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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aircraft hangar included. The crux of the matter,
however, is that the importance played by value runs right through the wine
consumer. On a per capita basis, Scotland has the highest level of vodka consumption
in the UK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In just one sentence, then, we see a company that
specialises in soft drinks set to sell beer and spirits.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The argument is about heritage - traditional
vodka-producing countries have a strong affinity for the product and believe they
are the home of the spirit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This place-dropping might work forwards, I
reckon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brand owners should cast their eyes around the UK
and witness the rise of exclusive bars in cities like Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds
and Glasgow and Edinburgh further afield. Last week, agriculture ministers from
member states across the EU could not agree on what should and should not constitute
vodka.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The alternative to dealing with the situation
ourselves, Carson warned, was pretty unpalatable. Shall I repeat all this? This
place-dropping might work forwards, I reckon. This tallies with what we have seen
from the two giants over the last couple of years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What it might do, however, is take CCA out of the
reckoning when it comes to buying New Zealand spirits group Independent Liquor.
Shall I repeat all this? Just-drinks attended the launch of the flavoured Skyy range
in London last night, sceptical that the brand can succeed in a segment where
Finlandia and especially Absolut is dominant. Too many owners of premium vodkas seem
blinded by the lights and think they must conquer the London bar scene to be a hit
in the UK. A most civilised chat followed, sitting in front of the Nursery Ground
with Gary Greenfield, MD of Distell Europe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a per capita basis, Scotland has the highest
level of vodka consumption in the UK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a per capita basis, Scotland has the highest
level of vodka consumption in the UK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While many in the drinks industry bemoan the part
played by the authorities at times, on the issue of the definition of vodka , it is
clear that the EU is simply holding up a mirror to the producers. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>