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Monthly Archives: December 2013

• Desperados is 5.9% ABV.

Tequila beer is in good spirits

HEINEKEN, the firm behind tequila beer Desperados in the UK, has said it expects the spirit beer category to be worth as much as...
• Responsible drinking is the focus of the ad.

Responsibility in pole position

THE dangers of drinking and driving are being highlighted through a new ad for Johnnie Walker. The brand’s ‘I’m Not Driving’ campaign includes a...

New whisky is a child of the nineties

INVER House Distillers has released a limited edition expression of its Old Pulteney single malt, with only 900 cases available globally. Matured in ex-bourbon and...
• The team behind Chaophraya is expected to introduce a new brand in 2014.

Chains eat in to independent turf

Increase in brands offering international cuisine BRANDED restaurant groups are beginning to “colonise” areas of the market previously dominated by independents, according to a new...

Change is not always for the best

By Gillian McKenzie A CHANGE is as good as a rest, or so the adage goes. But for many Scottish operators, this year has brought perhaps...
• Tomatin Distillery boss Robert Anderson (centre) explains the economic and environmental benefits of the new boiler.

Scotch firm cuts carbon emissions

Biomass boiler brings environmental and economic benefits HIGHLAND single malt Scotch whisky distillery Tomatin is said to have cut carbon emissions by more than 80%...
• Tennent’s Lager is still the biggest selling brand in the Scottish on-trade, according to CGA.

Time to take stock for the new year

Drinks brands expected to carry on up the charts in the Scottish on-trade AFTER the chaos of Christmas, the new year brings a chance for...
Corks popped at Alhambra

Corks popped at Alhambra

A LIMITED number of Champagne-corked bottles of Spanish craft beer Alhambra Reserva 1925 have been released in the UK in celebration of what is...
• ResDiary and Bookatable allow consumers to reserve restaurant tables through their websites.

Web booking firms tie up

Reservation sites form strategic partnership in UK RESDIARY, the Scottish-based firm providing online booking services for restaurants, is set to expand its reach through an...
• Kilchoman’s Anthony Wills.

Islay distiller adds new warehouse

CONSTRUCTION work on a new warehouse at Islay distillery Kilchoman has been completed. The 2400 square metre facility, which is said to have a capacity...

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