A deadly expression

Whisky brand Smokehead has mixed up Scotland and Mexico for its latest whisky release.

Edrington and Beam Suntory to split ways

Leading spirits firms Edrington UK and Beam Suntory are set to end their UK distribution partnership next year as they look to focus on their own portfolios.
Facing up cider at Scottish Grocer’s 2013 Cider Retailer of the Year, Spar Tullibody. Flavoured ciders have provided most of off-trade cider’s growth in the last few years. But one firm says 2013 brought some signs of change in Scotland’s impulse outlets.

Still playing the fruit machine?

Fruit flavoured ciders have seen soaring sales and continued to grow even when the cider boom slowed in recent years. Are they still the...
Tennent Caledonian introduced Lemon T last year as a competitor to established fruit flavour lower in alcohol beers like Fosters Radler and Carling Zest. Tennents is also about to extend off-trade distribution of its alcohol-free line Tennents Hee Haw. Carlsberg UK’s San Miguel 0.0 and Morgenrot’s Krombacher Non-Alcoholic Pils now compete with established alcohol-free beers like Beck’s Blue. Kopparberg says its Alcohol-Free Pear and Alcohol-Free Mixed Fruit ciders have done so well it has added Alcohol-Free Strawberry & Lime to its range.

Game changer?

Late last year the amount of alcohol allowed by law in the bloodstream of drivers in Scotland was cut. It’s said to have hit...

Wine growth set to bubble over

wine focus: analyst predicts boom in value and volume sales ahead THE next five years are set to see increasingly strong growth for wine, according...
Innis & Gunn

Crafting solutions for sales

The year ahead has plenty of consumers concerned about their wallets. As such, there will be plenty looking to cut out or replace certain luxuries that might be too expensive to carry on.
Tennent's lager cans

Supporting beer sales in Scotland

Success in the off trade was more important than ever for beer brands last year, as Covid restrictions closed off other key routes to market.
Pack shots of Mash Gang four packs and single cans in the brand's core range. Variants including Mash Gang Chug, Mash Gang Glug and Mash Gang Journey Juice.

Mash Gang unveils first core range of alcohol free beer

Trio of innovation to capitalise on rising demands ALCOHOL-FREE (AF) beer brand Mash Gang has launched a new permanent core range of its beers across...
A person working at a silo at the MiAlgae production facility.

Eden Mill partners with MiAlgae

Independent distillery Eden Mill has partnered with biotech firm MiAlgae to help produce a sustainable source of Omega-3-rich microalgae.

Italian trio land on British shores

BEER importer World Beers is bringing three more Italian craft beers into the country ahead of the summer sales season. All from the award-winning Birradamare...

Organically sparkling

ORGANIC wine company Vintage Roots reckons on-trade success of prosecco indicates it will be huge in the off-trade this Christmas. Neil Palmer, director at Vintage...
Bottles of Old J Rum range are lined up with a bar background.

Old J Rum rolls out new Coconut variant

Old J Spiced Rum has unveiled a new Coconut flavour after the brand took to social media to find out what its fans were looking for in a new flavour.

Vodka brands choose the rainbow

Two of the biggest vodka brands in the Scottish off-trade have launched campaigns supporting LGBT rights, with both brands highlighting that 2017 marks 50...
Pack shot of Peroni Nasto Azzurro 10-pack of cans.

Peroni shakes up segment with new can format

Premium lager brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro has shaken up the segment with its new 330ml 'stubby' can format in a bid to appeal to more young adult shoppers.

New look for Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond Whiskies has overhauled the packaging across its single-malt whisky portfolio

Spirits need to chill out to sell more

SPIRITS can benefit from a summer uplift, with customers picking up fractional-sized bottles and cocktail ingredients on their way to parties and barbecues. And...
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