Liquor major United Spirits Ltd., (USL), owned by British Diageo Plc, has launched United’s Epitome Reserve – a premium craft whisky that sets the stage for the company’s entry into the craft spirits market that has gained popularity among India’s young, urban tipplers. Epitome Reserve is priced at par with USL’s high-end imported scotch whiskies, the company said. These bottles
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In late April, the Instagram account @youwouldhateit, which satirizes the whiskey industry, set its sights on a red-hot cult Bourbon, Smoke Wagon. One day, the account posted an image of a man, labeled “Smoke Wagon,” pulling up fake silicone musculature to reveal a puny body labeled “MGP.” The latter is a reference to MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGP), a publicly traded company based in
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A £6 million distillery on the farm where Robert Burns lived and worked is expected to start bottling its first whisky later this year. Planning started on Lochlea Distillery in 2014, but liquid production did not begin until August 2018, with the first casks filled and laid down in an on-site warehouse. The site remains a working farm where the barley is
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