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Drink Me, I'm Not Irish! Limited Edition Scotch Whiskies for St. Patrick's Day or Anytime

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.13.2013 | Taste
Read More: Speyside Malt, Islay Malt, Port Ellen, Highland Malt, Diageo, St. Patrick's Day, Scotch Whisky, Brora, Lagavulin, Classic Malts Selection Special Releases 2012, Caol Ila, Irish Whiskey, Auchroisk, Dalwhinnie, Food, Taste News
Tony Sachs

They're rare, super-collectible, and as a result, pretty expensive.

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The Inside Story of Diageo's Stunning Carbon Achievement

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.01.2013 | Green
Read More: Distillery, Roberta Barbieri, Climate Math, Diageo, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Emissions, Landfill Methane Capture, Eco-Efficiency, Richard Dunne, Green News
Andrew Winston

Shifting subtly away from an attitude of "maximize profits this quarter at all costs" does not mean you leap right from capitalism to communism; it just means you take into account a broader definition of value to the organization and community.

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Boycott Guinness on Arthur's Day -- or Should That Be "Diageo Day"?

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 11.26.2012 | World
Read More: Diageo, Arthur's Day, Boycott, Guinness, Arthur's Day 2012, Consumer Products, Guinness Beer, World News
Rory Fitzgerald

If a thriving multi-billion euro corporation asked you to provide free marketing services for it, would you do it? If you plan on taking part in "Arthur's Day" on Thursday, Sept. 27, that's exactly what you will be doing.

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I'm the Guy Who Made Christina Hendricks Laugh

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.06.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Mad Men, Edward Murrow, Diageo, Christina Hendricks, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Scotch Whisky, Johnnie Walker Platinum, Rio De Janeiro, Geoffrey Arend, Johnnie Walker, Diageo Reserve World Class, Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultimate Game Changing Experience, Diageo Reserve, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

I was in Rio to cover the Diageo Reserve World Class global bartending final. She was in Rio to promote Johnnie Walker's high-end Blue Label whisky, for which she is the spokeswoman. I scored an interview with her -- a five-minute interview, but an interview nonetheless.

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Rio, On The Rocks: At The World Class Global Final Bartending Extravaganza

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.24.2012 | Home
Read More: Copacabana Palace Hotel, Don Julio, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Tim Philips, Ciroc, Ketel One, Hennessy, Tanqueray, Gary Regan, Lagavulin, Tanqueray Ten, Brazil, Bailey's, Diageo, Retro-Chic, Manabu Ohtake, J & B, World Class Global Finals, Johnnie Walker Gold Label, Talisker, Rio De Janeiro, Jose Cuervo, Dale Degroff, Peter Dorelli, Angus Winchester, Diageo Reserve World Class, Captain Morgan, Diageo Reserve, Zacapa, Home News
Tony Sachs

A combination training program and competition now in its fourth year, this moveable feast for the liver had over 15,000 barmen and barwomen participating from every corner of the globe.

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Liquor Titan To Invest $1.5 Billion To Quench Our Scotch Craving

Reuters | Posted 08.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Diageo, Food News, Liquor, Whiskey, Liquor Sales, Scotch Whisky, Reuters, Scotland, Whisky, Scotch, Scotch Distillery, Home News

* Diageo to invest over 1 bln pounds over five years * To build one or two new distilleries and expand others * Set to c...

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Craft Brewery Swindled Out Of Award By Jealous Corporate Giant

Posted 05.14.2012 | Home
Read More: Diageo, Video, Diageo Award, British Institute of Innkeeping, Craft Beer Brewdog, British Institute of Innkeeping Awards, Brewdog, Brewdog Award, Brewdog Diageo, Slidepollajax, Craft Beer, Diageo Brewdog, Home News

It's hard to believe what happened at The British Institute of Innkeeping's (BII) awards last week. BrewDog, a small craft brewery based in Scotla...

