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Mark Kent announced the new Chief Executive of SWA
The Scotch Whisky Association has announced that Mark Kent, former UK ambassador to Argentina, will replace Karen Betts as CEO. Kent will take up the new position in January 2022 as Betts leaves SWA in December 2021 to take up the position of Chief Executive of the Food and Beverage Federation....
Whisky leads the EU spirits sector
The trade organization Spirits Europe has published a new report analyzing the spirits industry in the EU region plus Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland. The report revealed the production volume and turnover of the sector, pointing to the whisky category as the leader in terms of both...
Rare Talisker 1978 whisky cask at a charity auction
Diageo, the largest Scotch whisky producer in the world, donated a 1978 Talisker cask to The Distillers' Charity charity auction. A cask containing 43-year-old single malt whisky is to cost up to 500,000 GBP. The rare cask will be the main subject of the One of One auction, which will take place...
Rebound in spirits sales in global Travel Retail sector
According to data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis and M1nd-set, the volume sales of spirits in the Travel Retail sector (GTR) decreased by over 70% in 2020, and a full recovery is expected in 2022. At the same time, experts predict that spirit sales in GTR in the Asia-Pacific region will return...
SWA summarizes the industry's sustainability efforts
The latest figures published by the Scotch Whisky Association show that the Scotch whisky industry has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% since 2008. The SWA also reports that nearly 40% of all energy used to produce whisky in Scotland comes from non-fossil fuels, while in in 2018,...