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2 weeks ago | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Rum’s growth in the travel retail sector is not exactly quick, but there are signs that interest is speeding up. *This feature was originally published in the December 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. With rum’s share of total spirits in travel retail at just 7% by volume, the category has some way to go in this crucial channel.
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1 month ago | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
From gin softening to other categories showing resilience, a myriad of factors have contributed to a change in demand for third-party spirits. *This feature was originally published in the March 2025 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. Third-party-spirits suppliers such as London’s Thames Distillers played a crucial role in fuelling the great early 21st-century gin boom.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
The Nordics – Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark – each pose their own challenges for spirits brands hoping to become successful there. Producers are getting to grips with conditions in different ways. *This feature was originally published in the October 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
The Western Europe region has come out of pandemic lockdowns with an unquenchable thirst for spirits. *This feature was originally published in the June 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. When you tot up the number of bars, clubs and restaurants in the country, Spain is in a class of its own. “There are approximately 240,000 on-trade outlets, which is huge, it’s one of the biggest in the world,” says Sébastien Mouquet, CEO of Pernod Ricard Iberia.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Thanks to drinkers indulging at home, and the popularity of Baby Guinness and Espresso Martini serves, cream liqueurs are on the up. *This feature was originally published in the November 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Baileys Irish Cream, which is still growing in its biggest market – the UK.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
harpers.co.uk | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
HomeAnalysis & Insights By Tom Bruce-GardynePublished: 15 November, 2024With demand for higher-end whisky flat or declining in mature markets, producers should be looking to foster new demand. Tom Bruce-Gardyne reports. Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content. If you already have a subscription please log in. Subscribe Subscribe today for unrestricted access to ALL content and receive all email newsletters.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
The spirits industry in Eastern Europe has been enduring a period of instability. We speak to players in the region about the future of the sector there, and looks at how brands have been performing. *This feature was originally published in the April 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. What with the war in Ukraine, Covid-19 and, at times, rampant inflation, the spirits market in Eastern Europe has been pretty volatile.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
falkirkherald.co.uk | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowTwo weeks on from Rosebank Distillery opening its doors for the first time in over three decades, let’s find out what the reaction has been. “The level of local interest in the new Rosebank distillery has been quite extraordinary,” says Liz Gunn, brand homes head of sales & marketing (whisky) at Ian Macleod Distillers.
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May 28, 2024 | 
thespiritsbusiness.com | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
The landscape for third-party distillers is a challenging one, with brands facing rising costs. But producers are bullish. *This feature was originally published in the March 2024 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. By their very nature, many third-party spirits suppliers have a ringside seat to see what is really happening in the market. That is certainly true of John Teeling, founder and chairman of the Great Northern Distillery in Dundalk – the second-largest distilling complex in Ireland.
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May 13, 2024 | 
falkirkherald.co.uk | Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowAmong those eagerly awaiting the reopening of Rosebank on June 7, is David Robertson, a veteran of the whisky trade who has fond memories of the old distillery. He has worked for The Macallan and The Dalmore and went on to co-found Rare Whisky 101 in 2014 and the Holyrood distillery in Edinburgh five years later.
