Still a vital spirit to pubs
While the likes of gin and rum often make today’s drinks news headlines, vodka remains the giant of the spirits sector
Championing the great British pub
New Strongbow campaign celebrates ‘real pubs and real people’ .
A canny shift from breweries
Huge growth in canned and low and no-alcohol craft beers revealed .
Cultivating no-alcohol beer sales
German brewer Krombacher has launched a new no-alcohol wheat beer .
Return of the Aussies
The firm behind Australian lager brand Foster’s has gone back to the future for its biggest advertising campaign in years .
Caribbean hospitality in a rum
Drinks firm Distil is introducing a taste of the exotic to its Red Leg spiced rum brand with the launch of a new flavour .
Sweet new look for rum brand
Pernod Ricard has relaunched Lamb’s Spiced Rum with a new bottle design in a bid to position it as the ‘go-to’ spiced rum in bars .
Full flavour zero ABV
The growing thirst for non-alcoholic drinks is said to be behind Accolade Wines’ decision to release a new alcohol-free white wine .
Wine producers assemble
Wines from around the world were unveiled at Inverarity Morton's annual portfolio tasting in Edinburgh .
Scots turn to the dark side
Double-digit growth for Merlot as nation’s wine trends unveiled .
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
