Spirited Awards postponed, Plantation Rum to change its name, new phase announced for Gourmantic and more in this week’s industry news.
Spirited Awards Postponed
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has announced that it has postponed its annual conference, Tales of the Cocktail and the announcement of the Spirited Awards until September 2020. The conference will continue to be digital and will now run from Monday 21 September to Thursday 24 September. The Top 10 Nominees were announced on 5 May and the The Top 4 Finalists were due to be announced on 1st June 2020. (source)
Plantation Rum to Change Name
Plantation Rum has announced that its brand name will evolve in support of racial equality while its rum production methods and the liquid will not change. “As the dialogue on racial equality continues globally, we understand the hurtful connotation the word plantation can evoke to some people, especially in its association with much graver images and dark realities of the past,” said Alexandre Gabriel, Plantation Rum Master Blender. The new name and timeline have not yet been revealed. (source)
Gourmantic to Cease Online Publication After 11 Years
Closer to home, on 26 June 2020, we announced that after 11 years of online publishing that we’ve made the decision to cease editorial on our sister website Gourmantic (social media channels will continue) as we put all our focus on Cocktails & Bars. Founded back in 2009, Gourmantic was one of the handful of online publications that documented the birth of the Sydney small bar scene and the rise of Australian distilling as well as other key industry events that have led to the creation of the Cocktails & Bars website. (source)
Over the next few days, we’ll be migrating all the relevant spirit and cocktail articles here. The Gourmantic brand will evolve through The Gourmantic Garden with an ethos of #GrowItEatItDrinkIt.
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