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The Heartland Billboard Embarrassment and the Dangers of Ideological Ignorance

David Ropeik | Posted 07.08.2012 | Green
Read More: Diageo, Dalai Lama, Anthony Watts, General Motors, Climate Change, United Nations, Bin Laden, Manson, Cultural Cognition, Kaczynksi, Heartland Institute, Pope, Green News
David Ropeik

It is far less an appeal to reason, and far more a campaign to preach to the choir, to circle the ideological wagons of the members of the tribe, and rally the troops around Heartland's deeply conservative and libertarian ideals.

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McDonald's, Pepsi Tapped To Help Write UK Health Policy

The Guardian | Felicity Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: UK, Pepsi Co, Public Health, Fat, Mars, Diet, Obesity, Pepsi, Mcdonalds, Diageo, Nutrition, Food Politics, Fast Food, Alcohol, Unilever, Kellogg's, Food, Kfc, Tobacco, Home News

The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald's and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, ...

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Tax Subsidies for Wealthy Foreign Corporations? How Congress Has Already Broken its Most Important Promise

Miguel D. Lausell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Diageo, Corporations, Business News
Miguel D. Lausell

Rather than protect about 350 union jobs, Democratic lawmakers have allowed British-owned Diageo to move to the U.S. Virgin Islands where it will take about half of the Federal tax subsidy on rum..

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Captain Morgan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Diageo, Liquor Companies, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Liquor, New York Parades, Captain Morgan Puerto Rican Day Parade, Captain Morgan, New York News

NEW YORK — Captain Morgan rum is no longer welcome as a sponsor of the National Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City. Parade organizers say...

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Haiti Relief: Corporate Donations - See How Much Major Companies Are Donating

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Google, General Electric, Walmart, Haiti Earthquake 2010 News, Sprint, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Haiti Earthquake, Visa, General Motors, Red Cross News, Haiti Earthquake Relief, McDonald's, Haiti Earthquake 2010, Red Cross Donations, Haiti Relief, Virgin Atlantic, Wells Fargo, Haiti Earthquake Updates, Yum! Brands, Earthquake in Haiti, Pepsi, Haiti Breaking News, Diageo, Go Daddy, JPMorgan Chase, Ups, Haiti Relief Efforts, Haiti, Unilever, Haiti News, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Aid, Citigroup, Business News

HAITI RELIEF UPDATES: The Latest Corporation Donations In response to the crisis in Haiti, companies around the world are scrambling to donate to t...

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Bruichladdich Secrets to a More Empowered Workforce: Try a Wee Dram

Jon Younger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Diageo, Corporate-Structure, Distilling, LVMH Moet Hennessy, Scotch, Islay, Baccardi, Bruichladdich, Business News
Jon Younger

Bruichladdich is not throwback. It is a modern, impressive distillery that has learned to put pride back in the workplace and a spirit of empowerment that makes it as special as its products.

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U.S. Tax Dollars Go To British Maker Of Captain Morgan Rum

latimes.com | TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Diageo, Tax Dollars, Stimulus, U.S. Virgin Islands, Captain Morgan, Business News

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary -- th...

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Congress Porks Out On TARP: VOTE For The Worst Expenditures

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Slidepoll, Diageo, Bailout, Burger King, Nascar, Sprint, Diageo TARP, Pork Barrel Spending, Stimulus, Business News

Congress just can't help itself with the pork. Last fall, with the elections looming and the politicians anxious to get back to their districts to c...

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Bailout For Rum: Distiller Diageo Gets A $2.7 Billion Windfall

bloomberg.com | Ryan J. Donmoyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Diageo, Bailout Rum, John deJongh Jr., Tarp Mony, Max Baucus, Rum, British Virgin Islands, Bailout, Tarp, Business News

June 26 (Bloomberg) -- In June 2008, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh Jr. agreed to give London-based Diageo Plc billions of dollars in tax ...

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Poll: Stimulus Backed By 66 Percent Of Americans

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Polls, Diageo, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Economic Stimulus Package, First 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Obama Pelosi, Diageo-Hotline Poll, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus, Stimulus Poll, Stimulus Package, Politics News

A new Diageo-Hotline Poll finds that 66 percent of Americans, when provided with specific details, support the current proposed stimulus package. That...

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Guinness Overhauled: Layoffs And Brewery Closings

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Guiness, Guiness Plant, Diageo, Business News

DUBLIN, Ireland — Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers...

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