F1 stars sign up with Johnnie Walker for anti drink-driving pact

Johnnie Walker has joined up with the Honda Formula 1 team to launch a campaign for consumers to make an anti drink-driving pact.

Glenfiddich and Piper-Heidsieck supplier wins rugby World Cup deal

William Grant has been named as the official spirits and Champagne provider to this autumn's Rugby World Cup.

Write-down of Brugal rum value puts dent in Edrington figures

Famous Grouse producer Edrington has written down the value of its Brugal rum brand to reflect revised future expectations of the brand's performance.

Tomatin releases first batch of 'ongoing' supplies of 36 Year Old single malt whisky

Ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras will head London office for whisky body

The Scotch Whisky Association has recruited the UK's ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras to be its director of global affairs.

Glasgow spirit shop branches out into wine and beer

Glasgow independent The Good Spirits Co has opened a second shop in the city.

Vinexpo: Spirits globally are bouncing back

Spirits globally are bouncing back according to the latest Rabobank Spirit Quarterly Q3 2015 report, which made Vinexpo's new "Spiritual" zone a big draw for attendees.

Bruichladdich stars for Rémy Cointreau as sales almost double

Islay's Bruichladdich distillery almost doubled sales in the year to March according to latest financial results from its parent Rémy Cointreau group.

Ardbeg malt whisky serve recreates Islay mist in bars

Islay's cult Ardbeg distillery has produced a carafe designed to replicate the island's mist in an on-trade serve.

American whiskey challenges Johnnie Walker lead in alcohol power list

Johnnie Walker has retained its title as the world's leading alcohol power brand - but risks losing the crown in future years.

Distil 'optimistic' following Blackwoods gin and vodka success, despite overall fall in turnover

Distil has reported a "satisfactory year" as it completed it transition from UK third distributor to brand-focus drinks company, despite a large fall in turnover.

Jack Daniel's delivers another "superb" year of growth for Brown-Forman's 2015 year end results

Brown-Forman reported another year of growth with net sales increasing 4% to $4.096m and operating income increasing 6% to $1.027m for the fiscal year end of 2015.

Brown-Forman to invest $50m to build a distillery on Slane Castle Estate

Brown-Forman the corporation that owns famed American Bourbon brand Jack Daniel's has purchased SlaneCastle Irish Whiskey Limited and plans to invest $50m into the site in Ireland.

Scotch whisky tourism hits record numbers and worth over £50m a year

Scotch whisky distilleries are attracting record numbers of visitors with over 1.5m people visiting Scotland last year generating more than £50m at distilleries.

Isle of Harris Distillers launches this summer

This summer the Herbridean island's first commercial whisky distiller called the Isle of Harris Distillers is set to launch.

Raising a dram for World Whisky Day celebrations

As World Whisky Day kicks of tomorrow, Diageo explains that the rise of social media has helped boost interest in the spirit. 

Euromonitor predicts global drinks industry volume will grow nearly 10% by 2019

New data on the alcoholic drinks industry from Euromonitor International found that despite total volume growth for 2014 remaining relatively unchanged (0.8%) for the second year in a row, the industry is expected to grow by more than 20b litres in the next four years.

Scotland's oldest distillery releases rare single cask malt

Perthshire distillery Glenturret has released a rare single cask malt whisky that will only be available online.

Future of Scotch Whisky "sound", SWA says, but it warns of turbulent Scottish politics

The Scotch Whisky Association has insisted that the long term fundamentals for Scotch are "sound" and well-placed to return to growth once the economies of its export market strengthen

American whiskey category sees 19% value growth in the UK according to Nielsen

American Whiskey is now worth £190m in the UK and saw growth last year of 19% according to Nielsen's most recent beer, wines and spirits data.