We feel like explorers this month travelling to exotic, idyllic, faraway places without moving.  The September Outturn is a journey for the senses bringing a bountiful selection of daydreamer drams – 7 new single cask whiskies to be carried away with.

CASK No. 44.71  INVIGORATING AND INSPIRING

11 years old; refill barrel; 58.3%; Spicy & sweet

Aromas of an old-fashioned dunnage warehouse created a zen like ambience and with the surprisingly snowballing chili heat on the palate, we felt truly invigorated. Water released a bunch of freesias and on the taste it was all about perfect balance.

CASK No. 36.97  GINGER PASSIONFRUIT TRIFLE

18 years old; refill barrel; 57.9%; Spicy & sweet

Bouquet of bright coloured flowers and autumn berry crumble were the aromas with the taste of a full flavoured IPA; sweet, citric and ginger in perfect balance. Water added an exotic fruity, floral dimension and in the finish a passionfruit trifle.

CASK No. 77.42  PORTUGUESE CUSTARD TARTS

14 years old; 2nd fill Sauternes hogshead; 58.4%; Juicy, oak & vanilla

Juicy fruit chewing gum, mint toffees and orange flavoured toothpaste were replaced by sweet porridge aromas neat, whilst in the taste we discovered spicy eggnog. Water added poached pears and Portuguese custard tarts. This whisky previously inhabited an ex-bourbon hogshead.

CASK No. 71.42  SINBAD PREPARING FOR A JOURNEY

17 years old; refill butt; 57.5%; Spicy & dry

The nose has crème brûlée, smoky bacon crisps, pork crackling and patchouli; an old-fashioned boat-builder’s yard, and Eastern rugs. The palate is big, tasty and dark – treacle cake, caramel popcorn, chili chocolate, caramelized apples with pork; beef jerky, leather and cigars.

CASK No. 3.261  RECORD SHOP AT THE RACES

14 years old; refill hogshead; 55.7%; Lightly peated

Lavender buttonholes and Parma Violets candies. Vinyl and fake leather jackets. Pit lanes at Le Mons: overalls and leather seats. Smoked ham and tobacco. Damp tweed and scorched heather.  A burnt twig used a dipstick. Red vinyl in a mahogany chest.

CASK No. 33.143  THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT

8 years old; 2nd fill butt; 59.9%; Peated

Big licks of maple bacon, sticky pulled pork over hickory smoke. Tropical fruit kebabs roasted over white hot coals. ‘Properly good smoke!’ Charred pork crackling with a Bloody Mary. Blood oranges in a smoky greenhouse.

CASK No. 53.234  SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE

16 years old; refill hogshead; 64.1%; Heavily peated

Smoked bacon, smoked sea salt, smoked salmon, smoked scallops and smoked brown sugar. The taste neat had a chili heat and plenty of big, deep and penetrating – smoke. Water released smoked plum lemonade and Arbroath smokies with cream and mustard.

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Rare Scotch Whisky Breaks £5 Million Barrier for H1 2016

The value of collectable bottles of Scotch whisky traded within a half year period has surpassed £5 million for the first time since records began in 2008, according to figures published today by whisky analyst, broker and investment experts Rare Whisky 101.

During the first six months of 2016, the value of collectable bottles sold in the UK on the open market rose more than 25 per cent to £5.771M compared to the same period last year. The volume of collectable bottles experienced an ever bigger rise of 28.5 per cent to 26,527 bottles.

Based on current trends, Rare Whisky 101 is predicting the UK auction market for rare Scotch to reach 55,000 bottles for the full year, ten times the volumes sold in 2010 and to exceed a total value of £12M.

Whisky investment analyst and co-founder of Rare Whisky 101, Andy Simpson commented: “For some in the broader Scotch category, export and sales figures still appear challenging. However, the secondary market for rarities shows little of this stress and 2016 is shaping up to be yet another record year for rare whisky”.

“The lack of truly collectable new product releases in recent years continues to fuel demand for older and discontinued releases where quality and rarity are powerful motivations for purchase.  However, the market continues to be heavily polarised with value for collectables and limited editions from less sought-after brands softening as buyers stick to the best known, iconic brands.”

