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Biography

After 11 years of doing he doesn't know what, Olly Wehring's “Eureka!” moment arrived in 2003, when he decided to retrain as a journalist.

Following several freelance stints at such hallowed publications as the Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Retail Week and The Daily Mirror, Olly boarded the good ship just-drinks in October 2003 as news editor.

Within only two years, he had moved up to the position of editor – a role he has assumed ever since.

Olly likes working for just-drinks, and likes drinks.

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Articles by Olly Wehring

Coca-Cola FEMSA heads south in Brazil with Vonpar purchase 26 September 2016

Coca-Cola FEMSA has upped its presence in Brazil through the acquisition of privately-owned bottler Vonpar.

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Coca-Cola Life rolls out across Canada 26 September 2016

The Canadian division of The Coca-Cola Co has launched the Coca-Cola Life variant in the country.

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Camus unveils Hanley as consumer outreach manager 26 September 2016

Camus has announced a change of communications manager, with the incumbent also set to become the Cognac company’s consumer outreach manager.

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Gruppo Campari readies Aperol Australian Open sponsorship 26 September 2016

Campari has lined up a sponsorship tie-up for its Aperol brand with Tennis Australia that will see Aperol become the ‘official aperitif’ and ‘official spirit’ of next year’s Australian Open.

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Reh Kendermann’s Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling - Product Launch 23 September 2016

Reh Kendermann has launched two German wines, including a Sauvignon Blanc, in the UK on-premise, targeting shoppers in two of the country's larger supermarket chains.

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Conecuh Ridge Distillers' Clyde May's straight Bourbon, Cask Strength whiskey - Product Launch 23 September 2016

Conecuh Ridge Distillers has launched an extension of its Clyde May's US whiskey brand, with a limited edition cask strength iteration rolling out across the US next month.

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Evan Williams Bourbon to sponsor World Series - video 22 September 2016

Heaven Hill Distillery has secured a sponsorship tie-up for its Evan Williams Bourbon with baseball’s World Series in the US this year.

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Pernod Ricard’s Royal Salute 32 Year Old Union of the Crowns - Product Launch 22 September 2016

Pernod Ricard has added a permanent extension to its Royal Salute blended Scotch whisky brand.

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Whyte & Mackay’s The Dalmore 35 - Product Launch 22 September 2016

Whyte & Mackay has lined up the roll-out of a 35-year-old iteration of its The Dalmore single malt Scotch whisky.

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Johnnie Walker leads Global Travel Retail pack in 2015, but Absolut slumps - figures 21 September 2016

Diageo's Johnnie Walker brand has consolidated its dominance of Global Travel Retail's spirits shelves, although Pernod Ricard's Absolut has been overtaken by Chivas Regal and Brown-Forman's Jack Daniel's, according to figures from The IWSR.