
About
About
Russell & Stellar is your global growth partner in the premium spirits industry.
Russell & Stellar is your global growth partner in the premium spirits industry.
Russell & Stellar is your global growth partner in the premium spirits industry.
Russell & Stellar is your global growth partner in the premium spirits industry.
We help brands find the right direction and turn it into momentum.
From sharpening positioning and pricing to discovering the right markets, finding best-fit distribution partners and driving growth on the ground, we combine strategic thinking with hands-on market development.
We believe in building love brands. By choosing conviction over volume. Chemistry over convenience. By starting with real work and earning trust along the way. By going deeper with the few, not wider with the many. We choose our partners as carefully as they choose us. And when it makes sense, we do not just advise. We build alongside them.
We help brands find the right direction and turn it into momentum.
From sharpening positioning and pricing to discovering the right markets, finding best-fit distribution partners and driving growth on the ground, we combine strategic thinking with hands-on market development.
We believe in building love brands. By choosing conviction over volume. Chemistry over convenience. By starting with real work and earning trust along the way. By going deeper with the few, not wider with the many. We choose our partners as carefully as they choose us. And when it makes sense, we do not just advise. We build alongside them.
What we do
What we do
We guide and empower ambitious spirits brands and curious distribution partners on their journey of international discovery and success
We guide and empower ambitious spirits brands and curious distribution partners on their journey of international discovery and success
We guide and empower ambitious spirits brands and curious distribution partners on their journey of international discovery and success
More than a consultancy, weโre an international team of spirits industry professionals, brand builders and growth strategists, combining deep local market knowledge with a shared passion for discovery.
More than a consultancy, weโre an international team of spirits industry professionals, brand builders and growth strategists, combining deep local market knowledge with a shared passion for discovery.
More than a consultancy, weโre an international team of spirits industry professionals, brand builders and growth strategists, combining deep local market knowledge with a shared passion for discovery.


We uncover stories, shape connections,
and build momentum that lasts.
We uncover stories, shape connections, and build momentum that lasts.

We uncover stories, shape connections, and build momentum that lasts.

Services
Services
For ambitious
spirits brands
For ambitious
spirits brands
For ambitious
spirits brands
We take bold spirits brands from ambition to action. From defining the right market strategy and finding best-fit distribution partners to launching with impact and building sustainable international growth.
We take bold spirits brands from ambition to action. From defining the right market strategy and finding best-fit distribution partners to launching with impact and building sustainable international growth.
We take bold spirits brands from ambition to action. From defining the right market strategy and finding best-fit distribution partners to launching with impact and building sustainable international growth.
Brand playbook
Brand playbook
Brand playbook
Your brand, ready for launch.
Your brand, ready for launch.
Your brand, ready for launch.
Market playbook
Market playbook
Market playbook
Your next big market-found and mapped.
Your next big market-found and mapped.
Your next big market-found and mapped.
Distributor / Importer identification & agreement
Distributor / Importer identification & agreement
Distributor / Importer identification & agreement
The right partner makes all the difference-letโs find yours.
The right partner makes all the difference-letโs find yours.
The right partner makes all the difference-letโs find yours.
Launch support
Launch support
Launch support
Launch with impact-drive availability, visibility & activation.
Launch with impact-drive availability, visibility & activation.
Launch with impact-drive availability, visibility & activation.
Growth & expansion support
Growth & expansion support
Growth & expansion support
Your brand is live-now letโs make it stick.
Your brand is live-now letโs make it stick.
Your brand is live-now letโs make it stick.
Services
Services
For growth-minded distributors
For growth-minded distributors
For growth-minded distributors
We help forward-looking distributors spot high-potential international brands, structure win-win partnerships, and launch them with clarity and confidence.
We help forward-looking distributors spot high-potential international brands, structure win-win partnerships, and launch them with clarity and confidence.
We help forward-looking distributors spot high-potential international brands, structure win-win partnerships, and launch them with clarity and confidence.
Portfolio strategy & brand matching
Portfolio strategy & brand matching
Portfolio strategy & brand matching
Spot the gaps-find brands that fit and fuel your portfolio.
Spot the gaps-find brands that fit and fuel your portfolio.
Spot the gaps-find brands that fit and fuel your portfolio.
Brand partner agreement & deal support
Brand partner agreement & deal support
Brand partner agreement & deal support
From shortlist to signature-secure your next standout brand.
From shortlist to signature-secure your next standout brand.
From shortlist to signature-secure your next standout brand.
Brand integration & growth support
Brand integration & growth support
Brand integration & growth support
Smart onboarding. Strong launch. Built to stick.
Smart onboarding. Strong launch. Built to stick.
Smart onboarding. Strong launch. Built to stick.


A proven
track record.
A proven
track record.
A proven
track record.
Over a century of combined experience. From ambitious scale-ups to global icons, our team has shaped brands, opened markets and driven growth across the international spirits industry.

Brand stories
Supporting the next generation
Supporting the next generation
Supporting the next generation
Today, we put that experience to work for the next generation of bold brands. Each with its own story, character and ambition to make a mark.
Today, we put that experience to work for the next generation of bold brands. Each with its own story, character and ambition to make a mark.
Today, we put that experience to work for the next generation of bold brands. Each with its own story, character and ambition to make a mark.
Local experts.
Global reach.
Local experts.
Global reach.
Local experts.
Global reach.
Local experts.
Global reach.
Russell & Stellar combines international spirits industry experience with local market expertise and established distributor relationships across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Russell & Stellar combines international spirits industry experience with local market expertise and established distributor relationships across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Russell & Stellar combines international spirits industry experience with local market expertise and established distributor relationships across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Rudy Stol
Rudy Stol
Rudy Stol
Founder & Partner Europe
Founder & Partner Europe
Founder & Partner Europe
Founder & Partner Europe

Tal Nadari
Tal Nadari
Tal Nadari
Co-Founder & Partner USA / Europe
Co-Founder & Partner USA / Europe
Co-Founder & Partner USA / Europe
Co-Founder & Partner USA / Europe

Coming soon
Coming soon
Coming soon
Partner Asia Pacific
Partner Asia Pacific
Partner Asia Pacific
Partner Asia Pacific

Mauricio De Tuya
Mauricio De Tuya
Mauricio De Tuya
Partner LATAM
Partner LATAM
Partner LATAM
Partner LATAM

Marcelo Guillermo Guenther
Marcelo Guillermo Guenther
Marcelo Guillermo Guenther
Partner DACH
Partner DACH
Partner DACH
Partner DACH

Raphaรซl Grisoni
Raphaรซl Grisoni
Raphaรซl Grisoni
Partner Middle-East & Africa
Partner Middle-East & Africa
Partner Middle-East & Africa
Partner Middle-East & Africa

Let's talk
growth
Letโs connect. Whether youโre looking to scale your brand or grow your portfolio, weโre here to help you move forward. Strategically, globally, and with confidence.

Let's talk
growth
Letโs connect. Whether youโre looking to scale your brand or grow your portfolio, weโre here to help you move forward. Strategically, globally, and with confidence.

Let's talk growth
Letโs connect. Whether youโre looking to scale your brand or grow your portfolio, weโre here to help you move forward. Strategically, globally, and with confidence.















