Spirits surge

Beer knocked from number two spot TAX receipts from spirits sales have nosed ahead of revenue raised from beer duty for the first time ever,...

Italian living bottled in

Italian beer brand Birra Moretti sets out to bring the beauty of Italy to consumers with new glassware and marketing campaign.

Apples make a comeback

Premium bottles and cans on trend

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...
A bottle of Madrí Excepcional Zero stands on a table with a bowl of olives to the right and a bowl of cheese stuffed tomatoes to the left with a Madrí Excepcional branded glass behind the bottle.

Madrí Excepcional launches Zero alcohol beer

Spanish-style lager brand Madrí Excepcional has entered the low- and no-alcohol market with the launch of its new Madrí Excepcional Zero 0.0% beer.

Long drinks in Olympics sales surge

HOT weather and the Olympics in Rio combined to boost demand for alcohol, according to researcher Nielsen. Beer and cider were the big winners, with...
Cocktails serves stand next to bottles of Disaronno Originale and Disaronno Velvet with the Originale variant in a bar and Velvet cocktail against a summer holiday backdrop.

Disaronno builds the cocktail opportunity in summer

Cocktails have been in high demand ever since lockdown and Disaronno reckons this can offer retailers a chance for link-up sales and increase basket spend.

Funds fuel expansion

A SCOTTISH vermouth maker has secured £120,000 worth of investment through a crowd funding campaign. Tait Bros successfully secured the funds through a campaign for...

Will small be beautiful?

BEER and cider giant Heineken has given some of its brands new looks ahead of the summer. Desperados spirit beers and Old Mout cider are...
Annabel Thomas, the chief executive and co-founder of Nc’nean Distillery.

One million for Nc’nean

Scotch whisky distillery Nc’nean has raised more than £1 million through a successful crowdfunding campaign
Treating Season with Accolade Wines

Hey, big spender

Accolade Wines is investing £1 million in a multi-brand Christmas campaign.

Cider goes spicey

SWEDISH cider brand Rekorderlig is to launch a Spiced Plum flavour. The limited edition will replace the brand’s Winter Cider, which was launched in 2009. The...
Pack shot of BrewDog Punk IPA with its 18 Years promotion on pack offering consumers a £10 Meal and Pint deal.

BrewDog marks 18 years of Punk with on-pack promo

BrewDog has marked 18 years of its flagship Punk IPA brew with the launch of a new on-pack promo offering consumers an exclusive £10 meal deal.
The Echo Falls Fruit Fusion Sour Apple launch follows the success of a Blue Raspberry variant.

Echo Falls launches Sour Apple flavour

Popular winemaker Echo Falls is adding a Sour Apple variant to its Fruit Fusion range in time for Halloween – following the success of the Blue Raspberry flavour launched earlier this year.

A matter of heritage for Belhaven

Belhaven Brewery is shouting out the importance of legacy when it comes to consumer beer choices noting the brand's three century long history.
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Banking on the success of gin

Loch Lomond launch comes ashore .