Bottles of Glasgow 1770 Small Batch Series Wine Cask editions including Constantia Wine Cask Matured, Syrah Wine Cask Matured and Pineau des Charentes Wine Cask Matured. All three bottles stand on top of a wooden barrel.

Glasgow 1770 whisky experiments with wine casks

Local distiller The Glasgow Distillery has announced three limited edition single malt whiskies for Glasgow 1770 that have all finished in rare wine casks.

Walking in a boozy Wonderland

BrewDog Distilling Co. has expanded its sites for its Wonderland Cocktails Co. RTD range as it enters over 500 Tesco stores across the UK.

Alcohol free from Tennent’s

Tennent’s has entered the zero alcohol category
Pack shot of Weymss Malts Velvet Fig 12 Years Old bottle with the outer case behind the bottle.

Wemyss Family Spirits unveils return of Velvet Fig series with a 12 Year Old...

Wemyss Family Spirits has announced the return of its much-loved Velvet Fig expression, but with a 12 Year Old age statement for 2025.
Buckfast

Scotland’s most valuable brands: tonic wine

Convenience hit WHILE virtually all of the other top-selling alcohol brands in the Scottish off-trade can be slotted into one category or another, Buckfast is...

Apple of the judges’ eyes – Spar Tulllibody leads by example

IT was a remarkable performance by any measure. In August last year the newly-built Spar store in the central Scotland town of Tullibody opened its...
Standard support

Standard support – Firm ramp up Russian promo’s

VODKA brand Russian Standard hit the screens in recent months with the latest work in its ‘Vodka as it should be’ TV advertising campaign. The...

Brewers predict pandemic boost to beer sales is set to continue throughout 2021

Current beer category trends suggest Scotland’s convenience retailers can also expect a strong 2021, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect consumer behaviour – including their approach to beer

In the festive spirit

LANDMARK Wholesale is offering a new money-saving promotion which it says is ideal for retailers stocking up for the festive season.

Family first for cider ad

Thatchers cider has returned to TV screens with a new marketing campaign

Grouse set for huge TV flight

CHRISTMAS is an extremely important time for spirit sales, especially whisky with a third of total whisky volume being sold during the festive period,...

Spirit of the gift

BENROMACH, the Speyside single malt owned by whisky specialist firm Gordon & Macphail, is targeting the Christmas gift market with a full range of...

Awarding returns for Innis & Gunn

Scottish craft beer brewery Innis & Gunn has picked up six awards across a range of prestigious titles marking a strong year for its range.
Old Mout

Quirky kiwi goes free

HEINEKEN has launched an alcohol-free version of its Old Mout cider. The new Berries & Cherries flavour is available now at £1.30 RRP.

Sunny new look for Thatchers Cloudy Lemon

Somerset-based cider-makers Thatchers Cider has unveiled the new look for its Cloudy Lemon cider variant, displaying a more consistent look with the range.
McEwan’s Champion, ale,

Fresh look seeks shelf appeal

ONE of Scotland’s best selling bottled ales has a new look. According to IRI figures to October 2014, McEwan’s Champion is the second-best-selling bottled...