“As the secondary market continues to grow and mature, so the profile of the buyer has changed. We’re beginning to see the arrival of more high net worth buyers – be they connoisseurs, collectors or investors – and we are now seeing an emerging group of professionals entering the market. While many believe this will drive up prices, in our experience, few of these larger buyers seek to acquire at auction.”

Japanese gems driving up bottle prices 

The availability of Japanese whisky at auction continues to increase led by the highly sought-after Karuizawa, the iconic Japanese silent distillery. These low volume but high value bottles impact the market significantly with many bottles fetching in excess of £2,000.

Best performing indices rise while worst performers soften

The top 100 performing bottles of Investment Grade Scotch (Rare Whisky 101 Apex 100 Index) increased by 19.87% in the half year and have delivered a 24.05% increase over the last 12 months.

This positive trend is reflected across all of the key composite indices for Scotch single malts. In contrast the negative indices for the worst performing 100, 250 and 1000 bottles have continued to soften. The star performers over the first half of the year have been the Macallan 18 and 25 YO indices, experiencing rises of 29 per cent and 27 per cent respectively.

Little change in collectors rankings but investors rankings highlight star performers.

Leading rare whisky brands, Brora and The Dalmore, retain their positions as the top two ranked investor distilleries, while Macallan and Ardbeg occupy the same positions in the collectors’ rankings.

The investors’ rankings continue to show the greatest movement with the biggest risers in the market including Balvenie (up 8), Lagavulin (up 10), Pittyvaich (up 16) and Highland Park (up 9). Conversely, the biggest fallers are the silent stills (closed distilleries) Ben Wyvis, Millburn, Lochside and Coleburn with the iconic Skye based Talisker being the biggest faller for an open distillery.

For more information or to download the full report visit http://www.rarewhisky101.com/   

Notes  

About Rare Whisky 101 Andy Simpson and David Robertson launched Rare Whisky 101 in 2014 with the aim of offering a whisky valuation service, brokerage and consultancy for whisky connoisseurs, collectors and investors. Having tracked every bottle sold at UK auctions over the past 12 years, the business now offers the world’s first, only and most comprehensive online single malt Scotch & Japanese whisky dataset covering some 175,000 price records over 25,000 different bottle types. In the last 12 months, RW101 have brokered around 20,000 rare whisky bottles around the globe in addition to trading in aged casks from iconic distilleries such as The Macallan, Ardbeg, Bowmore, Springbank, Mortlach, Talisker, Caol Ila, Lagavulin and Highland Park.

Wolfburn Distillery Launches “Aurora” Sherry Oak Expression　　

Wolfburn Distillery is today delighted to announce the launch of its second permanent whisky expression, Aurora. The new release is made from a combination of whisky matured in first-fill Spanish sherry casks and American ex-Bourbon casks.

“Aurora is a truly splendid malt,” commented Shane Fraser, distillery manager. “The sherry casks have done an excellent job, producing a really sweet and flavourful whisky. Combined with spirit matured in the ex-Bourbon casks, it makes for a deeper flavour and an incredibly smooth finish. We’re very confident that customers worldwide are going to love it.”

Aurora has been planned by Shane and his team since the inception of the distillery in 2012. Approximately one third of Wolfburn’s laydown is maturing in a combination of first and second-fill sherry casks, with the remainder in American oak (mainly ex-Bourbon casks). “All the casks are hand-selected,” states Shane. “That’s one of the joys of Wolfburn – we’re relatively small in scale, which means our attention to detail and quality control is second to none.”

Wolfburn’s first release was launched in February, to wide acclaim. 2016 sales have significantly exceeded expectations, with distribution now taking place in 21 countries worldwide. “It has been an amazing experience, seeing the brand take off like this,” says Shane. “We always had high hopes for our whisky but the reaction globally has been better than anyone forecast. It’s a great starting point for the business.”

Photographs:

1. Shane Fraser with Aurora carton
2. Shane Fraser with Aurora carton and bottle
3. Aurora carton and bottle studio image

ABOUT WOLFURN:

The original Wolfburn Distillery was founded just to the west of Thurso by William Smith in 1821. In its day it was one of the largest distilleries in Scotland, producing, according to HMRC records, 28,056 “gallons of proof spirit” in a single year. Taking its name from the stream that provided the water – the Wolf Burn – the distillery operated until the 1860s. The reasons for its closure are lost in time, but by the 1870s the newly produced Ordnance Survey maps showed it being in ruins.

