This week in the world of drinks; Panic! At The Disco launches a beer, Metallica also launches a beer, Cognac producers land in Barbados for a maturation experiment, and the drinks industry pays tributes to a legend of the wine trade, Gerard Basset OBE.
UK supermarket Waitrose has announced strong sales of booze in the run up to New Year’s Eve, which saw Champagne and sparkling wine rise 48% and 27% respectively – despite overall grocery sales falling over the festive period.
Cognac exports reached €3.2 billion in 2018 – the equivalent of 204.2 million bottles of Cognac – representing growth of 3% by volume and 2% in value compared with the previous year.