This November, London cocktail bar Swift Soho is launching its latest cocktail menu titled Present, celebrating the past nine years and looking ahead to the next decade.

Patrón tequila has undergone a full packaging redesign of its core range for the first time in 36 years.

More than 100 wine and spirits companies will be exhibiting at this month’s show, but what should buyers be on the lookout for? Joe Bates investigates

Despite what some headlines would suggest, Gen Z isn’t suddenly drinking more – and neither are earlier generations.

Budweiser owner AB InBev has announced its second-quarter sales volumes, which saw a drop due to weak demand in Brazil and China, resulting in a 1.9% decline in global volumes.

Zamora Company, owner of Licor 43 and Ramón Bilbao, has published the fifth edition of its Conscious Company Report for 2024.

Scottish spirits company Edrington has announced its financial results for the year to 31 March 2025, which saw revenue fall by 10%.

Glenfarclas has released its oldest ever single malt which has been made available globally in limited volumes.

Age statement American whiskeys have finally caught up on demand, but is the timing unfortunate? Shay Waterworth find out.

According to forecasts by IWSR, leader in beverage alcohol data and insights, the global beverage alcohol market is expected to grow by $16bn over the next five years.

Rosewood Amsterdam has opened its new bar Advocatuur featuring an on-site distillery for its own jenever production.

Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy took the top spot for the second year running in the live awards ceremony of North America’s 50 Best Bars, held at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver, Canada, last night.

Sakari Sake has announced a partnership with Speciality Drinks to distribute its range in the UK.

Viña Concha y Toro has recorded a 9.1% growth in revenue and 4.7% in volume during the fourth quarter, accumulating a 14.5% increase in value to CLP$958.6 billion.

Louis Roederer has retained its title as The World’s Most Admired Champagne Brand for the sixth year in a row.

Familia Torres has declared an expected sales increase of 7% for its wine and brandy business for 2024 on the previous year.

India’s first dedicated bartending platform, India Bartender Week (IBW), will launch in February next year. 

Beverage brand Three Cents has added a Fig Leaf Soda to its range of carbonated premium mixers.

Suntory Oceania has begun production at its AU$400m manufacturing facility in Australia, to produce the company’s RTD brands from next year.

Viña Concha y Toro has seen revenue growth of 17.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024 to Ch$237,348 million, while profit also increased 243.1%.

Diageo reported a net sales decline of 1.4% to $20.3 billion for the year end 30 June 2024 which the company pinned on unfavourable foreign exchange and inflation.

Zamora Company has announced record turnover for 2023 with €268 million and a 21.5% increase in sales since 2021.

BrewDog has opened its first bar in Thailand as part of its international expansion drive having already opened venues in Perth, Rotterdam and Denver this year.

Scottish spirits company Edrington saw its core revenue rise 11% for the year to 31 March 2024, driven by The Macallan which saw double-digit growth.

The Millionaires’ Club 2024 has revealed that 44% of the world’s major spirits producers showed volume declines in 2023 as global recession and inflation takes effect.

Following the success of its first year, Italy’s Lecce Cocktail Week (LCW) is set to return for its second year from 10-16 June 2024.

Viña Concha y Toro has recorded sales growth of 26.4% for the first quarter of its financial year as it continues to recover from a challenging 2023.

Asia’s 50 Best Bars has announced its ninth edition live ceremony will take place in Hong Kong on 16 July 2024, for the second year in a row. 

Spanish wine producer Familia Torres has been named The World’s Most Admired Wine Brand 2024 in the 14^th edition of the ranking.

Champagne exports to the US in 2023 dropped 20% on the previous year to around 27m bottles according to Comité Champagne.

The UK government has announced a freeze on alcohol duty in the Spring Budget which was declared on Wednesday 6 March.

Pernod Ricard reported a -3% decline of both organic sales and organic profit from recurring operations for the first half of the financial year 2024.

The Art of Italicus Aperitivo Challenge is returning for its sixth edition, inviting global bartenders to create an original aperitivo cocktail inspired by art, using Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto.

This year saw Swedish vodka brand Absolut reach its milestone of becoming fossil-free ahead of schedule, having achieved its goal to phase out the use of fossil fuels a year earlier than planned. 

We’ve been running ­the Brands Report since 2010 – the year after Agile Media launched ­the World’s 50 Best Bars – and, while it has evolved since then, taking in new categories and drawing data from an ever-rotating panel of bars, it still seeks to answer the same question. Which brands do the best bars buy – and why?

Korean liquor giants, including Hite Jinro and Lotte Chilsung Beverage, are set to reduce the wholesale prices of their soju brands beginning next year.

Renais Spirits has announced a national distribution agreement in the US for Spring 2024, following its launch in the UK in May this year.

Malibu has partnered with anti-spiking charity Stamp Out Spiking to train 2,000 on-trade staff and consumers about dealing with a dangerous spiking situation.

London agaveria Hacha has launched its new menu, Cymatics, showcasing 12 cocktails inspired by music from some of the industry’s most notable names, past and present.

For the fourth year in a row, Buffalo Trace owner, Sazerac Company, has been named American Whiskey Producer of the Year by Drinks International’s International Spirits Challenge (ISC).

Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London is partnering with The Lakes Distillery for The Whiskymaker's Editions ‘Decadence’, to commemorate its ten-year anniversary.

Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London will partner with cocktail bar Himkok for a takeover experience on Wednesday 6 September from 7-10pm.

Maison Courvoisier has announced the return of British Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori as its ‘ambassador of joy’, a role created exclusively for the artisit and designer. 

The House of Suntory is partnering with 100 of the UK’s bars to mark its 100th anniversary, as part of the brand’s ongoing commitment to the on-trade and hospitality sector.

The IWSR has recognised Trivento winery as the world’s top-selling Argentine wine brand.

Douro Somm Camp, part of Symington Family Estates’ School of Port educational platform, launched in 2020, is returning this year in July.

This year, eight years after launching its Première Cuvée, Hambledon are releasing the first ever rosé version of this wine, its Première Cuvée Rosé. 

Trois Frères Distillery, the makers of Takamaka Rum in the Seychelles, has announced its launch into Belgium in collaboration with independent importer, The Nectar.

The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a live awards ceremony in Singapore at the Pasir Panjang power station on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.

This April, Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London is launching its new menu ‘10’, in celebration of its 10-year anniversary.