• GH Mumm is owned by Pernod Ricard.

A festive focus on Champagne

DRINKS giant Pernod Ricard is encouraging operators and retailers to consider Champagne this Christmas with new activity for its Perrier-Jouët and GH Mumm brands....
• Okell’s range includes four bottled beers.

Manx ale bound for on-trade

BEERS from Isle of Man brewery Okell's are to be launched in the UK on-trade. Drinks importer Morgenrot will distribute the full Okell's range, which...
• Premium spirits, whether served with mixers or in cocktails, are very popular over Christmas.

A spirited time of year for sales

Season presents huge potential for premium brands THE festive season is an important time of year for drinks sales across the board, but presents a...
• The WKD on-trade Christmas activity will give pub customers the chance to win moose hats.

Hats off to this ‘Christ-Moose’

Comedy headgear and cocktails part of festive activity THE firm behind WKD will wish the on-trade a ‘Merry Christ-Moose’ as part of a new festive...
Drambuie

Liqueur firm shows it’s got bottle

THE firm behind whisky liqueur brand Drambuie has released a limited edition bottle in time for Christmas. The new bottle, which is wrapped in a...
• The revamped VK range incorporates five new fruit flavours alongside VK Blue and VK Ice Storm.

VK mixes fruit to follow suit

New variants introduced to capitalise on trend for flavours THE firm behind the VK brand claims to be "steering the RTD category into the 21st...
• Distributor Cellar Trends is promoting a number of serves for the Luxardo sambuca range.

Festive flavours top list

CELLAR Trends, the firm that distributes Luxardo, claims Christmas is the perfect time for bartenders to experiment with its flavoured sambuca range. The Luxardo...
• The ad includes scenes from all four seasons.

Swedish cider makes silver screen debut

SWEDISH fruit cider brand Rekorderlig has made its cinema screen debut with the launch of a new ad designed to position it as a...
The new Mount Gay Eclipse bottle.

A fresh look for golden rum brand

THE firm behind golden rum Mount Gay has introduced new-look packaging for the brand’s premium variant, Mount Gay Eclipse. First Drinks, distributor of Mount Gay...
One of the Anniversary vintage bottles.

Birthday bottle joins rare range

A RARE expression of single malt Glenfiddich has been launched to mark the 125th anniversary of whisky production at the distillery. Only 286 bottles...

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