Spirits Industry Powers Global Economy with US$730 Billion GDP Contribution

A map of the world with corresponding data about Spirits manufacturers direct impact by region

Geneva, 10 July 2024 – The World Spirits Alliance (WSA) has today launched a groundbreaking study that highlights the enormous economic impact of the global spirits industry. Conducted by Oxford Economics and the IWSR, the WSA Global Economic Impact Study reveals for the first time the sector’s crucial role in driving economic growth, generating significant tax revenues […]

Pisco Chile joins the World Spirits Alliance

Pisco Chile logo

The new membership is an important step in the category’s internationalisation strategy of the this elite group of global spirits producers. Brussels/Santiago de Chile, 11 May 2023 – The Association of Producers of Pisco Chile A.G. has joined the World Spirits Alliance (WSA), the global association of distillers and producers of spirit drinks. Including the […]

WSA launches its very first economic footprint brochure

The Economic Contribution of Distilling & Spirits Production

The World Spirits Alliance (WSA) represents spirits producers from across the globe at the international level. Our members represent producers of products such as Baiju from China, Tequila from Mexico, Brazilian Cachaça, Indian-made foreign liquor, Cognac and internationally traded whiskies like Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey and American Whiskeys such as Bourbon, to name but a […]

Congratulations and Welcome to Luis Felix!

Luis Fernando headshot

This week, the World Spirits Alliance elected its new president, Luis Fernando Felix Fernandez, general manager of General Manager of Casa Cuervo – one of the oldest and leading Tequila producers – as well as President of the Cámara Nacional De La Industria Tequilera (CNIT). Mr. Félix Fernández takes over the WSA Presidency from Karen […]