Let Giffard take you on a trip to the tropics
The French company is promoting three of its products – Caribbean Pineapple, Crème de Fruit de la Passion and Banane du Bresil – for use in summer cocktails.
Glasgow’s Wester Distillery is back in the rum business
After a ‘brief hiatus’ in production, the brand has been acquired and revived by Gleann Mór Spirits, the company behind the Leith Spirits, Edinburgh Rum, Glasgow Gin and Firkin Gin brands.
Today’s the day that the Navy took sailors’ free rum away
After 239 years of issuing a daily allowance of ‘Navy strength’ rum to its sailors, the British Admiralty brought the tradition to an end on July 31st, 1970
Tennent’s Lager unveils its first new can design in five years
The design puts greater emphasis on the lager’s locally sourced ingredients, the brewery’s commitment to sustainablility, and its historic place in Scotland
El Jimador spearheads 100% agave tequila growth in the UK
Brown-Forman’s El Jimador is now the number one 100% agave tequila brand in the UK, according to latest industry data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis.
Edinburgh Gin commits £250,000 spend to drive summer trade
Already the fastest-growing London Dry within the Scottish on trade, the brand’s new marketing push aims to attract even more gin fans towards on and off trade purchases
Spirits of Virtue relaunches its non-alcoholic spirits portfolio
Established in 2018 by brothers Roddy and Kerr Nicoll, the company produces the broadest range of zero-alcohol spirits in the UK, with no less than 24 products across the major spirit categories.
Uile-bheist fills its first barrels and releases new make spirit
Head Distiller Andrew ‘Drew’ Shearer performed the historic first cask filling, laying down spirit for maturation in ex-sherry and ex-bourbon oak casks for a minimum of three years.
Bladnoch Distillery celebrates its past, present and future
The Samhla Collection – named after the Scots Gaelic word meaning 'symbol' or 'likeness' – is a family of single malt whiskies embodying three generations of Bladnoch's history, with vintages from 1966, 1990, and 2008.
Lychee liqueur hops aboard the ‘Barbie-core’ bandwagon
PINK is the colour of summer 2023, driven by anticipation for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie – and De Kuyper reckons that its Kwai Feh Lychee Liqueur is right on trend.
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