WHISKY

USL to get first woman CEO in Hina Nagarajan

​​“After nearly eight years at USL and seven years as managing director and CEO, Anand Kripalu will step down effective June 30, 2021, to p...

Anand Kripalu, MD and CEO of United Spirits Limited to step down

Diageo India-owned United Spirits Limited (USL) has announced that after seven years as managing director and CEO, Anand Kripalu will step ...

After helping start a craft gin revolution in India, Nao Spirits is now getting ready for the next challenge

Though gins use many indigenous botanical herbs and spices as their base, the top brands in the industry such as Bombay Sapphire, Jodhpur G...

Winston Churchill's painting of his favourite whisky goes on sale, expected to fetch $330K

Churchill often drank Johnny Walker's Black label whisky first thing in the morning with soda water.

CIABC: Liquor sales decline 29% in the first half of the current fiscal

According to the data compiled by the national body that represents leading liquor firms, the drop in sales was much higher in states that ...

Pernod Ricard grew 6 per cent in India during FY19-20

The maker of Absolut vodka and Chivas Regal scotch had gross sales of Rs21424 crore crore in the year-to-March 2020, according to the lates...

With festival season round the corner, liquor companies are betting on premium products

United Spirits Limited, Radico Khaitan, Brown-Forman, William Grant & Sons and Amrut Distilleries have all said premium brands will drive t...

Beam Suntory launches Toki - a Japanese whisky - just in time for the festive season

It's not just a great addition to your collection, but also an impressive gift option.

Alcobev e-commerce remains a non-starter; steep delivery fees, lack of clear guidelines hurdles

A senior executive with a beer manufacturer said the online model comes with loopholes and liquor being a state subject has created ambigui...

Any import duty cut on alcoholic beverages must be gradual: Industry body

Stressing that the Indian alcoholic industry was not against reduction in BCD, CIABC Director General Vinod Giri said that the industry is ...

Coming months going to be challenging due to coronavirus pandemic: Radico Khaitan's MD

In his address to shareholders in the company's Annual Report 2019-20, Khaitan said, "In the current scenario, the company has adopted a de...

Indian single malt by John Distilleries named third best whisky in the world

The English whisky writer releases his iconic whisky bible every year, which reveals 50 best variants across categories such as blended sco...

Delhi mixologist Yangdup Lama debuts on list of world’s top bars

Forty-eight-year-old Lama has been mixing drinks for the past 25 years and runs two bars in Delhi-NCR, one in south Delhi and the other in ...

India-China standoff: Indian drinkers could swear off Baijiu

While India does not have a dominant indigenous liquor similar to baijiu or Russian vodka, the market is dominated by locally produced and ...

Diageo India to offer hygiene kits, PPEs to bars, pubs; move comes at a time when bars remain shut

The spirits maker said the two-year exercise will aid in the recovery of bars, pubs and restaurants which qualify for the programme and wil...

Indian military stores orders for Pernod, Diageo dry up: Sources

Spirit firms stop receiving orders for their imported brands from defence canteen stores.

Covid-19 lockdown: Liquor companies want shops to be reopened

Industry body tells government suspension of sales only helping illegal trade, hurting revenue of states. Food is an essential commodity an...