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It’s finger liquor good!  

Cornish spirit has united with fast food spicing for what must surely be this month’s oddest drinks collaboration, bringing together Dead Man’s Fingers rum with Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Special Càrn Mòr single malt is ‘something quite spectacular’

The single malt, distilled in 2012 at Glen Ord, spent nine years maturing in bourbon barrels before being transferred to a Wasted Degrees porter cask for a final year of maturation

Sapporo Premium Beer makes its UK draught debut through KBE Drinks

Master Brewer Seibei Nakagawa travelled to Germany to acquire brewing knowledge, and then brought it back to Hokkaido, where cutting-edge technology has since perfected the brand...

Belhaven Black: new wind in the sails of Scotland’s number one stout

The brewery, fresh from the successful relaunch of Belhaven Best, has reported an ‘incredible surge in interest’ in Belhaven Black, particularly from younger customers.

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’. 

Benriach on display at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 

Benriach The Twelve will be on offer at each show, available as both a dram or in a bespoke Rapscallion Soda highball, served from two specially created Benriach bars on site

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

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