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Independent family-owned distiller, William Grant & Sons has announced the launch of Ailsa Bay in Australia. The single malt is the first whisky in the world to index ‘sweetness’. Following its successful launch in the United Kingdom and Nordics in 2016,…
Beer maker Sabeco has reported after tax profits of $149 million in Jan-Sept 2018, down 6 percent year-on-year. The company’s total revenue in the first nine months of the year was VND25.5 trillion ($1.1 billion), 70 percent of its annual target. According to…
They are also saying that an emphasis on education and raising awareness will have greater impact in dealing with the problem of liquor abuse. A draft bill on the prevention of dangers of alcohol being compiled by the Ministry of Health proposes a number of…
Vietnamese men drink over five standard drinks a day on average, according to the 2016 Global Burden of Disease Study. A standard drink contains 10 grams of alcohol. Balkan countries and Portugal are the others that have the same level of consumption,…
Starbucks Hong Kong has opened its first cafe serving alcohol – including coffee-infused craft beers, exclusive to the city. Starbucks’ local licensee, the Dairy Farm International subsidiary Coffee Concepts, says the move is part of its strategy of elevating…
UPS is expanding its ability to ship alcohol, wine and beer to consumers around the world. Using one of the UPS Express shipping services, wine connoisseurs can have their favourite cases of wine shipped directly from the vineyards to their home. UPS is…
Diageo has launched a 20cl bottle of its Johnnie Walker Black Label as it looks to make whisky more accessible to consumers in South Korea. The new pack, which rolled out yesterday, follows a launch for a 20cl Johnnie Walker Red Label last October, the firm…
Defying an escalating anti-alcohol movement and conservative bureaucrats in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia’s only craft brewer is tapping into demand for better quality booze among the country’s small number of drinkers. Despite…
Convenience stores and shops across Hong Kong will be banned from selling alcohol to minors under new legislation to be proposed by the government this year as it steps up efforts to tackle a rise in underage drinking. The law, if passed by the Legislative…
Top brewer Habeco expects sales of nearly 147 million liters of beer during the biggest holiday, up 6.1 percent year on year. Vietnam’s brewers are gearing up for a massive drink-up this Lunar New Year holidays, or Tet. Hanoi-based top brewer Habeco plans to…
Bacardi has made several personnel changes to its Asia Pacific Global Travel Retail (GTR) division. The company said late last week that Irving Holmes Wong, formerly regional director of Asia Pacific for Bacardi GTR, would take on the newly-created role of…
British watch brand Olivia Burton has launched its first stand-alone retail presence in Hong Kong. The move comes as a partnership with the company’s Hong Kong distributor – Working Unit – and has seen three Olivia Burton-dedicated ‘watch corners’ open across…
Indonesia liquor retailers fear the recent surprise increase in import tariffs on wine and spirits could more than double the price of some drinks. Indonesia’s Muslim-controlled government is effectively declaring war on drinkers. In April liquor sales were…
