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Drink of the nest

TAKE-HOME beer is big business but sales value has been slipping over the last year. Research specialist Kantar Worldpanel found that spend on off-trade take-home...
A bottle of Eden Mill Golf Gin stands on a wooden table with greenery and water in the background.

Eden Mill extends partnership with Genesis Scottish Open as Official Gin

Scottish distiller Eden Mill has announced a two-year extension to its deal with the Genesis Scottish Open as the 'Official Gin' of the golf tournament.

The new champion

PREMIUM bottled ale McEwan’s Champion has launched a special edition with an added ingredient. McEwan’s Champion Whisky Edition, in 500ml bottles, is a blend of...

Pressing on with cider

Last year saw many consumers wake up to the benefits of shopping local, changing cider category trends in the process

Scotland’s most valuable off-trade cider brands

Does fruit hold the key? OUR current millennium is in its 15th year. In that period one of the most fascinating drinks categories has been...
Tennessee Rye

Rye growing throughout Europe

AMERICAN whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s has extended its range with the addition of Tennessee Rye
Aardberg porter

Brew brings water of life

Best known for its peated whisky, Islay single-malt distillery Ardbeg has launched its first ever beer.

Sticking with known brands

Alcohol-free beer continues to dominate the low/no-alcohol category.

Raising the bar for Christmas

Popularity for at-home cocktails isn’t dying down any time soon for consumers.

Sun shines on off sales

GROWTH for barbecue occasions in the UK was huge during the pandemic.
Retailers should ensure there’s a strong selection of mixer options, says CCEP.

Mix up drinks options for sunnier days

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has pushed convenience store operators to keep in a core range of mixer options that shoppers can turn to for those unexpected sunny days in Scotland when they want to enjoy a drink in their back gardens.
Pack shots of White Claw Vodka including Premium Unflavoured, Black Cherry, Pineapple and Mango.

White Claw launches first ever vodka

Hard seltzer brand White Claw has entered the spirits category for the first time with the launch of its new range of White Claw Spirits Vodka.
Cocktails serves stand next to bottles of Disaronno Originale and Disaronno Velvet with the Originale variant in a bar and Velvet cocktail against a summer holiday backdrop.

Disaronno builds the cocktail opportunity in summer

Cocktails have been in high demand ever since lockdown and Disaronno reckons this can offer retailers a chance for link-up sales and increase basket spend.
A bottle of Saltire Single Malt Whisky 18 Years Old is on a table as a person goes to grab the bottle, there is a nosing glass to the right of the bottle and a fireplace in the background to the left of the bottle.

Saltire introduces its oldest whisky bottling

Saltire Rare Malt has introduced its oldest dram yet with an 18 Year Old Speyside expression that also kicks off its Cigar Malt Series.

Well-timed release for AnCnoc

ANCNOC Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has unveiled the latest addition to its vintages collection with AnCnoc 2009 Vintage.
Bottles of Stanhope Kentucky Whiskey Bourbon and Rye Whiskey stands on a wooden table with nosing glasses containing the whiskies.

Stanhope Whiskey rolls out two new drams

Stanhope Whiskey is set to launch in Scotland this October, introducing more American bourbons to the market and honouring a family legacy.