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Oct 2025

Alcobrew Distilleries Files DRHP with Sebi for ₹600-Crore IPO

Founder to offload 18 million shares in OFSFresh issue proceeds earmarked for expansion and repayment/prepayment of borrowings With its registered office at New Delhi- Alcobrew...

Oct 2025

DEWAR’S Launches ‘Here’s to the Story’ Campaign with Bar Swap Experience

If you’ve been following Ambrosia then you would know that Bar Swap’s are a new trend in the country. And DEWAR’S in its new campaign...

Sep 2025

Laphroaig Single Malt and Willem Dafoe Partner in Global Campaign

Laphroaig Islay single malt, has announced its global partnership with actor, Willem Dafoe. The first of its kind in the distillery’s history, the campaign includes...

Sep 2025

Moët Hennessy India Appoints Siddharth Suri as Managing Director

Moët Hennessy India has appointed Siddharth Suri as its Managing Director for India. The appointment comes at time when Moët Hennessy India is looking at its...

Sep 2025

Scotch Whisky industry seeks Budget lifeline as over 1,000 jobs shed

With over 1,000 direct Scotch industry jobs lost since last Budget, and polling showing the majority back a reduction in the tax burden on Scotch,...

Sep 2025

Monin Launches PURE – A Refreshing Range with No Added Sugar

Monin has launched PURE, a refreshing, no-added-sugar range designed not just for the health-conscious, but for every culinary and beverage creator. Available pan-India in four natural...

Sep 2025

Monarch Legacy Edition Brandy Enters Karnataka

Tilaknagar Industries, India’s largest brandy maker, expands its premium offering in Karnataka 98% of brandy consumption concentrated in South India  Monarch Legacy Edition, the first luxury...

Sep 2025

Misfit Ready-To-Drink Spritzers by Grover Vineyards

Debuting in Karnataka, India’s first crafted sparkling cocktail RTD Misfit by Grover Vineyards has unveiled the perfect fuel to spark a bold new wave of self-expression....

Sep 2025

Geist Launches India's first Export-Style Craft Lager: Geist Repeat Strong

Geist Brewing Co., South India’s first distribution craft brewery, has launched Geist Repeat Strong, a full-flavoured Export-style Craft Lager.  With this release, Geist Brewing Co....

Sep 2025

Molson Coors Beverage names Rahul Goyal as President and Chief Executive Officer

Molson Coors Beverage Company announced the appointment of Rahul Goyal, Chief Strategy Officer, to succeed Gavin Hattersley as President and CEO of the company. Rahul...

Sep 2025

Paul John Whisky Launches Limited Edition Single Malt at Bengaluru Airport

Paul John Whisky, Indian single malt whisky, in partnership with Avolta Duty Free has launched its second Limited Edition Bengaluru Duty Free Exclusive - The...

Sep 2025

Jim Beam and Cadillac Formula 1 Global Partnership

Two American originals united on one world stage Jim Beam bourbon, and the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, have entered into a multi-year global partnership that...

Sep 2025

Seagram’s Royal Stag Four New Brand Ambassadors: Sidharth Malhotra, Badshah, Naga Chaitanya and Payal Dhare

 Seagram’s Royal Stag recently announced the onboarding of four new dynamic personalities—Sidharth Malhotra, Badshah, Naga Chaitanya and Payal Dhare— as its new brand ambassadors. They...

Sep 2025

Cashmir Vodka Recognized with Gold at The Vodka Masters 2025

Cashmir Vodka has been awarded Gold in the Organic category at The Vodka Masters 2025. The vodka launched in May 2025 is distilled from Sona...

Sep 2025

Sanjay Dutt’s The Glenwalk Records Sale of a Million in 4 months

The Glenwalk, co-founded by Sanjay Dutt, has reported strong sales. The company sold over one million bottles in India between April and August 2025. This...

Sep 2025

Kingfisher Triumphs at World Beer Awards 2025

United Breweries Limited has recently announced that Kingfisher has won four coveted honours across categories at the World Beer Awards 2025. At this year’s awards,...

Sep 2025

Hunter Achieves 7 Crore Bottles Average Yearly Sales

Hunter Beer, the flagship brand of SOM Group of Companies, has achieved two milestones this year – celebrating 25 years and registering average yearly sales of...

Sep 2025

‘Greater Than’ Brings Back Juniper Bomb

Juniper Bomb, first created in 2020 when a power outage extended a batch of Greater Than’s botanical soak from 10 to nearly 36 hours, the...

Sep 2025

Hendrick’s Gin Limited Edition Oasium Released

Hendrick's Gin has introduced limited edition—Hendrick’s Oasium, distilled by its Master Distiller, Lesley Gracie, and filled with herbs and vibrant fruits. Hendrick’s Oasium is the latest...

