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Hospitality News - Spain Consumes 4% More Alcohol

Gin Second Favourite in Spain for the First Time 

After nearly a decade of constant decrease, last year spirits achieved a global sales growth of 2%, with consumers preferring distilled WHISKEY and GIN.

“Destilerías Y Crianza del Whisky” is a Spanish company that started to produce the first Spanish whisky in 1963... DYC! Production reached 20 million litres per year in the 80’s. However, nowadays output is only a fraction of distillery capacity.

Locals loved DYC in the 80’s

Good News for Spanish Hospitality

Positive data released from the second half of 2015, now also confirms the recovery of the Spirits industry. This has been confirmed by the “Economic and Social Report” of the sector in 2015, prepared by Spanish Spirits Federation (FEBE) and presented a few days ago by its CEO, Bosco Torremocha, to the Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina.

Bosco Torremocha

During 2015, 190 million litres of spirits were sold in Spain, about 2% more than the previous year, with a contribution of €7.6 Billion to the Spanish economy (0.12% of GDP). According to the report, the total domestic production, 60% is for local consumption and they export the remaining 40%.

Isabel García Tejerina

Local consumption is again focused on HORECA*, with 60% of the total in 2015, and recorded increases of 4% in hospitality, compared to 1.7% in supermarkets. 

HORECA is an abbreviation used in Europe for the sector of the food industry that consists of establishments which prepare and serve food and beverages. The term is a syllabic abbreviation of the words Hotel + Restaurant + Café. By establishment sales were distributed as follows:

Drinking Patterns & Trends

Overall, whiskey remains the drink preferred by Spanish consumers, with 26% of the total market, followed by gin 20%, which passed rum 17% for the first time. Then top selling specialties were liquors 12%, brandy 11%, anise 6% and vodka [only?] 5%. The distribution of the percentages of consumption in HORECA maintains the same proportions for drinks.

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JOY IS NOT FOR SALE

Owner of "Joy Eslava" Denies Selling the Club

Due to rumours on social networks, they deny the closure of Joy Eslava; not known who leaked the news, but just confirm that it's not true, they have many high scale projects including "Escenario Eslava" and also their 35th Anniversary... Joy can't close!!

Exterior of Teatro Joy Eslava on Madrid's “Calle Arenal”

Venue owner has denied any plans to sell

Nightlife industry entrepreneurs complain about "a decade of problems, linked with the crisis, VAT increase and inspections", leading them to “question the future." The nightclub Joy Eslava first opened the night of Monday, 23 February 1981, after overflowing public euphoria for overcoming 23F*

"Everybody on the floor!!"

(*) Day when a Spanish Lieutenant Colonel - Antonio Tejero - together with 200 armed Guardia Civil & soldiers failed "golpe de estado" attempt after holding hostage Congressmen for 22 hours... He served 15 years in military prison.

The owners of Joy Eslava in Madrid denied today a sales operation existed at this moment of their famous club and reaffirmed the venue "is a strong and forward-looking project".

Businessman Pedro Trapote, nightclub owner, said JOY is currently "in its period of greatest activity" with preparations of their 35^th Anniversary and the launch of “Escenario Eslava” (Eslava Stage), a commitment to live music with details being announced during the anniversary. The first 35 years of Joy Eslava are hot material from the history of our Madrid.

"Nightlife entrepreneurs are suffering a decade of linked problems, with the crisis, the VAT increase, new administrative status, inheritance of misfortune Madrid Arena and continuous inspections. This leaves the sector in an uncomfortable position, and so many leads us to question the future. But it is not the case with Joy."

Thus, they have come out against reports in media that said Trapote planned to sell the distinguished club and in the future it would be a clothes store or restaurant. 

Joy Eslava, launched by entrepreneur Pedro Trapote in Madrid's central "Arenal" street, opened the evening of February 23, 1981, after the overflowing euphoria of overcoming 23-F. Since then, political figures, international celebrities, sports stars, and familiar faces of culture, cinema, music, TV...  Roger Moore, Pedro Almodóvar, Stevie Wonder and Julio Iglesias have danced at Joy Eslava. 

"The first 35 years of Joy Eslava are hot material from the history of Madrid nightlife passing through the magical sieve into its more playful dimension."

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Lozano's Plan to Open Restaurant Goes South

Negotiation Discrepancies Cause Nightlife Entrepreneur to Abandon Project...

FFS! Here we go again

The opening of a restaurant & bar called "ARTYS" in the stables of the "Liria" Palace was scheduled for mid-October. 

The day chosen for the inauguration of this initiative was no coincidence, since it would coincide with the first anniversary of the death of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart aka "Duquesa de Alba", who died last November. 

Cayetana de Alba (1926-2014)

It was to become a nightlife landmark, a fancy restaurant called "Artys", identified by a 6500 square feet ceiling fraught with paintings and pictures. The venue was divided into two: the restaurant and another room for organized events.

Responsible for everything, so far, was Oscar Lozano, a businessman with extensive experience in the hospitality and leisure industry, and well-known after triumphing with nightclubs like Coyote and Buddha Bar. However, Lozano has pulled out due to personal disagreements with his business partner. 

"A month before the opening, my partner and I sat down to talk about the contract and I saw there were many loose ends and chose to abandon the project. It's a personal problem due to discrepancies in the contract and management of the venue. The Duke of Alba has nothing to do with it, he will go on, but without me. Each has taken different paths, but I wish him well in his new venture."

Duke receives news ARTYS is going elsewhere

The décor of this place would play the main foyer of the "Liria" Palace itself, wrapped in class and distinction, and perhaps somewhat rococo vintage for this moment. The point is Artys as such will continue, but not in the stables of the palace. Oscar Lozano will continue on his own.

"We will open the doors very soon in another emblematic area of Madrid, but for now I prefer to keep it secret. I have brought with me everything I had created so far and I assure it will be successful. We will take most of the decoration and the investment in the stables so far, with not only the brand but my select clientèle after years in this business."

Oscar Lozano said Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, the new Duke of Alba, was "delighted" with the project. The aristocrat also push ahead with the plans to open a restaurant in the stables, and the rent was exciting before the clashes occurred between partners. "We had signed a 25 year contract with them, until now it was a Chinese restaurant, when I was going to start this project and what was clear they wanted to go with him."

With or without Lozano

The Duke needs to monetize and capitalize on the extensive properties inherited after the death of Doña Cayetana and it is getting. It's clearly known the public opening of the "Palacio de las Dueñas" in Seville, although a reserved floor is kept private. Now, the new Duke wants to take advantage of the facilities of the "Liria" Palace in Madrid, with or without Oscar Lozano.

Venue management without the well known entrepreneur will be quite different from what was expected. But the monthly revenue was also expected to allow them to better cope with the Duke heritage conservation. 

Venue management declared to Madrid Nightlife "Oscar was our Marketing Director and failing to reach an agreement our employment contract ended! We will continue with our venue in Liria Palace and I guess he will open a nightclub or something, I have no idea."

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