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A category that deserves respect

There could be scope for Scottish venues to grow their sales of low and no-alcohol products in the coming months – but only if they take the category seriously
Havana Club Cuban Spiced rum

Sugar, spice, all things nice

Havana Club hopes to attract younger fans with spiced rum
The Macallan

Ushering in the new year

The Scottish tradition of Hogmanay is at the heart of a new release from The Macallan.

Kopparberg adds a new flavour to its bestselling spiced cider variant

Kopparberg has developed the new Spiced Blackberry variant to suit the 57% of fruit cider drinkers who listed a berry flavour within their favourite fruit cider variety.
pink gin in a glass

Gin category still has room to grow

It’s no secret that the gin category has exploded over the past decade, and with so many products available for licensees to choose from, deciding which bottles to stock on the back-bar is a lot more complicated than it once was.

All hail the most British of ciders

BRITISH apples grown and pressed in Devon form the heart of a limited edition cider created specially for the imminent Coronation. 

Whisky festival season brings exclusive bottlings

The world-famous Spirit of Speyside and Feis Ile festivals have taken place across Speyside and Islay, respectively.

From Brazil to the best bars in the world

Jabuticaba is a berry that grows on the Plinia Cauliflora, offering a fresh flavour which Monin reckons is ‘perfect for cocktails, mocktails, iced teas and culinary creations’. 

Bruichladdich captures Islay from the soil to the bottle

The Islay distillery owned by Rémy Cointreau has released the latest expressions in its Barley Exploration series. 

A pinch of Italian magic adds an ultra-premium tang to Birra Moretti

While launching a salted lager may seem a rather off-the-wall direction for Heineken to take, UK on-trade director Will Rice expressed his delight at the product and predicted that it was ‘really going to come to life in the on-trade’.

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus