Drinks news

Strawberry has been voted the UK’s favourite gin flavour, with more than one in five respondents to a survey by Spanish gin brand Puerto de Indias and market research firm 3Gem saying they’d pick it over any other flavour.

Stating that gin drinkers are always looking for innovation, Distell International has launched Amarula African Gin, made from marula fruit spirit, indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa.

Gin brands from across Scotland have been named as winners in this year’s Great Taste Awards.

Scottish distillers featured prominently among the winners at the 2022 Gin Guide Awards.

Rhubarb & Cranberry is the latest flavoured gin to join the Beefeater range.

David Stewart, master blender and malt master at The Balvenie, will mark a major milestone next week as he celebrates his 60th anniversary in the industry.

Bartenders from Edinburgh and Glasgow have won an all-expenses-paid trip to Mexico after taking the top prize in a cocktail competition from Love Drinks.

DUMFRIESSHIRE distillery Ninefold has expanded and relaunched its core rum range in a new-look bespoke bottle which is designed to be both striking and sustainable.

A MEETING of contrasting cultures is how Douglas Laing & Co described the packaging of its Rock Island Mezcal Cask Finished Island Malt Scotch Whisky.

INDEPENDENT whisky firm Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers has added to its Mac-Talla single malt range with the release of Mac-Talla Red Wine Barriques.