A debut with a Bong
A new arrival from the US – where it launched in 2008 – Bong Vodka is now being made available in the UK off-trade.
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Nc’Nean pushes whisky innovation
Organic whisky distiller Nc'nean has grown its innovative Huntress range with the launch of the dessert-inspired Huntress Orchard Cobbler.
Eden Mill drives with Scottish Open
St. Andrews-based distiller Eden Mill has been named as the 'Official Gin' of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, seeing the brand on a global stage.
Thatchers enters alcohol-free
DRY January might be over, but many consumers are choosing to moderate their alcohol intake beyond the first month of the year
Madrà Excepcional launches its first on-pack promotion with All Points East
Molson Coors Beverage Company has kicked off its first on-pack promotion for its Madrà Excepcional brand with All Points East music festival.
Schweppes Mix enters RTD category with new cocktail cans
Mixer brand Schweppes has entered into the canned cocktail category for the first time with two new RTD cocktail serves ideal for the summer
Craft distiller launches a festive dozen
EDEN Mill, the St Andrews-based firm that includes a brewery and a distillery, has a range of gin-based gifts and products on the market...
Craft beer ‘outperforms market in c-stores’
Craft beer options have remained at the top of the shopping list for plenty of Scottish consumers during the last few years, and 2024 should be no different – especially in the convenience channel, reckons BrewDog.
Craft jumps 45%
Seasonal sales uplift predicted by capital gin
CRAFT products and small-batch production are becoming important in many parts of the drinks industry. Edinburgh-based Spencerfield Spirit...
Edinburgh Gin lifts the spirits for Christmas
Edinburgh Gin aims to encourage more consumers to trade up for their gin gifting this year with the relaunch of its Christmas gin edition.
The growth of the craft
MAINSTREAM lagers might still provide the biggest beer sales in the off-trade but other parts of the business especially craft beers are very exciting.
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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...
Winter cooler
CIDER may often do well in summer but the cider firms are keen to extend sales in spring, autumn and winter too.
• Swedish cider Kopparberg...
Drams of eastern promise
Independent importer and distributor Love Drinks has struck a deal to bring the Kurayoshi Distillery range of Japanese whiskies to Scotland.
Caorunn gets cosy with cocktail recipes for autumn evenings
Scottish gin brand, Caorunn has created three autumnal cocktails in collaboration with its gin ambassador, award-winning mixologist Walter Pintus
A new life bears fruit for Cider Retailer of the Year
Our winner: Muirside Stores
Elaine McIntyre and her husband Derek own Muirside Stores Ltd, trading as Spar, Tullibody – the Scottish Grocer Cider Retailer of...
