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TL;DR A 30-distillery survey finds hand fills and exclusives genuinely valuable at limited-output producers like Springbank and Kilchoman, but increasingly theatrical at high-volume sites — a distinction the
TL;DR Diageo has declined to confirm or deny reports that CEO Debra Crew plans to downsize regional management teams. The move would affect how the world'
TL;DR Merger talks between Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard have ended without a deal. Both companies now face strategic decisions independently, with Pernod under activist pressure and Brown-Forman
TL;DR Michter's US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey is a commercially durable, accessible premium expression that anchors the brand's volume while limited releases drive
TL;DR Brown-Forman has appointed four new distribution partners across 11 US control states, reshaping how Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, and Old Forester reach market in
TL;DR Sazerac, the Buffalo Trace parent company, has taken an equity stake in Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila. The deal signals a strategic push into agave
TL;DR The Canadian Craft Distillers Alliance is lobbying Ottawa for a spirits excise tax cut, arguing automatic duty escalation and high base rates are strangling craft producers