USA: Heaven Hill to acquire Samson & Surrey

Heaven Hill, a large, independent, family-owned, and operated distilled spirits supplier, has acquired Samson & Surrey a premium spirits company, owner of a wide portfolio of craft whiskey brands for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition expands Heaven Hill’s portfolio with six high-growth, super-premium brands, Tequila Ocho, Widow Jane American Whiskey, FEW Spirits, Brenne French Whisky, […]

Italy: Campari sells Carolans and Irish Mist to Heaven Hill Brands

Campari, the Italian wine and spirits firm, has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the Carolans and Irish Mist liqueur brands to Heaven Hill Brands, America’s largest independent family-owned and operated distilled-spirits company, for $165 million. According to Campari, the sale of 100% of the share capital was made through TJ Carolan […]

USA: Heaven Hill Brands to launch female-oriented flavoured whiskey

Heaven Hill Brands is launching a new PeachBerrry variety of Raven’s Lace Whiskey, in a move which is said to offer “an alternative to masculine dominated flavored whiskeys”. Available in the US from June, Raven’s Lace PeachBerry Whiskey is described as a blend of “juicy peach and sweet strawberry flavors with the smoothness of Bourbon […]

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