In 2011 plans were laid to resurrect the old distillery. Construction began in mid-2012 and in January 2013 the new Wolfburn Distillery commenced production, thereby becoming the most northerly distillery on the Scottish mainland. Situated 350m from the site of the original distillery, the new Wolfburn operates in much the same way as the old: craftsmen use traditional methods to produce fine spirit, which is laid down in best quality oak casks to await the day when it is bottled as single malt scotch whisky. Wolfburn’s inaugural whisky was launched globally in February 2016.

Wolfburn Distillery, Henderson Park, Thurso, Caithness KW14 7XW

www.wolfburn.com

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Engraved

The highest standard is maintained when crafting and selecting Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel. In fact, just one out of every 100 barrels is set aside to mature in the highest reaches of the barrelhouses, where dramatic temperature changes cause the colour and taste to deepen further. The Distillery says “It’s not easy making a whiskey like Single Barrel. But easy never interested us in the first place.”

Each barrel is hand-selected for its one-of-a-kind flavour, robust taste, and notes of toasted oak, vanilla, and caramel.

£50 Buy Now

Compass Box is seeking an experienced Whiskymaker to work alongside Compass Box Founder John Glaser to oversee and guide the whiskymaking function of the business, ensuring the business delivers industry-leading products that our audience will find amazing.

About Compass Box

Compass Box is a small and growing Scotch whisky producer launched in 2000. The company is based in London and currently has ten employees in the UK and three in the US. The mission of the Compass Box business is to share the joys of Scotch whisky with more people in the world.  We achieve this by:

making Scotch whisky a more interesting place;
making the enjoyment of Scotch whisky more accessible to more people;
always following our curiosity to seek new ways of producing, working, creating;
being open and honest about everything we do;
never, ever compromising on quality.

We believe the work we do should make a lasting difference. We are working for the ages.

We produce a portfolio of Scotch whiskies in three ranges: the Great King Street range of Blended Scotch whiskies, the Compass Box Signature Range, and a constantly evolving range of Limited Editions.

Learn more about what we do here: http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/

Key Responsibilities:

This is a varied role at the heart of the business with several areas of responsibility, including:

1.  Quality: maintaining the quality of our whiskies, managing and cataloguing the documentation of sensory analysis and product recipes, managing and cataloguing regulatory documentation. Approval of liquid prior to production and of line samples post-production.
2.  Stock Management: working closely with other team-members to ensure the business has appropriate quality of stocks for near- and long-term plans, contributing to the management of mature whisky planning, new fill planning, and managing the linkages with team members in Operations for bottlings and vattings throughout the year.
3.  Product Development: working closely with others to manage the development and delivery of the liquids for new whiskies, as well as ongoing development and improvement of core releases.
4.  R&D: working with colleagues to develop and lead a Research & Development program that keeps us at the forefront of innovation in the category, pursuing opportunities to work collaboratively with industry partners and bodies.
5.  External Relationship Management: managing working relationships with our strategic partners and key specialist suppliers, overseeing and managing relationships with key operational partners such as our bottler and coopers.
6.  Environment Management: oversee the management, usage and functionality of the Compass Box Blending Room, including the bar area and whisky sample room library.

Brand Ambassadorship: responsibility as a lead public face of the company at external events and with visitors to the office and Blending Room, offering educational and competitive tastings, whisky education and resources.

Desired Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will be open and honest with a natural curiosity and desire to learn. They will have a collaborative nature, strong sense of ambition and perseverance coupled with self-discipline, organisation and natural problem solving capability.  Enthusiastic, goal-oriented and a good time manager, if they can’t find a way they will make one.

Skills and experience will include:

Deep experience (minimum three years) in blending and quality assessment with a Scotch whisky producer or other relevant spirits organisation. Demonstrated highly developed nosing and tasting skills.  A track record of successful project management.  Strong communication skills. A fluency regarding the needs of a Scotch whisky business. Experience with whisky R&D projects utilising scientific rigour. A keen interest in the world of wines & spirits.

Compensation

Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience, including private health insurance and pension.

Want to Know More?

