The questions independent drinks founders ask most — answered. Distilled from years of community knowledge so the good stuff never disappears in the feed again.
Members access market research through a mix of industry memberships, specialized apps, and shared databases. For **WSTA reports**, members with Wine & Spirit Trade Association membership can access category forecasts on gin, rum, vodka, and whisky—reach out to member contacts directly (DM for access). For **IWSR data**, one member has 2021 reports available but notes these become outdated quickly. On broader spirits trends, **COPA DRINKS** (www.copadrinks.com) is a newly launched free mobile app for the spirits industry with 12k+ spirit references, tasting notes, and 3k+ distillery locations powered by Bostocap.com. For on-premise cocktail data, **CGA data** (formerly Coca-Cola Analytics) tracks US on-premise trends including top-10 cocktail popularity—members ask peers directly for access. On non-alcoholic beer consumer behaviour, **Distill Ventures** has run webinars over recent months with global non-alc market data; recordings may be available via their website or by request from members who attended. For CBD soft drinks and glühwein/mulled wine market sizing, the community discussion shows members actively seeking this data but no standard commercial source emerged—members shared research opportunistically via DM rather than naming a specific vendor. One member flagged that WH Smith travel listings are expensive (£20–30k marketing investment expected) with limited ROI on spirits. The takeaway: much market research is accessed through memberships (WSTA) or shared peer-to-peer within the community; commercial research vendors are cited occasionally but often members default to webinar recordings and direct contact.