Alex Dullard

Bucking the trend with craft beer

TOTAL beer sales are down from pre-pandemic highs – which is understandable given the circumstances.
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.

Healthy options in RTDs

RTD brand White Claw aims to bring a healthier, more sessionable option to consumers when it comes to choosing from RTD brands.
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.
A person holds a can of Lonkero with a blurred out lake in the background.

Lonkero to take UK market by storm

Finnish alcoholic RTD brand Lonkero is set to launch in the UK for the first time as the brand aims to offer an alternative to beers and ciders this summer.
Looking for the beer champion

Looking for the beer champion

BEER firm Molson Coors is once again joining forces with Scottish Grocer to seek out Scotland’s Champion of Beer in the Scottish Grocer Awards...

Take stock of festive spirits

Convenience retailers can boost their alcohol sales by stocking trending spirits as gifts and a range of celebratory drinks, Diageo has said.
Pack shots of Captain Morgan Pepsi Max Cherry cans in 330ml and 250ml formats.

Captain Morgan shakes up with Pepsi Max Cherry

Diageo has unveiled its latest RTD innovation with the roll out of the new Captain Morgan Pepsi Max Cherry variant for the category.
Coming home

Coming home – Diageo launches Voyager whisky

EARLY in the last century the whiskies of John Walker & Sons made their way across the world. Now the whiskies and brands in the...

Raising the bar for Christmas

Popularity for at-home cocktails isn’t dying down any time soon for consumers.
A bottle of Tomatin 10 Year Old Single Malt Bourbon Matured Whisky with its outer case next to it.

Tomatin unveils new 10 Year Old Single Malt bourbon matured whisky

Highland distiller Tomatin has unveiled its new 10 Year Old Single Malt Bourbon Cask whisky that has been specially crafted for the grocery channel.
Campo Viejo bottle

Continental drinking

Campo Viejo is the subject of a new campaign focusing on all things Spanish
A bottle of Cîroc Strawberry Lemonade stands next to a wine glass with a cocktail inside it made using the vodka with slices of strawberry in the drink as well. These both sit on a stone wall with greenery behind them.

Cîroc introduces limited edition Strawberry Limonade vodka

Premium French vodka brand Cîroc Vodka is set to roll out a colourful new limited edition flavour to its range with Strawberry Limonade.
A bottle of Eden Mill Winter in St Andrews gin stands on a table with a Negroni cocktail serve next to it and a lamp.

Eden Mill unveils Winter gin for Negroni cocktails

St Andrews-based distillery Eden Mill has unveiled its new Winter in St Andrews limited edition gin as a the ideal spirit for the classic Negroni cocktail.
Summerhall Distillery founders Marcus Pickering and Matt Gammell

Winging into Scotch whisky

The Edinburgh-based distillery behind Pickering’s Gin has entered the whisky category with the launch of a new blended scotch.
Pack shots of Four Loko Jackpot cans.

Four Loko hits the Jackpot on new flavour for summer

High-ABV RTD brand Four Loko has unveiled its new Jackpot variant bringing a raspberry ripple flavour to the off-trade category.