The Spirits Business

The Spirits Business

The Spirits Business is the sole international magazine and website focused entirely on spirits. We connect with over 50,000 professionals in the spirits industry around the globe. Our audience includes top buyers in both the on-trade and off-trade sectors, as well as renowned bartenders from some of the most popular bars, including members of our media partner, the International Bartenders Association.

National, Trade/B2B
English
Magazine

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Global

#159921

United States

#68172

Food and Drink/Beverages

#210

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Articles

  • 3 days ago | thespiritsbusiness.com | Rupert Hohwieler

    Pernod Ricard has unveiled a paper-based cap for Absolut Vodka, made by Blue Ocean Closures. Described as an industry first, Pernod Ricard originally sold paper Absolut bottles at Tesco stores in the UK for three months over the summer of 2023. The recyclable paper bottles were made by The Paper Bottling Company. The paper-based cap is a new feature, made by Blue Ocean Closures and with 95% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fibres.

  • 3 days ago | thespiritsbusiness.com | Rupert Hohwieler

    Amsterdam’s new bar in town, Advocatuur, has settled into the city nicely as its beverage director Yann Bouvignies explains. generated plenty of buzz in the Dutch capital, being a Rosewood hotel and all. Throw in a fancy bar helmed by Yann Bouvignies (who swapped Scarfes in the Rosewood London to oversee this project at the start of last year) and cocktail fans also caught the scent of the hype, especially considering news that it would be making its own genever on-site.

  • 4 days ago | thespiritsbusiness.com | Rupert Hohwieler

    Strong-performing speciality spirits from the year prior kept up the momentum in 2024 with Italy’s two big bitter brands leading the way. It’s all change at the top in this year’s speciality spirits compilation. There’s a new biggest-selling speciality spirit in town – but which brand as taken pole position, and which has been knocked off its perch?

  • 4 days ago | thespiritsbusiness.com | Ted Simmons

    The Cocoffee Negroni is a modified classic that perfectly captures the hybrid vibes of Denver’s Yacht Club bar. *This feature was originally published in the April 2025 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. There is no membership required to drink at Yacht Club, which is the point, and the joke. “We’re not a club,” says McLain Hedges, who opened the bar in 2021 with Mary Allison Wright.

  • 4 days ago | thespiritsbusiness.com | Ted Simmons

    Tequila brand De Nada has partnered with importer Luxury Spirits International, which will now handle the carbon-neutral brand’s sales and distribution. De Nada Tequila joins brands including Flor de Caña Rum, Los Javis Mezcal, and Camus Cognac within the Luxury Spirits International portfolio. “In today’s climate, it’s important to join forces with like-minded brands,” De Nada president Daniel Neeson said.