September 26, 2026: the impact of US tariffs on Irish whiskey and other news

Irish whiskey and US tariffs, a French court sides with Charente growers, The EU's alcohol paradox, UK whisky/gin exports up, Morelia's mezcal, Wild…

Sep 26 • Eugenia Torelli

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September 22, 2026: Sazerac and Berentzen confirm their deal and other news

Sazerac confirms its Berentzen deal, DUG buys into Panamanian rum, IARD's September ESG update, Maison Ferrand and Rémy Cointreau move on distribution…

Sep 22 • Eugenia Torelli

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September 18, 2026: shifting sands in travel retail and other news

IWSR on global travel retail, Cognac’s vineyards, Tequila sales down, strikes at Diageo in Scotland, Brazil's record harvest (and sugar cane), how the…

Sep 18 • Eugenia Torelli

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September 15, 2026: English whisky gets GI status, and other news

English whisky GI, Trump and the Irish whiskey tariff, the US-Canada trade war escalates further, EU spirits exports slip, Scotch whisky recovery in H1…

Sep 15 • Eugenia Torelli

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September 7, 2026: An August recap, from US-Canada trade talks collapse to UK, Italy, Mexico, Africa and India

Trade wars has escalated between the US and Canada, American drinking hits a record low, Scotland’s biomethane from whisky waste, Mexico’s agave crisis…

Sep 7 • Eugenia Torelli

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August 2026

August 1, 2026: The Anuário da Cachaça 2026 is out, and other news

Brazil's cachaça yearbook, Campari offloads three brands, Tsingtao's Irish whiskey move, Mexico's agave crisis deepens, MGP's grim Q2, Rémy Cointreau's…

Aug 1 • Eugenia Torelli

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July 2026

July 27, 2026: Blast at Montebello distillery and other news

Sombre news from Guadeloupe, tariffs relief (but duties burden) for Scotch, Irish consumption trends, tequila in Australia, sales and bids, tea and…

Jul 27 • Eugenia Torelli

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June 2026

June 15, 2026: Negotiations over US whisky tariffs and other news

First Minister John Swinney to visit Kentucky, wine and eaux-de-vie in Cognac, Minas Gerais cachaça, tourism in the Caribbean, Pernod Ricard’s first…

Jun 16 • Eugenia Torelli

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June 9, 2026: Scottish union claims for better infrastructures and more…

GBM Scotland’s calls for better roads and ferries, Diageo sells Indian facilities, Rémy Cointreau seeks new growth while Rémy Martin cuts purchases 20…

Jun 9 • Eugenia Torelli

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June 5, 2026: La Martiniquaise-Bardinet investments and more…

La Martiniquaise-Bardinet invests in Spain, Slane distillery stops, Brown-Forman's performance, RNDC in the US, agave alternatives, bacanora and more…

Jun 5 • Eugenia Torelli

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June 2, 2026: Updates about RTDs and other news

RTDs in US control states and in the UK, Bruichladdich and West Highland Gin's new RTD ranges, the EU new packaging regulations, high-ester rums and…

Jun 2 • Eugenia Torelli

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May 2026

May 1, 2026: Trump to remove Scotch whisky tariffs and other news

Trump to remove Scotch whisky tariffs, new Mezcal GI extension, Cognac new uprooting plan, Barbancourt calling for State's intervention in Haiti and…

May 1 • Eugenia Torelli

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