Cashing In

This past weekend, Bloomberg news reported that Utah-based High West Distillery has retained investment bank UBS Group to shop the company, and that Pernod Ricard is one of the likely…

Enigma

As I write this, a large community of single-malt aficionados in the UK is sampling The Glenlivet Cipher, billed as the “world’s most mysterious whisky.”  I know that they’re sampling…

Rum (pt.2)

In part one of this post, I described the lengthy litigation between the Cuban government (along with its joint venture partner, Pernod Ricard) and Bacardi regarding ownership of the trademark…

Rum (pt. 1)

In a few days, I will have the privilege of being part of a delegation from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce in a visit to Havana.  Although the trip is…