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Constellation Brands launches dedicated business unit for fine wine and craft spirits Constellation Brands has formed a standalone, vertically integrated fine wine and craft spirits business unit ‘to enable its aspiration to be the #1 leader in the fine wine category and among the top portfolios in cult and luxury wine’.
Constellation launched its wine and spirits business transformation in 2019 and has focused its portfolio on higher-end brands. The portfolio continues to outpace high-end wine and spirits segments, primarily driven by its ‘power brands’ at the greater than $11 price point - including wines Kim Crawford, Meiomi, The Prisoner Wine Company and whiskey High West.
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Pernod Ricard acquires majority stake in Colombian rum La Hechicera Pernod Ricard has acquired a majority stake in ultra-premium rum brand La Hechicera (‘The Enchantress’).
The brand was founded in 2012 by Miguel and Laura – members of the spirits-producing Riascos family – and their friend Martamaria Carrillo. The family has been in the rum business for three generations with Casa Santana Ron y Licores.
La Hechicera Reserva Familiar, a blend of rums without added sugar, is aged in former bourbon barrels made of American white oak. The portfolio is completed with experimental rums Serie Experimental # 1, finished in Muscat casks and Serie Experimental # 2, naturally infused with organic banana.
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shah-sah ) is a sugarcane spirit produced in Brazil and exclusively sourced from the fermented must of sugarcane juice, with an ABV between 38% and 48%.
The origins of Cachaça can be traced back to the colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century.
It is believed to have been initially distilled at a sugar mill on the coast of Brazil between 1516 and 1532, making it the first distilled beverage to be made in Latin America, preceding development of more well-known spirits such as Pisco, Tequila, Bourbon and Rum.
For those who know Cachaça, it is often associated with a Caipirinha cocktail. But its potential goes beyond this, Carlos Lima, Executive Director, Brazilian Institute of Cachaça, told BeverageDaily.