India bans Diageo brands over added flavourings
India's food regulator has prohibited the sale of several brands, including United Spirits' Royal Challenge Whisky and McDowell’s No.1 Rum The post India bans Diageo brands over…
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US court reverses Jack Daniel’s win in dog toy trademark case
A US appeals court has overturned a win for Jack Daniel’s in its long-running trademark battle with the makers of the 'Bad Spaniels' dog toy The post US court reverses Jack…
RNDC court filings reveal scale of distributor’s financial collapse
Court documents filed following Republic National Distributing Company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy have revealed more than US$400 million in unsecured debts and mounting financial…
India halts sales of Diageo and Inbrew spirits over flavouring concerns
India's food safety regulator has halted the sale of several popular whiskies and rums after finding they contained artificial or nature-identical flavourings. The decision…
India Firm On 'Energy Drink' Crackdown Despite Pepsi, Red Bull, Monster Protest
India's food regulator targets India's $1.6B market, ordering top brands like Red Bull and Pepsi to stop using 'energy drink' on labels...
Spirits industry responds to US lifting tariffs on Scotch
The US has officially returned to tariff-free trading for Scotch whisky in a move that has been met by much goodwill among the sector. The post Spirits industry responds to US…
‘Good day for Scotland’: US lifts tariffs on Scotch
“This is a good day for Scotland,” said the country’s first minister, as the US officially returned to tariff-free trading for Scotch whisky The post ‘Good day for Scotland’: US…
India tariff cut opens door to wider Scotch whisky market
The UK–India Free Trade Agreement has reduced India’s tariff on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75%, giving producers greater access to the world’s largest whisky market. The duty is…
Canadian spirits ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to US tariff
Spirits Canada is urging its provincial governments to work with the US to stop the 50% tariffs on Canadian alcohol going ahead The post Canadian spirits ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to…
Trump hits Canadian spirits with 50% tariff
President Donald Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods in retaliation for the nation’s “unequal treatment” of US alcohol The post Trump hits Canadian spirits…
Six new Master Sommeliers announced
Six new master sommeliers have been crowned by the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS), including first recipients from Mauritius, Bosnia and the Czech Republic following a rigorous…
Pioneering Malaysian brewery cleared of smuggling suspicions after police probe
1602, which professes to be the first craft beer brewery in Malaysia, has been cleared of wrongdoing following a police investigation into alleged smuggling offences. The post…