Celebrating 2024 Successes in the Spirits Industry: Key Takeaways from the WSA Academy Webinar
In February 2025, WSA launched its inaugural session of the WSA Academy with the #CelebrateSpirits webinar. WSA members convened to share highlights of industry achievements and success stories from their markets in 2024. Speakers from Asia Pacific International Spirits & Wines Alliance (APISWA), IBRAC – Instituto Brasileiro da Cachaça, Alianza de Bebidas Espirituosas de Latinoamérica […]
WSA CEO, Helen Medina, Op-Ed on Euractiv – The Future of Spirits: A Toast to Balancing Growth and Responsibility
WSA CEO, Helen Medina, publishes an op-ed on Euractiv, entitled: The Future of Spirits: A Toast to Balancing Growth and Responsibility. Link to the full original op-ed piece can be found here or downloaded in PDF.
WSA launches its very first economic footprint brochure
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 […]
Countering illicit alcohol trade worldwide
26% of alcohol consumption is illicit, with serious consequences for consumers – including health risks stemming from the consumption of unsafe products, governments – with an estimated loss in fiscal revenues of at least US $8.9 billion per year – and for legitimate businesses. The World Spirits Alliance’s roadmap on illicit alcohol examines the issue […]