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AlcBev in Five

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AlcBev in Five is a daily five-minute brief covering the beer, wine, and spirits business. It highlights the five most important stories each weekday, including deals, brand moves, regulation, and category shifts. The podcast is curated for distillers, brewers, vintners, importers, distributors, and buyers who want to stay informed quickly.

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United Spirits Jumps 52%, Craft's Split Signal Jul 24, 2026 04:43 United Spirits reports 52% quarterly profit rise. Diageo's India unit attributes its first-quarter profit jump to premium spirits demand, offering a read on whether India keeps offsetting softer markets elsewhere. (The Drinks Business) Brewers Association: over half of craft brewers report growth. The trade group's mid-year report pairs positive brewer sentiment with an estimated 4% volume decline

Pernod's India Retreat, and Vodka's Shrinking Pool Jul 23, 2026 04:40 Pernod Ricard Shifts Tactics in $314M India Tax Case. Pernod Ricard has withdrawn its court challenge to pursue an administrative appeal, a shift in a $314 million dispute testing how foreign spirits makers manage tax exposure in India's Scotch market. (Yahoo! Finance, ETCFO.com) Leading Vodka Brands Compete for Share as U.S. Volumes Fall. U.S. vodka volumes slipped 3% to 71.7 million cases last y

A 50% Tariff Lands on Canadian Booze Jul 22, 2026 05:20 Trump To Impose 50% Tariff On Canadian Goods. The administration plans a 50% levy on most Canadian imports in 30 days, a move that would raise landed costs for Canadian-sourced beverage alcohol. (Shanken News Daily, The Globe and Mail, dentons.com) Off-Premise Alcohol Sales Fall 21% After July 4. Circana reports an expected post-holiday sales pullback, leaving year-over-year growth brands as the s

Scotch Under Scrutiny, and Spirits Go Small Jul 21, 2026 04:42 MPs open inquiry into Scotch whisky industry. The Scottish Affairs Committee will examine how trade deals, tariffs and domestic policy affect Scotch, putting the category's regulatory exposure on the record. (The Spirits Business) Bordeaux vineyard values fall as sales drop. Land prices across Bordeaux's leading appellations continue to slide and annual wine sales have reportedly fallen below thre

Royal Stag Tops Whisky, Bourbon Braces for Trade Talks Jul 20, 2026 04:42 Royal Stag now world's top-selling whisky, Pernod says. Pernod Ricard's India CEO ties the brand's rise to a shifting market that increasingly shapes global category rankings. (Firstpost) China alcohol group urges tighter online spirits rules. An industry body says existing e-commerce regulation lags platform growth, pointing to possible tighter oversight in a major market. (The Drinks Business) N

Australia's Smallest Crush in 25 Years Jul 17, 2026 04:02 Australian wine harvest falls to 25-year low. Australia's 2026 crop hit a quarter-century low, yet grape prices kept falling, signalling a supply glut a smaller harvest hasn't cleared. (The Drinks Business, Just Drinks) Fine wine market stabilised in H1 as US buyers returned. Liv-ex data cited by trade press frames renewed US buying as the swing factor steadying fine-wine prices while Asian demand

Spirits Pull Ahead, India Cuts Scotch Tariffs, RNDC Splits Again Jul 16, 2026 04:55 NIQ On Premise data shows category divergence. NIQ's July 2026 on-premise analysis reports spirits extending their lead as beverage alcohol categories diverge, giving planners a fresh data reference. (BevNet, Brewbound) UK-India trade agreement takes effect for Scotch. The UK-India free trade agreement comes into force today, and The Spirits Business reports Scotch producers are looking to capital

Brown-Forman Opens Its CEO Search Jul 15, 2026 04:27 Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire. The Jack Daniel's owner says its CEO will step down once a successor is named, putting a leadership transition in front of an American whiskey house working through soft US spirits demand. (The Spirits Business, Just Drinks, Just-Drinks) IWSR research finds Gen Z drinks at population rate. New IWSR consumer data indicates Gen Z drinks at close to the same

Brown-Forman's Top Job Opens as RNDC Winds Down Jul 13, 2026 04:48 Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to step down. The Jack Daniel's maker's chief executive plans to depart, in a move the company frames as part of an effort to move past a slowdown in alcohol sales. (The Wall Street Journal, Market Screener) RNDC wind-down disrupts spirits distribution. The near-complete unwinding of national distributor RNDC is rippling through the three-tier system, with suppliers

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