The World Spirits Alliance is a global trade association
History On July 10, 2019 a number of trade organisation and companies including the Scotch Whisky Association, Pernod Richard and Diageo came together to form the World Spirts Alliance.
On April 20, 2026 Helen Medina was appointed as C.E.O of the World Spirit Alliance
Economic In 2023, the World Spirits Alliance (WSA) released a report on counterfeit alcohol, revealing that 26% of global spirits consumption is illicit. The rate is as high as 46% in countries such as India. The report also found that in 2012, the UK lost £218 million (US$270 million) due to counterfeit alcohol, according to the EU’s Intellectual Property Office. These losses increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as criminals became more sophisticated. Today, countries and producers are countering this threat by deploying various protection systems, including authentication, traceability, and security features such as smart labels and tamper-evident lids.
On July 10, 2024, Oxford Economics and IWSR Drinks Market Analysis conducted a study on behalf of the WSA titled the WSA Global Economic Impact Study. The study found that global spirits contributed $730 billion to global GDP in 2022 and supported 36 million jobs worldwide. It also showed that the sector generated $390 billion in taxes — equivalent to the tax intake of a top 20 economy — while manufacturers spent $120 billion with their suppliers, more than half of which went to agriculture.
Members
Founding Members The World Spirts Alliance has 16 founding members globally including; Spirits Europe, Asia Pacific International Wines and Spirits Alliance, Camara Nacional de la Industria Tequilera, Scotch Whisky Association, Association of Canadian Distillers, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, International Spirits and Wines Association of India, Japanese Spirits Liquor Makers Association, Brown-Forman, Distilled Spirits Council of the US, Spirits New Zealand, Rémy Cointreau, Beam Suntory, Spirits and Cocktail Australia, Campari and Edrington
Current Membership As of 2026 the World Spirits Alliance has 30 members NoName Country/Region1.Bacardi LimitedBermuda2.Brown-FormanUnited States3.Campari GroupItaly4.DiageoUnited Kingdom5.EdringtonUnited Kingdom6.JägermeisterGermany7.Moët HennessyFrance8.Pernod RicardFrance 9.Rémy CointreauFrance 10.SazeracUnited States 11.Suntory Global SpiritsJapan12.William Grant & SonsUnited Kingdom13.Asociación de Bebidas Espirituosas de Latinoamérica y el CaribeCaribbean 14.American Distilled Spirits AllianceUnited States 15.Associação Brasileira de BebidasBrazil16.Asia Pacific International Spirits & Wine AllianceAsia Pacific17.Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac France 18.Cámara Nacional de la Industria Tequilera Mexico 19.Distilled Spirits Council of the United StatesUnited States20Drinks IrelandIreland21.The Foreign Spirits Producers Association Limited Hong Kong22.Brazilian Institute of CachaçaBrazil23.International Spirits & Wines Association of IndiaIndia24Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers AssociationJapan25.Korean Liquor Industry AssociationSouth Korea26.South African Liquor Brandowners AssociationSouth Africa27.Spirits & Cocktails AustraliaAustralia 28.Spirits CanadaCanada29.Spirits EuropeEurope 30..Spirits New ZealandNew Zealand
See also New world whisky
Wine and Spirit Trade Association
Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits
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