Jefferson’s Bourbon will be the recipient of a brand spanking new $250 million ‘state-of-the-art’ carbon neutral distillery to be located in Marion County, Kentucky. The new facility comes courtesy of new owner, France-based spirits giant, Pernod Ricard, which purchased Castle Brands [the parent company of Jefferson’s Bourbon] in 2019. Jefferson’s Bourbon will be a part […]
Big news in the Bourbon State! To the tune of $250M and a 7.5M proof gallons per year distilling capacity. Pernod Ricard today announced a significant move to further leverage the strong growth – and growth potential – of its premium American whiskey portfolio, The American Whiskey Collective. The world’s second largest wine and spirit […]
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September 15, 2022 – Irish Distillers plans to expand Ireland’s largest distillery once again to meet growing global demand for Irish Whiskey. The €250 million project will see an all-new distillery built on a 55-acre site just across the Dungourney River from the existing Midleton distillery, which opened in 1975 to replace the original Midleton Distillery. “We have a vision that by 2030, we’ll be selling 15 million cases of Jameson (annually),” Midleton master distiller Kevin O’Gorman told WhiskyCast. “Last year, to put it in context, in our financial year 2022…we for the first time surpassed 10 million cases of Read More »
Giant spirits conglomo Pernod Ricard has released a set of seven single cask editions they are calling the Secret Speyside collection for global travel retail venues – the seven whiskies originate from four Speyside distilleries – Braes of The Glenlivet distillery, Caperdonich, Longmorn and Glen Keith – and are aged between 21 and 27 years. […]
April 29, 2022 – Pernod Ricard is planning major expansions at its Aberlour and Miltonduff distilleries in Scotland. The two Speyside distilleries will receive a total of £88 million ($110 million USD) in upgrades that will increase production by 14 million liters of alcohol annually. In a news release, the company’s Chivas Brothers unit unveiled plans for an all-new still house at Aberlour, along with a new visitors center to replace the tiny shop at the distillery’s main gate. The distillery’s production will be doubled to nearly eight million liters of alcohol each year using sustainable distilling technology as part Read More »
Both spirit giants Brown-Forman and Diageo have joined the growing list of companies that will cease operations in Russia in response to the unprovoked Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Brown-Forman – producer of both Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey and Finlandia vodka -and Diageo – producer of Johnnie Walker blended whisky and Ketel One vodka – […]
There isn’t much bourbon news so far this year so I’m dipping into the Irish Whiskey. Pernod Ricard brand Jameson has announced a new spirit called Jameson Orange that combines the brand’s triple-distilled Irish Whiskey with natural orange flavor….
Recently a sample of Samuel Gelston’s Blended Irish Whiskey arrived unannounced at Whisky Boys HQ. This is an Irish Whiskey I have not heard of before. Gelston’s Old Irish Whiskey was...
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By Mark Gillespie September 21, 2021 – Like other spirits companies, Pernod Ricard has been nibbling at the edges of the e-commerce business with in-house platforms. Now, the number-two spirits producer is taking a shark-sized bite with a deal to acquire London-based retailer The Whisky Exchange from founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh. The brothers entered the retail business 22 years ago with a single shop in London, and have expanded over the years to become one of the world’s leading online retailers of whiskies and other spirits while opening two additional locations in London. Terms of the deal were not Read More »
