EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 4 MIN
Spirits Pull Ahead, India Cuts Scotch Tariffs, RNDC Splits Again
from AlcBev in Five
NIQ On Premise data shows category divergence. NIQ's July 2026 on-premise analysis reports spirits extending their lead as beverage alcohol categories diverge, giving planners a fresh data reference. (BevNet, Brewbound) UK-India trade agreement takes effect for Scotch. The UK-India free trade agreement comes into force today, and The Spirits Business reports Scotch producers are looking to capitalise in one of the category's largest volume markets. (The Spirits Business, The Drinks Business, Drinks International) Quality Brands closes RNDC Plains States acquisition. Quality Brands has completed its purchase of RNDC's Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota businesses, a route-to-market change for brands in those territories. (Shanken News Daily) Horse Soldier opens $200m Kentucky distillery. Gallo-backed Horse Soldier Bourbon has opened its American Freedom Distillery, adding capacity and a visitor destination amid reported softness in American whiskey. (The Spirits Business) Also moving today: Jack Daniel's Maker Brown-Forman To Lose CEO as Lawson Whiting Retires, Board Now Searching for Successor (IVCPOST) Pricing shows new pragmatism as reality dawns for Scotch whisky (Just Drinks) Sazerac picks Osborne for Spain distribution (Just Drinks, Yahoo! Finance) James Watt Makes Another Bid to Buy BrewDog, Sends Offer to Tilray (Brewbound, Just Drinks) Uncle Nearest CEO fired from business by receiver (Just Drinks, The Spirits Business)
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NIQ's latest On Premise analysis describes a diverging beverage alcohol market, with spirits gaining share while beer and wine stay under pressure, and trade voices pointing to account-level velocity as the binding constraint for smaller suppliers. The India-UK trade agreement took effect on the fifteenth, cutting customs duty on UK whisky from one hundred fifty percent to seventy-five percent, with Firstpost reporting expectations of roughly five to ten percent in initial retail relief. Quality Brands closed its acquisition of RNDC's Nebraska and Dakotas businesses, Horse Soldier Bourbon opened a two hundred million dollar Gallo-backed distillery in Kentucky, and Fawn Weaver was fired as Uncle Nearest CEO by the company's court-appointed receiver.
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