Brewgooder spearheads Fairtrade beer with launch of fonio supply chain
The brewer is the first to harness the ‘super grain’ in a commercially available UK beer – Brewgooder Fonio Session IPA – but has made the fonio supply chain ‘accessible to all’.
Ruta Maya – sustainably natural rum from the rainforest of Belize
There are four varieties in the range – Rum Blanco, Rum Ouro, Coffee and Cocolime – each made with raw materials sourced from across Central America.
Greene King embraces bag-in-box cocktails from The Drinks Bureau
Ready-to-Serve cocktails from The Drinks Bureau have secured a major expansion into the on-trade market via an official listing in Greene King’s pub portfolio.
Birra Moretti overtakes Carling as the UK’s most popular draught lager
Recent market research by CGA found that draught sales of the Heineken-owned Italian lager brand had increased 9.6% compared to the previous year.
D&G’s Ninefold expands its range as customers wake up to local rums
Kit Carruthers launched Ninefold Rum in 2019 after converting part of his family estate in Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, into a distillery.
Spicy, smoky, rich and warming – here come the flavours of autumn
As summer ends, trend-watchers expect to see rising demand for cocktails based on more complex spirits like mezcal, whisky and rum...
BrewDog adds five new ‘bar-quality’ canned cocktails to Wonderland range
The new flavours – Cosmo, Whisky Sour, Strawberry Daiquiri, Watermelon Margarita and Long Island Iced Tea – bring the Wonderland canned cocktail range up to 10.
Pusser’s Rum marks Black Tot Day with a Painkiller cocktail
It has been 54 years since the British Royal Navy stopped handing out a regular ration of rum to the sailors on its warships...
Talonmore tie up with Angostura for post-work ‘self-care’ cocktails
The popularity of wellness drinks is reportedly at an all-time high, with younger consumers in particular cutting back on alcohol and prioritising mental health.
AI-powered bottle personalisation arrives at Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Only available at the Edinburgh venue, the experience – described as the first ever to combine world-class Scotch whisky, art, and AI – will run throughout August.
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