If you’d like to apply for consideration, please email careers@compassboxwhisky.com with a current CV and a brief letter explaining why you believe you are a perfect fit for this role. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AST NOVEMBER 1st, 2016

Whisky Auction *LIVE*

Ends Sunday 18th September

This month’s auction has just started and we’re so excited to bring you some of the most interesting and eclectic mix of whisky ever featured on our site. There is literally something for everybody and every budget!

I’ll not waste much time here aside from extending a warm welcome to check out all the Lots for yourself. Happy Bidding!

View all the Lots at Just Whisky Auctions

www.just-whisky.co.uk

The Box Distillery is about to release their second expression of their 2nd step series. A total of just over 5000 bottles were produced and only 2000 for the international market. We are lucky to have acquired some of these great whiskies

After the 2nd step 01, Smoke, the time has come to take a closer look at how Box sherry casks have matured. Ever since the initial months, Box have been busy on-stream filling both bourbon and sherry casks.

The main parts of the used casks are old Oloroso Sherry casks that have seen a lot of use. Most of them have been manufactured in Spain. The Casks are either 111, 200 or 250 litres. Age is essential in order for sherry casks to fully mature, therefore Box have chosen to balance the 02 with 48% bourbon stored whisky that’s been matured in casks that have previously contained Jack Daniels.

This acts to soften and produce a more balanced maturity that combined with the sherry casks, results in a complex and tasty flavour where both fruity sherry and the sweetness from whisky form part of the experience. There is also 8.5% peated whisky to add that little bit of character.

To help promote the 2nd Step 02, Box have managed to find us the last 12 bottles of the 2nd Step 01. If you would like to purchase the two bottles, the smokey 01, and the sherry 02, please send us an email to sigrunwhisky@icloud.com and we will give you 10% off your purchase of both bottles.

Springbank 18 Year Old

Hitting the shelves of Loch Fyne today is an 18 year old expression from our favourite distillery down the road: Springbank. This Campbeltown Single Malt will tempt you in with its delicious nose and hold your attention as the palate unfolds.

Rich and creamy vanilla, ripe fruits and marzipan on the nose, thick and oily in the mouth with mellow fruit notes giving way to sweet liquorice and aniseed before a long smoky tingle on the finish.

£110 Buy Now

Limited to one per customer

Milroys of Soho launches new brand and four exclusive whiskies under its own label

Milroys of Soho, London’s oldest whisky specialist has unveiled its new branding – its first rebrand in more than 50 years – and has launched four exclusive new whiskies under this new label.

The four whiskies comprise three single cask editions from well-known distilleries, and one eight year-old exclusive Milroys blend. The single cask expressions are available exclusively at Milroys and are an Ardmore 2008, Glentauchers 2007 and Blair Athol 1988.

The launch of the brand and own-label whiskies from Milroys of Soho represents the next step in Milroys’ dedication to the knowledge and craft that go into making and selling the very best whisky.

They are a result of the team tirelessly trying hundreds of cask samples and settling on four whiskies that they are proud to put their name to.

The eight year-old blend (£29.95 tbc), exclusive to Milroys, is suited to anyone from whisky experts to first time drammers, and is made from a blend of scotch specially chosen by the team.

Nose: Rich and powerful dark fruits with hint of vanilla.

Palate: Initial sweetness is dominant. Notes of clotted cream are then apparent, followed by rich sultanas with a touch of kiln embers to finish.

Finish: Smooth with a good balance of European oak spice and sweet barley notes.

The Ardmore 2010 (£42.95 tbc) was bottled this year aged in an ex-Bourbon cask. With only 272 bottles available, this whisky is for fans of the Ardmore distillery.

Nose: Expect gentle smoke and earthy undertones, coupled with a soft caramel base and ripe tropical fruits.

Palate: Soft hint of salinity, gentle smoke with overtones of honey, sweet, earthy barley notes and vanilla.

Finish: Intense malty notes interplay with peat reek. The finish is semi-sweet with floral and smoky richness.

The Glentauchers 2008 (£52.95 tbc) bottled this year, aged in an ex-Vendamina Sherry cask is a rich and complex whisky and yet perfect for any whisky drinker. Only 769 bottles of the Glentauchers 2008 will be available.

