The Whisky Shop has launched a new store in Paris, with interiors designed by international design agency gpstudio. The store is located in Place de la Madeleine, one of Paris’ most stylish shopping areas, in a building dating back to to the late 1800s. gpstudio’s conceptual idea for the interior architecture of the Paris store […]
Leicester City fans will be able to toast their captain Wes Morgan with a limited edition Captain Morgan bottle, featuring the star player, following Leicester winning the Barclays Premier League title on May 2. The spirit brand will release a limited bottle designed to celebrate the Premier League winner’s victory – replacing their famous buccaneer […]
What could an 87-year-young great-grandmother, a deaf dance instructor, and the Smirnoff ICE brand have in common? They are determined to showcase how the world can become more inclusive through the platforms of dance and music with the launch of its Smirnoff ICE Electric Flavours line and the ‘Keep It Moving’ campaign. Stemming from festival insights […]
Guinness has introduced a new design of its iconic harp logo as the Diageo owned brand aims to ‘reintroduce skill and craftsmanship’ and set it apart from the wave of new craft beers. Created by Design Bridge, the new logo was made through collaborations with illustrator Gerry Barney, harp-makers Niebisch & Tree, and artisan letterpress […]
In an age when we can communicate almost every thought, emotion or action through tiny emoji, the brewers of Guinness have a question: What about dark beer? That’s why Guinness & Co. published this open letter calling on dark beer lovers to join the fight to bring a dark beer emoji to the world’s keyboards. […]
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and Hard Rock Cafe will celebrate the holiday with its new Guinness Irish Stout and Jameson Irish Whiskey infused-burger and beer duet. The Guinness & Jameson Bacon Cheeseburger, paired with a Guinness stout, will be available at cafe locations across the nation beginning Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, April 10, […]
Diageo has entered into an agreement with Dr Vijay Mallya under which he has resigned from his position as Chairman and non-executive director of United Spirits Limited (USL) and from the boards of other USL group companies. Following Dr Mallya’s resignation, the USL board will appoint Mahendra Kumar Sharma, currently independent non-executive director and Chairman […]
Guinness is following up its ‘Intolerant Champion’ ad campaign based on legendary record producer John Hammond with a series of short films featuring pop acts discussing his legacy. The first of the four-part weekly series of three minute films will be revealed on the Guinness site, sitting alongside the original TV spot (above) for the […]
BrewDog is attacking bête noire Diageo in a low-budget campaign that makes fun of Guinness’ famous ‘Tick Follows Tock’ advert. BrewDog co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie dress up as a pantomime horse and go on an outing to a local leisure centre to parody the Guinness ad, which originally featured CGI horses appearing from […]
Guinness has unveiled a campaign celebrating John Hammond, the US record producer who defied racial segregation to promote black artists. The spot, filmed in atmospheric black and white, is set in the 1930s, when segregation was commonplace. Black and white musicians rarely played together at the time, and club audiences were often restricted on the […]