Stravaig founders set up shop with selection of craft bottlings
Industry veterans Ryan McCafferty and Ola Lopatowska took the decision to launch their own independent Scotch whisky bottler in 2022
Drinks industry professionals share their top Hogmanay tipples
New Year's Eve is all about seeing out the old and bringing in the new – and what better way to do that than with a whisky?
Chairman’s Reserve launches ‘Naughty & Spiced’ staff competition
Participating bars will compete for one of two all-inclusive trips for two to Saint Lucia, including a tour of Saint Lucia Distillers
Innis and Gunn break the ice with new 9.5% ABV Arctic Ale
The new beer is a faithful recreation of Allsopp’s 1875 Arctic Ale, first brewed for Sir George Nares’ North Pole expedition
Alpacalypse IPA hits ‘perfect middle ground’ for on-trade uptake
The 4.3% ABV IPA has become one of the fastest-growing craft beers in the UK on-trade, securing listings in over 4000 pubs and bars.
Murphy’s Irish Stout woos publicans with a 2026 price freeze
“Murphy’s 2026 price freeze is about backing pubs and giving them price certainty on a brand that is soaring in popularity"
Heineken invests to keep Birra Moretti leading the World lagers
“The new glassware, and marketing push, aims to help operators maximise the brand’s potential this festive season and beyond”
Mid-strength spirits pioneers join Proof Drinks UK portfolio
Quarter Proof, the UK’s largest mid-strength spirits brand, has announced a partnership with leading drinks distributor Proof Drinks.
The collaboration is said to mark ‘a...
Indigo Yard woos rugby fans with a self-pour Guinness takeover
The Edinburgh venue put up the black-and-white bunting for the Autumn Internationals and won’t take it down til the end of the Six Nations.
Dorchadas makes waves with ‘double-continent’ rum maturation
The Fife-based rum brand has released Washed Ashore 03, a 15-year-old single cask bottling which won at the 2025 Scottish Rum Awards
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