Every month the spirits business publishes a magazine, in print and digital formats, containing in depth analysis of all the major issues in spirits.
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December 2018

Blast off

Our world spirits report outlines the categories, brands and trends that will soar in 2019

What makes the spirits world such an exciting sector is its never-ending evolution

 

Transparency in rum

The players challenging dishonesty in the world’s third-biggest spirits category

When it comes to premiumisation, rum has been left lagging behind other spirits

 

Design Masters

Assessing aesthetics and functionality in spirits design

Brands may have amazing liquid but if the packaging doesn’t entice consumers, they’re playing a losing game

November 2018

Giant leap

■ The bars set to light up the night sky in 2019

The road less travelled

■ Steven Soderbergh’s independent spirit

Aye, robot

■ Cutting-edge tech steps out from behind the bar

October 2018

Bon Voyage!

■ Travel retail stakeholders navigate their way through a complex landscape

TFWA preview

■ Cannes plays host to one of the industry’s biggest shows

Down Mexico way

■ Premium spirits have a lot of room for expansion in this young and vibrant market

September 2018

In the pink

■ Vintage spirits drive auctions but could forgeries damage trust?

Liquid luxury

■ Jewels of the spirits world rated and rewarded

Tonic boom

■ Ambitious tonic water brands are showing their suitability to more than gin

August 2018

A new hope

■ Activist bartenders shake things up

Back to nature

■ The liqueurs sector has seemingly been reborn

Simply the best

■ 2018 Spirited Awards winners

July 2018

Gin in bloom

■ But is the category at risk of losing consumers’ trust?

Pick of the bunch

■ Gin Masters judges choose blossoming brands

Growing pains

■ How Irish whiskey is safeguarding its future

June 2018

Sunny outlook

■ Success of the African continent’s markets

The Brand Champions

■ We trace the fortunes of the top million-case-selling brands of 2017