Aug 2025

Indri Becomes India’s Largest-Selling Single Malt, Crosses 2 Million Bottles in 2024

Indri, the single malt whisky from Piccadily Agro Industries, sold 2.04 million bottles (approximately 1,70,000 nine-litre cases) in 2024, placing it as the best-selling single...

Aug 2025

India’s First Aromatic Low-Alcohol Still White Wine

Sula Vineyards recently announced the launch of Sula Muscat Blanc a vibrant, aromatic, and fruity new addition to the Sula Vineyards range. Marking a significant...

Aug 2025

India achieves 20% ethanol blending target earlier than deadline

The Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has stated that India has achieved its target of 20% ethanol blending programme (EBP) with petrol five...

Aug 2025

Glasgow Distillery’s Limited Release of 1770 10-Year-Old Single Malt

Glasgow Distillery has announced the release of its second limited 10-Year-Old single malt, to mark a decade of whisky production. This special edition has been...

Aug 2025

Kerala to Launch Brandy

In a strategic push to boost local liquor production and capture the evolving preferences of Kerala’s spirits market, the state government has commenced construction of...

Aug 2025

MPs Representing Agriculture and Wine Producers meet Amit Shah and Piyush Goyal

A delegation of Members of Parliament representing farmers and wine producers, led by MP, Supriya Sule met Union Minister of Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah...

Aug 2025

Beer Industry Hit by Cans Shortage

India’s beer industry is facing a shortage of aluminium cans, thus impacting the sales of canned beer. As per some estimates in the media the...

Aug 2025

Gadkari unveils Praj BioVerse, Charts India’s Green Energy Future at World Biofuel Day 2025

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, set out an ambitious vision for India’s energy and mobility transformation at the launch of...

Aug 2025

Radico Khaitan, Nikhil Kamath Invest in SRK & Aryan Khan’s D’YAVOL Spirits

First Launch to be Premium TequilaIn 2022, Aryan Khan and Bunty Singh had launched luxury apparel and small-batch spiritsRadico Khaitan acquires 47.5% of D'YAVOL for...

Aug 2025

Exclusive: Industry Veteran Suresh Menon dwells on impact on Street Prices of India-UK FTA

The alcobev sector has been a part of two critical Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) – the one India signed with Australia in early 2022, and...

Aug 2025

Maharashtra Made Liquor (MML) Guidelines Announced to Boost Local Industry

In a move aimed at reviving underutilised liquor manufacturing units and offering consumers more affordable choices, the Maharashtra Government has formally introduced a new category...

Aug 2025

spiritsEUROPE Wants Zero Reciprocal Tariff for Spirits between EU and US

spiritsEUROPE has regretted that the EU-US political agreement has, for now, failed to secure the long-overdue restoration of the zero-for-zero framework for spirits. European Union...

Aug 2025

Tilaknagar Industries ups investment in Samsara-maker Spaceman Spirits Lab

IMFL manufacturer, Tilaknagar Industries Limited (TI) has made a follow-on investment of ₹10.66 crore in Spaceman Spirits Lab Private Limited (SSL), the maker of premium...

Aug 2025

Smirnoff Introduces Minty Jamun, Mirchi Mango and Zesty Lime

Smirnoff is set to shake up India’s flavour landscape with the launch of three bold new variants—Minty Jamun, Mirchi Mango and Zesty Lime—created especially for...

Aug 2025

Diageo Launches ‘The Mangroves Regeneration Pledge’ Featuring Ayushmann Khurrana

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of World Mangrove Day, celebrated on July 6, 2025, Diageo India’s Signature Packaged Drinking Water unveiled a compelling...

Aug 2025

Beer Sales Dip in Karnataka in First Half of 2025

Karnataka, long seen as one of India’s top beer-consuming states, is witnessing a troubling trend. Beer sales in the state dropped by more than 18%...

Aug 2025

Indri takes ‘City Series’ Global, Launches in Dubai Duty Free

After a successful debut in India, Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky has launched its limited edition ‘City Series’ global with the Dubai Duty Free Series. This special edition features two...

Aug 2025

Mount Everest Breweries appoints Vinod Babu G as Chief Executive Officer

Mount Everest Breweries Ltd. (MEBL), recently announced the appointment of Vinod Babu G as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Vinod Babu G, with over...

Aug 2025

India - UK FTA: A New High or Hard Hangover for Indian Premium Spirits?

India and UK signed a historic FTA recently and while some in the Indian Alcobev landscape lauded and applauded the move for reduction on import...

Jul 2025

Tilaknagar Industries to raise ₹2,296 Crore via Preferential Issue

Tilaknagar Industries Limited (TI) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a preferential issue of securities (equity shares and warrants) amounting to approximately...

Jul 2025

Radico Khaitan launches New Luxury Vodka - The Spirit of Kashmyr

Radico Khaitan has announced its entry into the luxury vodka segment with the launch of ‘The Spirit of Kashmyr’. Having established itself in the premium...