 Nose: Powerful nose reminiscent of Christmas. Think dried fruits and chocolate, with soft cloves.

Palate: Intense and powerful, fruit forward.

Finish: The initial fruit sweetness evolves to the spicy, chocolate notes seen on the nose. Lingering cinnamon spice.

Finally the Blair Athol 1988 (£124.95 tbc) bottled this year was aged in an ex-Bourbon cask and is an exceptionally special and rare whisky given its age and cask finish. Only 208 bottles of this whisky will be available.

Nose: Sourdough bread interplays with vanilla richness, there is a small hint of thyme when left to open in the glass.

Palate: Buttery orchard fruits, combined with savoury notes.

Finish: Creaminess is dominant with hints of green apples and pears, followed by a soft lemongrass undertone.

Milroys CEO, simo, comments:

‘We’re really proud to put our names to these four brilliant whiskies which are all distinguished and special in their own way. It’s not been an easy task but we think we have four whiskies that would suit anyone from a total novice to whisky expert.’

The new Milroys brand was created by branding and design agency Good, and will be reflected across a new-look store and shopfront for Milroys iconic Soho location; the four new whiskies, a brand new website, and all Milroys marketing materials.

The four new whiskies will be available from September 29^th exclusively from Milroys of Soho’s Greek Street Shop and http://shop.milroys.co.uk/.

Milroys of Soho features a shop and tasting bar on the ground floor and basement 55 seat cocktail bar, known as The Vault.

Notes 

Milroy’s Of Soho

3, Greek Street,

London

W1D 4NX

T: @Milroys

I: @MilroysofSoho

Milroys of Soho

Founded in in 1964 by brothers Jack and Wallace Milroy, Milroys of Soho proudly sits as London’s oldest whisky specialist. The shop has become a whisky institution known for selling the largest selection of whisky in London, perhaps even the world. In 2014, Simo took over the shop, reinstating the cellar bar, now known as the Vault and a whisky bar on the ground floor. Simo and the team have retained Milroys excellent selection of whisky from Scotland and around the world, plus a great range of other spirits, wine and beer. The staff remain as knowledgeable and passionate as ever.

Milroy’s History and Brothers

Milroy’s of Soho was established in 1964 by John and Wallace Milroy. The Milroy brothers are credited with bringing single malt whisky from Scotland and establishing it in London. The first of its kind, it is the oldest whisky specialist and shop in London. Even before Milroy brothers took over in 1964 the space had been used as a liquor shop.

– A new twist on the sherry influenced pot still whiskey, thanks to an old friendship –

Redbreast has introduced a new, permanent expression to its decorated Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey family; Redbreast Lustau Edition. Finished in hand selected, first-fill sherry butts that are seasoned with Oloroso sherry from the prestigious Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, Spain, this release celebrates the iconic sherry influence found throughout the Redbreast range.

Matured initially in a combination of exceptional ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks, Redbreast Lustau Edition has been wholly finished for one year in prized sherry butts from Bodegas Lustau in Jerez, the sherry capital of the world.

The result is a new interpretation of the signature Redbreast character with a distinctive twist; Redbreast Lustau Edition offers a nose of dark fruits, prunes and marzipan, a luxuriously rich and creamy texture on the palate with iconic Redbreast spices, and a long, sweet finish complemented by notes of Spanish oak and Oloroso sherry.

With a shared history and kinship for excellence, Redbreast Lustau Edition has been born out of the longstanding relationship between the Midleton Distillery, County Cork, and the unrivalled sherry house, Bodegas Lustau. The unique bond between these two houses was established decades ago, built upon mutual respect for craft production processes, tradition and camaraderie.

Crafted to the exacting standards of Midleton Head Blender, Billy Leighton, Redbreast Lustau Edition is a permanent addition to the Redbreast range. Bottled at 46% ABV and without chill-filtration, Redbreast Lustau Edition is available from this month at the following RRPs; Canada, $90; France, €65; Ireland, €69; and UK, £55. It will also be available in the United States from October 1st 2016, at RRP $69.

