Life is Swede for fruit cider

BRITISH, Irish, Swedish, cloudy, apple, fruit, craft, bottled, draft... it’s little wonder consumers – and operators – can find cider a confusing category. The raft...

Alcohol-free wine targets expectant mums

EISBERG, the alcohol-free wine brand, aims to target pregnant women through a new marketing campaign. The activity includes the launch of a dedicated ‘pregnancy...

A world of beer possibilities

Consumers have more choice than ever, firms say SCOTTISH consumers and operators are spoilt for choice these days when it comes to world beer. Importers and...

Who will be named cider champion?

AS the cider category continues to boom, with new products continually coming on stream and new consumers being drawn to the category, it’s never...

Baltic brand adds fizz to Scots market

BALTIC cider brand Fizz has secured its first Scottish listing. The four-strong range of premium ciders is available through wholesaler Wallaces Express. Fizz, which is...

Pub giant brings taste of US to UK

American cask beers join new and resurrected brews in festival FIVE American cask-conditioned beers have been rolled out across JD Wetherspoon’s pub estate this month...

Scots renew auld wine alliance

Demand for French wines growing, merchants say TASTES are changing in the Scottish wine market, as consumers embrace a wider selection of old world wines,...

A touch of Madzik in the air

THE team behind Czech vodka brand Babicka is promoting a new cocktail serve for Halloween. The Black Madžik cocktail combines 50ml of Babicka with 25ml...

The spirit that keeps on giving

Flavoured variants keeps vodka category moving forward VODKA’S dominance of the spirits scene could scarcely be more complete. CGA Strategy recently estimated the value of on-trade...

Tia Maria goes behind the mask

LIQUEUR brand Tia Maria has been interacting with consumers face-to-face in the latest stage of its ‘behind the mask’ campaign. A six-week programme, titled...

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Jack Cummins
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Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
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