1、001 COVER FINAL BR2024.indd 1001 COVER FINAL BR2024.indd 119/12/2023 17:5019/12/2023 17:50drinksint Drinks International Brands Report 2024 3 EDITORIALEditorShay WWebsite Editor Oli Doddoli.doddagilemedia.co.ukEditorial Researcher Angel AProduction Editor Jaq BReporter&Editorial Researcher Eleanor Y

2、DESIGNArt Director Christine Freemanchristine.freemanagilemedia.co.ukArt Editor James Downjames.downagilemedia.co.ukADVERTISINGCommercial Director Rob Cullen+44(0)1293 Senior Account Manager Carmen Poel Francesch+44(0)1293 PUBLISHERJustin Smith+44(0)1293 590041 ACCOUNTSAnnet e OConnellannet e.oconne

3、llagilemedia.co.ukMANAGING DIRECTORRussell Dodd+44(0)1293 590052 DRINKS INTERNATIONALJubilee House,56-58 Church Walk,Burgess Hill,West Sussex,RH15 9ANT:+44(0)1293 Cover image: 14 YEARS at the helm of the Brands Report,creator Hamish Smith has passed the baton to me.Over the years the report has evol

4、ved and grown to become one of the most anticipated pieces of annual research among the global drinks trade no pressure.Aside from the signif cance of its impact on the trade,my eyes have been opened to the level of research and detailed structure involved in creating what,on the surface,looks like

5、a simple set of top-10 lists.Nevertheless,the team has pulled it of .T e results make for some interesting reading and weve collaboratively applied our knowledge of the trade to analyse each list.For those looking for the Bestselling Classic Cocktails list,this was separated into its own supplement

6、called the Cocktail Report last year,and its second iteration will be released in the middle of the year.When Smith launched the Brands Report in 2010,he didnt imagine it would become the bible for the drinks trade which it is today.Who knows how big it could be in another 15 years?SHAY WATERWORTHED