On the launch of Redbreast Lustau Edition, Leighton comments: “With Redbreast Lustau Edition we seized the opportunity to celebrate the iconic sherry influence on the Redbreast range, and to do this we turned to our old friends at Bodegas Lustau to source the finest Oloroso sherry casks in the world. I am honoured to be able to finally reveal Redbreast Lustau Edition to the world as it represents the mutual bond, based on our commitment to excellence in craftsmanship, which we have built over time with Bodegas Lustau. Language is no barrier to this marriage of Spanish and Irish craft, and the result is an exceptional new Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey that champions the iconic sherry influence of the Redbreast range, and I hope that whiskey drinkers the world over enjoy it.”

Brendan Buckley, Global Innovation & Prestige Whiskey Portfolio Director at Irish Distillers, adds: “We are delighted to introduce a fifth, permanent expression to the Redbreast range as it demonstrates the appetite among whiskey connoisseurs and spirits aficionados alike for new, innovative and diverse Irish Whiskey offerings. Since we re-launched the brand in 2011, it has gone from strength to strength and we are committed to spreading word of Redbreast around the world as the Irish Whiskey renaissance continues.

“Our work on Redbreast is part of a wider commitment from Irish Distillers to lead the revival of the quintessential Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey style and Irish Whiskey in general, to educate whiskey fans about the breadth and quality that the category has to offer.”

#RedbreastLustau

Notes

Tasting notes by Midleton Head Blender, Billy Leighton:

Nose: Rich infusion of dark fruits, prunes, dates and figs with liquorice, marzipan, toasted oak and Redbreast spices T

aste: Creamy pot still with Redbreast spices balanced with richness of sherry finish and contribution of fresh Spanish oak

Finish: Endless. Sweetness and Pot Still spices endure while Oloroso Sherry and Spanish Oak have the last word

About Bodegas Lustau

The origins of Lustau date back to 1896, when Mr. José Ruiz-Berdejo, a secretary to the Court of Justice, started cultivating the vines of the family’s state in his spare time. With more than 100 years of history since it was founded, its philosophy has not changed: the pursuit of the highest quality in its offer of the widest and finest range of products. With ageing cellars in each of the three towns that make up the Sherry area (Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda), Lustau offers a huge portfolio formed by wines, brandies and vermouth. www.lustau.es

About Irish Distillers

Irish Distillers was formed in 1966, when a merger took place between Irish whiskey distillers, John Power & Son, John Jameson & Son and the Cork Distillery Company. In an attempt to reverse the decline in Irish whiskey sales, the company decided to consolidate production at a new purpose-built facility alongside the existing distillery in Midleton, Co. Cork. Irish Distillers was bought by Pernod Ricard in June 1988 and today, Jameson is the No.1 Irish whiskey in the world, selling over 5 million 9L cases worldwide and contributing more than any other Irish whiskey brand to the phenomenal global growth of the category. Irish Distillers is committed to driving continued, sustainable growth of the Irish whiskey category.

Irish Distillers’ portfolio of whiskeys is comprised of Jameson, the world’s no.1 Irish whiskey; Powers, the robust super premium whiskey for discerning drinkers; and the much-acclaimed brands that comprise the Irish Distillers’ Prestige Collection – the Single Pot Still Whiskeys of Midleton which includes the Spot range (Green Spot, Yellow Spot) and Redbreast, Ireland’s most awarded single pot still whiskey brand – and the pinnacle of the Prestige Collection, Midleton Very Rare. www.irishdistillers.ie

 About Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard is the world’s co-leader in wines and spirits with consolidated Sales of € 7,945 million in 2013/14. Created in 1975 by the merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has undergone sustained development, based on both organic growth and acquisitions: Seagram (2001), Allied Domecq (2005) and Vin&Sprit (2008). Pernod Ricard holds one of the most prestigious brand portfolios in the sector: Absolut Vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Kahlúa and Malibu liqueurs, Mumm and Perrier- Jouët champagnes, as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo, Graffigna and Kenwood wines. Pernod Ricard employs a workforce of approximately 18,000 people and operates through a decentralised organisation, with 6 “Brand Companies” and 80 “Market Companies” established in each key market. Pernod Ricard is strongly committed to a sustainable development policy and encourages responsible consumption. Pernod Ricard’s strategy and ambition are based on 3 key values that guide its expansion: entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust and a strong sense of ethics. Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN code: FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index. www.pernodricard.com