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Why Minimum Unit Pricing should sober us all up - Editor's Viewpoint

2017-11-16 15:20:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

It was a dark day for the drinks industry yesterday, and one that demands we take a long, hard look at ourselves. Because, the confirmation of Minimum Unit Pricing's pending arrival in Scotland suggests there's a lot more wrong in our industry than we would have ourselves believe.

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Has Diageo made a mistake in bringing back Brora and Port Ellen? - Editor's Viewpoint

2017-10-09 18:34:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

I've heard both sides on today's news from Diageo. One friend is getting quite excited at being able to buy a bottle of a single malt Scotch whisky they have hitherto been unable to afford a glass of, while another is bemoaning the end of what they call "something very special" as two of Scotch's "best-kept secrets" bubbles back to the surface.

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Is FEMSA trying to bloody Heineken's nose with stake sale? - Editor's Viewpoint

2017-09-19 19:05:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

On the surface, it looks pretty clear-cut. Give it a scratch, though, and there could be a little more to FEMSA's Heineken stake sale than first meets the eye.

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Has history taught Remy Cointreau nothing? - Editor's Viewpoint

2017-07-20 18:38:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

We've all marvelled at Remy Cointreau's turnaround since the days of what we termed its Bain de Sang just over three years ago. After the bottom fell out of the Cognac market in China in 2013, we watched with consternation as group CEO Frédéric Pflanz fell on his sword in early-2014, only to be followed less than three weeks later by Remy Martin head Patrick Piana.

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