db’s second pressings

db‘s round up of drinks headlines that should be on your radar.

In the Guardian, Zoe Williams has taken a deep dive into the hard seltzer category, and asks why alcopops are being sold to us as health drinks…

Campaign Live has covered a spooky stunt from Bacardi involving a haunted bottle of rum.

Rare whiskey continued to outperform other luxury asset classes during the 12 months leading up to June, according to a report from Knight Frank, from Barrons.

In the Evening Standard, Joanna Bourke reports that Irish drinks company C&C group is performing well in a challenging drinks market thanks to sales of its cider brand Magners.

AB InBev hasn’t had the best third quarter, thanks to a slowdown in volumes in China and the US, reports Bloomberg.