just-drinks bloggers
Olly Wehring
MAY-DAY! MAY-DAY! just-drinks is closed on May Day
3 May 2013 17:33
It's the May Day Bank Holiday here in the UK this coming Monday (6 May).
James Wilmore
Tax issue is no small beer for US brewers
17 May 2013 16:41
The gloves are off in Washington DC as big brewers (and not so big brewers) tussle with small brewers over tax.
Andy Morton
US$15m for Coca-Cola's original recipe? Not these days
15 May 2013 10:56
You can get all sorts of things on eBay - a new laptop, a car, the original recipe for Coca-Cola.
Latest just-drinks blogs
Tax issue is no small beer for US brewers
By: James Wilmore - 17 May 2013 16:41
The gloves are off in Washington DC as big brewers (and not so big brewers) tussle with small brewers over tax.
US$15m for Coca-Cola's original recipe? Not these days
By: Andy Morton - 15 May 2013 10:56
You can get all sorts of things on eBay - a new laptop, a car, the original recipe for Coca-Cola.
Iron Maiden rocked by Sweden's alcohol rules
By: James Wilmore - 14 May 2013 13:34
When you're one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with nearly nine million Facebook fans, you can take the odd setback.
Reputation re-building as Mr 'New Coke' heads to Castle
By: Andy Morton - 10 May 2013 14:38
There's an old joke that riffs on an unfortunate elderly farmer who can't live down an amorous encounter with a fluffy farm animal. Never mind that it happened once, and a long time ago at that, he's destined to be forever known around his local village by a nickname I can't repeat here.
MAY-DAY! MAY-DAY! just-drinks is closed on May Day
By: Olly Wehring - 3 May 2013 17:33
It's the May Day Bank Holiday here in the UK this coming Monday (6 May).
Beam Inc - Hey, fellas, I have an idea
By: Olly Wehring - 3 May 2013 12:53
Did anyone else find it curious yesterday to see volumes of Maker's Mark soar in Beam Inc's first quarter? After all, a 44% leap in quarterly volumes year-on-year positively jumped off the page.
Craft Brewers - Think Global. Drink Local
By: Olly Wehring - 29 Apr 2013 13:01
Click play, below, to see how one craft brewer is taking on the "mass corporate machine", courtesy of The Motley Fool.
Beefeater Borough's Reserve: But, where are the beefeaters?
By: Olly Wehring - 22 Apr 2013 15:53
Well, Pernod Ricard, I must say I am a mite disappointed in you.
Craft distillers of the world unite...
By: James Wilmore - 16 Apr 2013 16:57
Craft distillers are getting serious and getting together.
Fuller's... kind of like the Murdoch empire
By: James Wilmore - 5 Apr 2013 15:21
Listeners to BBC Radio 4's Today programme may have choked on their cornflakes this morning as presenter Simon Jack compared Fuller's to the Murdoch empire.
George Osborne helps beer campaigners celebrate Budget
By: James Wilmore - 28 Mar 2013 17:01
A drinks gathering in a London pub this week will have done little to quell the fury of wine and spirits producers, following last week's Budget.
Radio Wine
By: Olly Wehring - 26 Mar 2013 12:47
Last week, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a panel discussion on the current state of the wine industry in the UK. It makes for pretty interesting listening.
just-drinks at ProWein
By: James Wilmore - 22 Mar 2013 10:44
It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. I'll be among the wine and spirits trade fraternity at ProWein, in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
Russia's rich fuelling a brewing revolution
By: Andy Morton - 15 Mar 2013 12:34
Just-drinks is at BeerX (15 March), the annual get-together of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
Stevia - a bitter pill for sugar?
By: Andy Morton - 14 Mar 2013 15:01
There's an interesting article on sugar prices in this week's New York magazine that will no doubt raise the ire of soft drinks executives.
Gangnam breaks into the wine world - as forecast on just-drinks
By: Olly Wehring - 12 Mar 2013 12:02
Every January on just-drinks, our wine commentator, Chris Losh, delivers his predictions for the coming year.
Muhtar Kent and the US$21.6m price of leadership
By: Andy Morton - 1 Mar 2013 17:22
It was a good 2012 for Muhtar Kent, who was paid US$21.6m for his position at the helm of The Coca-Cola Co, accoring to AP today (1 March).
Whisky, whisky everywhere...
By: Olly Wehring - 1 Mar 2013 15:30
We all like a laugh at someone else's expense, don't we? Witness, for example, the gleeful coverage today and yesterday of a whisky spill at Pernod Ricard's Chivas Brothers operations up in Scotland.
Fridges stay cool with fresh innovation
By: Andy Morton - 28 Feb 2013 16:06
There has been a spate of late in the world of fridge innovation.
Broccoli haters enjoy fruits of smoothie-makers' labour
By: Andy Morton - 27 Feb 2013 12:57
Vegetable smoothies are nothing new - Jennifer Aniston has been drinking them for years, while teen band One Direction reportedly use them to fight off spots.
Innocent co-founder discusses sale to Coca-Cola Co
By: James Wilmore - 25 Feb 2013 10:38
Could this be the end of an era? The founders of UK smoothie maker Innocent revealed on Friday that they are effectively giving up ownership of the firm to the Coca-Cola Co.
Is SABMiller's CEO a secret Frank Zappa fan?
By: James Wilmore - 21 Feb 2013 11:58
Does Graham Mackay, SABMiller's outgoing top man, have a secret penchant for the late American jazz-rock musician and producer Frank Zappa?
Yes, we can, says Boston Beer Co
By: Andy Morton - 20 Feb 2013 16:41
Boston Beer Co founder Jim Koch is reportedly no fan of the can, believing glass far superior to aluminium in the delivery of beer to mouth.
Beam bigs up Courvoisier, Napoleon links
By: James Wilmore - 19 Feb 2013 16:20
The links between Napoleon Bonaparte and Beam-owned Cognac brand Courvoisier may be questioned by some, but this hasn't stopped the company launching a limited-edition of the brand for travel retail.
Carlsberg catches up on low-strength lager trend
By: James Wilmore - 14 Feb 2013 17:38
Carlsberg has today revealed its hand in the battle over low-abv beers in the UK.
Divine intervention from the Maker for Beam Inc
By: Andy Morton - 12 Feb 2013 16:06
It was yesterday's big news – an almost unprecedented switch that shook an old and venerated institution to its core and shocked legions of faithful followers.
Star "creatives" get their feet under the boardroom table
By: Andy Morton - 8 Feb 2013 16:17
Anheuser-Busch Inbev announced today that Justin Timberlake is joining its Bud Light Platinum team to help the brand with “creative insights”.
Vinexpo boss elicits a press pack w(h)ine
By: James Wilmore - 6 Feb 2013 13:03
English wines may still be struggling for worldwide recognition, but you would think news of their existence would have reached France.
Illicit stills and a dose of patriotism
By: Andy Morton - 6 Feb 2013 12:33
Moonshine operations are on the rise in Oklahoma, but one newspaper is firmly behind its illegal liquor merchants.
Are we in for a tweet? Budweiser takes to Twitter
By: James Wilmore - 28 Jan 2013 17:26
Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally decided to embrace that new-fangled website known as Twitter.
