of its servers. Read more...   Glenfiddich adds 22-year-old whisky to Grand Series Scotch whisky brand Glenfiddich has released a 22-year-old Sherry cask-finished single malt as the second expression in its Grand Series Collection. Read more...   Molinari marks 75 years with limited edition bottle Sambuca brand Molinari has released a limited edition bottle and gift pack designed by Italian artist Olimpia Zagnoli to celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Read more...     Beam Suntory names chief diversity and inclusion officer Maker's Mark owner Beam Suntory has appointed Victoria Russell to the newly created role of chief diversity and inclusion officer. Read more...   ELLC creates Kew Gin The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and East London Liquor Company have released the first spirit as part of their six-year partnership, called Kew Gin. Read more...     In other news... Work on the new £12 million (US$16m) Port of Leith Distillery in Edinburgh began this week. Award-winning bartender Simone Caporale co-created a new non-alcoholic 'spirit' brand. Bars and pubs in Wales reopened yesterday following a two-week lockdown.   Top 10 most popular stories   1. Bacardi taps into at-home cocktails    2. Tesla launches $250 Tequila   3. Beam Suntory to pay $19.6m penalty in bribery case   4. The challenges facing American whiskey investments   5. Brown-Forman considers $96m distillery expansion   6. The trends driving the US spirits market   7. Global drinks sales to rebound in 2021   8. Global bar report 2020   9. Teeling unveils ginger beer cask-finished Irish whiskey 10. England to close bars and pubs in second lockdown   Latest spirits industry vacancies Customer Services Administrator The Whisky Exchange London, UK 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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