Hints and tips:
...As the case progressed on TV, Simpson’s legal team of Johnnie Cochran and Robert Shapiro tapped into the theme of race and the LA police department....
...On Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, bartender Luan da Silva Cruz said Jack Daniels — owned by US group Brown-Forman — and Johnnie Walker Black Label tend to sell well....
...Last night’s tuxedo has been swapped for a distressed urban-casual outfit of rumpled black chinos, well-worn brown leather boots and a ribbed blue jumper that’s fraying and holed at one elbow....
...They were finished in brown cardboard, for an authentic cigar look and feel, and came in cigar flavours, with a twist — cigar leaves flavoured with coffee, almonds or vanilla....
...The catchy construction reminded Yum of attorney Johnnie Cochran’s famous quote during the OJ Simpson trial, telling the jury that if the glove “doesn’t fit, you must acquit”....
...Johnnie Green, pastor at Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist Church, descended on city hall in May, activists in tow, thundering that fur was a cherished part of African-American culture....
...It sells Johnnie Walker; the best-selling blended Scotch as well as single malts such as Talisker....
...But in company heartlands the fuel was seen as “brown gold”, providing vital income....
...The last meal that truly impressed me was a skate curry cooked on a Big Green Egg barbecue by Johnnie Collins, the former chef at London’s The Store....
...Jim Bean’s parent Beam-Suntory owns Sauza; Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s, produces Herradura; and Bacardi has a minority stake in Patrón....
...One young comic, Matt Forde, brings the house down day after day with his impersonations of Cameron, Farage, Hague and a brooding Gordon Brown. But Philip Hammond? Theresa May?...
...Despite a brown spirits revival in the US, Scotch has underperformed American whiskies over the past five years, which have enjoyed a boom particularly in flavoured varieties....
...And Chinese consumers still drink its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch....
...According to Brown-Forman, which owns Jack Daniels, underlying net sales of this honey-flavoured tipple were up 33 per cent in the last quarter....
...Brown spirits have seen something of a revival in the US over the past two years after falling out of fashion for more than a decade....
...Analysts say the most obvious target is Jack Daniel’s, owned by family-controlled Brown-Forman....
...The big beneficiaries are Brown Forman – owner of Jack Daniels – and Beam....
...“With Beam seemingly removed, the residual scale options appear to be only Bacardi and Brown-Forman....
...Whisky is gaining a higher profile, particularly among women: Christina Hendricks, who plays a secretary in the US TV series Mad Men, is a brand ambassador for Johnnie Walker; and singer Lady Gaga has credited...
...Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker scotch, examined a takeover of Beam with Suntory more than a year ago, but under new chief executive Ivan Menezes it appears more focused on bedding down recent acquisitions...
...Johnnie Walker, the whisky brand....
...The latter is a direct challenge to the maker of Johnnie Walker in its biggest market....
...Diageo, maker of Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky, already distributes José Cuervo, which has about $2bn of annual sales, in main export markets....
...of a falling stock market which has shrunk the financial component, beers’ gains reflect the joy of small treats and strong branding, says Cristiana Pearson, director for Brazilian rankings at Millward Brown...
...“Democracy is being corrupted and subverted in India,” says Brown University’s Varshney....
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