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"Irish whiskey and gin can't rest on their laurels" - Interview, Shane Hoyne, CMO, Quintessential Brands 12 Mar 2019

Lucy Britner

Last month, Quintessential Brands opened the doors for the first time to its The Dublin Liberties Irish whiskey distillery and visitor experience, making its mark on the city's burgeoning whiskey scene. Ahead of the launch event, just-drinks deputy editor Lucy Britner sat down with Quintessential's CMO, Shane Hoyne, to talk about brand homes, the future of the Irish whiskey category and the company's broader acquisition plans.

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"The future isn't to get concerned about monolithic brands like Bacardi and Smirnoff, but to encourage and focus on the innovators" - Interview - Amber Beverage Group CEO Seymour Ferreira 30 Oct 2018

Andy Morton

Amber Beverage Group is a good example of a mid-tier alcohol company. Part of the SPI Group, the company employs around 2,000 across its production sites in the Baltics, Russia, Mexico and the UK. It also distributes global brands including its own Riga Black Balsam and Moskovskaya vodkas across the world. According to CEO Seymour Ferreira, Amber prides itself on having global reach while remaining small enough to be as agile as a start-up. Earlier this month, just-drinks sat down with Ferreira to talk about how to compete with the giants of the industry, the difficulties of finding good distributors and why cannabis and low-alcohol offer attractive growth for the future.

Bacardi expands Martini Fiero European roll-out 26 Mar 19

Lucy Britner

Bacardi has lined up the wider release of its new orange-flavoured aperitif brand in Europe.

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Roust lines up Russian Standard Gold Bar competition in US 25 Mar 19

Lucy Britner

Roust Group has launched a campaign in the US to give away a Russian Standard-branded gold bar every week for the rest of the year.

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Treasury Wine Estates ramps up augmented reality as app passes 3m downloads - ProWein 2019 22 Mar 19

Andy Morton

Treasury Wine Estates has passed 1m downloads for its Augmented Reality app as it rolls out the technology across all of its wine brands.

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Whyte & Mackay gin Wildcat to go on UK tour with LGBT club night 22 Mar 19

Andy Morton

Whyte & Mackay has partnered with an LGBT entertainment group for a new marketing push in the UK for the Wildcat gin brand.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev hits back at Molson Coors 'corngate' lawsuit 22 Mar 19

Andy Morton

Anheuser-Busch InBev has described a Molson Coors lawsuit as being "baseless", as a fight between the two beer giants over a Super Bowl ad threatens to head to court.

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Remy Cointreau renews Mount Gay rum sailing sponsorship in UK - market data 22 Mar 19

Olly Wehring

Remy Cointreau has renewed the partnership tie-up for its Mount Gay rum brand with UK sailing event organiser Britannia Corporate Events.