A taste of the curious

Edinburgh based sour beer makers Vault City Brewing has found the top ten cities most likely to try new flavours across the alcohol section.
The McGargles

Stout uncle Jim joins the family

THE McGargles family of bottled beers has grown to include a new uncle. Having first brought the family to the UK in February, importer Morgenrot...
A bottle of Kingsbarns Coaltown lies on top of a pile of grain on top of a wooden barrel.

Kingsbarns honours history in new whisky launch

Lowland's distillery brand Kingsbarns Distillery has launched the latest addition in its core range of whiskies with its new Coaltown expression.
Promotional image for the Guinness Lovely Drops marketing campaign.

Win a Lovely Drop with Guinness

Irish stout brand Guinness is set to give back to retailers and consumers alike with its new Lovely Drops digital platform offering a host of prizes to be won.
Peroni thumb

Lager keeps it sweet

ONE in every three items bought in a c-store is a long alcoholic drink. And within that category, beer is worth over £3.5bn a...

It’s a dead man’s tequila

HALEWOOD has added some Mexican kick to its Dead Man’s Fingers range, with the launch of the brand’s first ever tequila.
Beer bottles

Reassessing booze prices

The Scottish Government has been consulting industry stakeholders on the effects of the minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol.

Scotland’s top alcohol brands: 1. Tennent’s

Scottish Grocer puts the spotlight on the top Scottish take-home alcoholic drink brands in Scotland using the list compiled by Kantar, here taking a look at brand No.1 – Tennent's.
Saltire Rare Malt Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie (left to right) stand behind a whisky barrel with two whisky bottles on top of the barrel and a nosing glass in front of the whisky bottles.

Saltire Rare Malt marks first year of business with new whisky bottling

Independent whisky bottling firm Saltire Rare Malt has marked its first year in business with the launch of a new single malt whisky bottling.
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.
Pete Cheema and Mo Razzaq have both voiced concerns about the rise in MUP.

Convenience retail chiefs voice fears over MUP increase to 65p

Convenience retail leaders are warning that the rise in alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) will hit struggling stores and communities, and lead to more crime.

Pineapple direction

DEMAND for fruit-flavoured spirits prompted the creation and launch of Malibu Pineapple, according to  Pernod Ricard UK. The new variety, originally launched in the USA...
Belhaven beer

Belhaven pushes its local roots across its beer

Provenance of a brand matters to consumers, making local products like Belhaven beers key must-stocks for the year ahead.
A bottle of Tamnavulin Port Cask Edition sits on a wooden table in a living room.

Tamnavulin unveils Port Cask Edition

Speyside single malt whisky brand Tamnavulin has grown its core range of Wine Cask finishes with the launch of its new Port Cask Edition.
UK-Bud-Light-bottle

Light beer shows it has bottle

RESPONDING to research that revealed that 43% of UK beer drinkers only drink bottled beer, AB InBev has unveiled a  bottle format for Bud Light

Sun shines on off sales

GROWTH for barbecue occasions in the UK was huge during the pandemic.