Drinks news

Linlithgow Distillery has announced that Billion Global Chase Limited (BGC) has taken a 75% share in the business.

Eazy IPA successfully launched to the off-trade last March, and LWC Drinks will now have exclusivity over its distribution in draught format in the Independent Free Trade, aiming to drive both volume and reach for the brand. 

In September 2023, Old Jock won SIBA's Scotland’s overall best cask ale award and a gold award in the strong ale category. This was followed in Dec 2023 with CAMRA's Champion Strong Ale of Scotland Award.

Smirnoff has introduced a brand-new flavour expression to its growing GB vodka portfolio - Smirnoff Spicy Tamarind – which is now available across the...

Described as brand new and exclusive to the UK, Absolut Hunni is made exclusively with natural flavour, contains no added sugar and is said to deliver a premium, sweet vodka with a distinct flavour of golden honey, at ABV 38%.

The team at St Andrews distiller Eden Mill might have had tears in their eyes at Hogmanay as they sang Auld Lang Syne. The company will open its new distillery this year, with production leaving the original facility.

In years past, Windswept has been hailed by the Campaign for Real Ale for making the ‘best beer in Scotland’, and as recently as last autumn, was racking up gold awards for several of its beers.

Aston Manor use a blend of bittersweet Michelin and Dabinett apples grown in orchards across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, balanced with juice from eating apples, to produce what it describes as ‘a refreshingly good cider’.

The Portman Panel considered the possibility of confusion, but noted that the disputed label figure was a square, presented as a Kanji character in a wider Japanese context, rather than a circle.

Described as an ‘expertly crafted classic London dry gin’ distilled in Scotland, Shipyard’s palate is dominated by citrus, herbaceous flavours, and floral notes like gorse and elderflower.