Cognac exports continued to rise in 2016 with volume and value increases of 6% and 6.8% respectively. According to the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac, a total of 179.1 million bottles were exported in 2016, resulting in a turnover of 2.76 billion euros. Read more…

2016 saw the use of signature botanicals in gin, an Irish whisky boom, growth in gold and spiced rums, as well as an increasingly diverse supply of malts hitting American whiskey. While 2017 will likely see a fair few of these trends continue, each category will no doubt witness the emergence of new phenomena as the year unfolds. Read more…