Tag Archives: The Glenlivet

Whisky driving Pernod Ricard profits

Pernod Ricard has seen worldwide sales grow by 8 percent in the last year. The company’s global turnover of €7.64 billion was boosted by sales of its top brands, while net profit grew by 10 percent to €1.44 billion. Chief executive … Continue reading

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The world’s largest whisky festival. Made in Taiwan.

WhiskyLIVE brings together the finest whiskies of the world, great food and a range of education and – all entertainment under one roof. On 27th and 28th of August, this roof will be in Taiwan. Held at the Taipei World … Continue reading

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Happiness is a cold whisky

It’s not every day that you get to hang out at Abbey Road Studios in London, but that’s exactly what I was doing on Thursday evening, at an evening hosted by The Glenlivet. The event was kicked off by a … Continue reading

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A cask from the past

The Glenlivet 70 Year Old has arrived. From Feb 3rd, 1940, to be precise. As the Allies and Axis nations kicked each other around the continent, somewhere in Scotland they were carefully distilling this rare scotch. And this is the fruit … Continue reading

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Scotch growth helps Pernod Ricard’s profits soar

Pernod Ricard has announced a 14 per cent rise in profits for the first half of the financial year (July-Dec 2010). The company attributed the growth to strong performance in emerging markets and a “very favourable” foreign exchange effect during the … Continue reading

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St. Ballantine’s Day

Looking at Google Trends data, it’s clear that all whisky brands enjoy a higher Google search volume around Christmas – as people are trying to find the right gift (and price) for a friend, colleague or relative. But a more … Continue reading

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Pernod Ricard Q1 Figures

Pernod Ricard have released their Q1 results for 2010/2011 (from 1 July to 30 September 2010), showing net sales (excluding tax and duties) of € 1,879 million. This is a +14% increase on the same period last year. Nine out … Continue reading

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