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Seasonal rum serves

SKULL sporting rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers will be rolling out limited-edition Halloween bottles for its flagship Spiced Rum.
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New flavour in gin aisle

Manchester gin distiller, Zymurgorium, has introduced a chocolate flavoured gin to its range.

Fruit flavours of the season

KOPPARBERG says that while cider is becoming less of a seasonal drinks category ciders still sell better in good weather. The firm says the brand...
Guinness no alcohol

A stout without the alcohol

Fans of Ireland’s most famous stout can now pick up an ABV-free version of Guinness.
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Scotland the real UK cider country

Value sales are in better shape north of the border
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Bring the party home

WHETHER it’s a big night in or a few drinks before heading out, price-sensitive consumers appear to be getting more adventurous with spirits at home.
Debbie Harding is to take on the role of SRC chair.

Three key appointments for retail industry

There have been three key appointments that are relevant to the convenience channel, with announcements relating to the Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Alcohol Industry Partnership and Greens Retail.
A pack of Wonderland Cocktails 12 Cocktails of Christmas stands on a green table with the 12 cans stacked around the pack against a red background and red baubles hanging from the ceiling.

Enjoy winter with Wonderland with new Christmas cocktails pack

Wonderland Cocktails encourage consumers to count down with its 12 Cocktails of Christmas, offering shoppers an expansive range of drinks options.
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Last Christmas for light

Christmas 2020 will be one of the last times consumers can pick up a ‘Coors Light’
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Island brews

SCOTLAND isn’t short of islands, it isn’t short of brewers. So, perhaps not surprisingly, it isn’t short of island brewers. At Isle of Arran Brewery...

Brewers secure cash

SCOTTISH alcohol-free beer brand Days has kicked off 2022 in a strong position – after successfully raising £1 million in funding.

Ready to spend more this summer?

IMPROVING consumer confidence could mean a boost to entertaining including, if the weather plays ball, barbecues for families and friends, reckons wine firm CWF. It...

Alcohol-free boom?

SALES of alcohol-free wine in the year to the end of last summer boomed compared to the year before (they were up 42% according...
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Beer brand flies back with a Scottish angle

IT’S been a big year for lager brand Kestrel. The beer, which had been popular and widely distributed in the 1980s and 1990s, was relaunched...
Rock Rose Gin Summer Edition

A garden gin

Dunnet Bay Distillers has uncorked the latest seasonal variant in the Rock Rose Gin range.