Craft beer – stock a good range and make sure your staff know about...
WITH on-trade visits more expensive for customers than ever, it’s important for venues to offer a quality experience – and this strengthens the argument for stocking a good range of Scottish craft beers.
Vive le single malt bottlings!
SINGLE malt whiskies from France and Japan are among the recent releases from independent bottler Berry Bros & Rudd.
Will vodka be the next craft spirits boom?
Should licensees and bartenders be prepared for growing demand for small-batch vodkas from switched-on customers?
People still prefer a Pornstar
The UK’s top alcoholic mix-up remains, by a sizeable margin, the Pornstar Martini, which accounts for 15.5% of sales – while its closest rival is the equally blush-making Sex on the Beach, at 7%.
Take a dive in Welsh cave whisky
Penderyn in Wales has been producing whisky for nearly 20 years, launching a second distillery in 2021 and with a third due later this year.Â
Diageo launches Captain Morgan Daiquiri on draught
Using GB’s number one rum-based spirit, this latest variety joins Diageo’s Draught Cocktail range alongside Smirnoff Passion Fruit Martini, Smirnoff Espresso Martini and Gordon’s Pink Martini, catering to the growing demand for cocktails serves with the convenience of speed.
Discover experimental new whiskies from Japan
Japanese whisky maker, Nikka's new Aromatic Yeast releases have been created by experimenting with different types of yeast to create ‘a palette of flavours and aromas’
Smugglers brand raises the spirit of prohibition-era Edinburgh
Resonating with those smugglers’ ‘determination to deliver great spirits to the masses’, the company,established in 2020, has since specialised in small-batch spirits, defined by bold flavours.
Baileys makes a bid for Eurovision glory
Unveiling a three-year partnership with Eurovision, Baileys said it would be ‘drizzling a little deliciousness’ all over the competition’s ‘joyful, global celebration of inclusive and diverse cultures and communities’.
Hoxton Spirits launches three new liquids and an eye-catching new look
Eleven years after disrupting the spirits industry with Hoxton Tropical gin, Hoxton Spirits this week launches three pioneering new spirits – its very own London Spritz’, a Spiced Whisky, and a classic dry gin.
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Luke Richardson
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