Artisan Spirits evoke Glasgow history and Kentucky expertise with The STANHOPE
With a lengthy family story behind it, the ambitious new brand has arrived on the market in two iterations – Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey.
Global Brands selected as UK distributors for American Beverage Marketers
Family-owned ABM, based in New Albany, Indiana, is renowned for manufacturing cocktail mixers, syrups and fruit purées, using only the finest fruit with all natural flavours.
Scotland’s first ever coffee tequila brand enjoys a rash of early listings
Jalisgow has arrived on-trade at an array of Glasgow bars, including The Finnieston, Lebowskis, Kong, Wunderbar, The West Side Tavern, Gandolfi, Max’s Bar, and The Locale.
Salt, smoke and sweetness in the new East Neuk syrup from Eden Mill
The East Neuk of Fife was once famed for its sea salt production, making the coastal village of St Monans a centre of the trade in the 17th century until its decline in the 1820s.
Carling announced as Official Beer of the Scottish Professional Football League
Carling brand director at Molson Coors Beverage Company, Lee Willett, said: “Carling is the lager brand consumers most commonly associate with football so we are thrilled to be able to announce our partnership with the SPFL."
Never mind the continental lagers – here’s the Scottish prizewinners
People may have been temporarily drawn in by the ‘marketing mirage’ of foreign beer – but Innis & Gunn founder Dougal Sharp says the future of premium lager will be homegrown.
Orkney Brewery and Fyne Ales take home awards at Indie Beer Scotland 2024
The SIBA Scotland Independent Beer Awards are blind-tasted by expert beer judges, beer sommeliers, and master brewers from elsewhere in the UK.
Tayport Distillery and The Criterion ring the bells with a new rum
100 Chimes is said to offer a rich and complex flavour profile, with notes of vanilla, sweet orange and all spice creating a warm and pleasant drinking experience.
Surf’s up as Badachro launches new Highlands-inspired golden rum
Surfing Puffin Rum – a companion to Badachro’s Dancing Puffin Vodka – has already been shortlisted in the International Blended Rum category of the 2024 Scottish Rum Awards.
Make way for a new category – zero alcohol, but maximum mushroom!
Zooz is described as a ‘ground-breaking pioneer’ in no-and-low category which its creator believes will redefine the way consumers and bar-owners think about adult soft beverages.
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