Merry time for quality wine

An on-trend wine list coupled with effective food pairing can boost sales

Top picks for the season

Richer flavours will be the order of the day this festive season, according to the sommelier at Le Di-Vin Wine Bar in Edinburgh

Back to the core

Benriach Sherry Wood Aged 12 Years has been reintroduced into the Speyside distillery’s core range in time for Christmas

Cauldron of cocktails

Themed cocktails will be the order of the night this Halloween, says the firm behind RTD brand WKD

A strong and spooky offer

Heineken resurrects CarnEvil campaign to bolster Halloween profits

Scare up some sales

The entrepreneurs behind a cranberry and blood orange liqueur have created a series of Halloween-inspired cocktail recipes

Painting the town blue for International Gin and Tonic Day

Bombay Sapphire is launching a limited run of new gin and tonic serves enhanced by flavoured, edible paint
Soft drinks

Don’t neglect the list’s softer side

A well-served quality soft drinks range has never been more important to nation’s on-trade

Time to mull over winter cider options

Licensees can continue to grow cider sales in the coming months, say drinks firms
Neil Macdonald

A category that evolves over time

Neil MacDonald, regional sales manager at Vimto, talks soft drinks with SLTN

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