50a_tmb_1014

New look for market leader

SCOTLAND’S best-selling beer, Tennent’s Lager, got a new off-trade look in the summer when the brand team refreshed its packaging. The new style is designed...
Paul and Tiffany Kerruish, co-founders of Fynoderee Distillery stand next to a still in a warehouse.

Fynoderee auctions off rare bottle for RNLI

Fynoderee Distillery co-founders Paul and Tiffany Kerruish have auctioned off the first bottle of their new Refuge Manx Rum to raise funds for the RNLI.
Pack shots of Beatbox RTD carton packs including Blue Razzberry, Juicy Mango, Orange Blast and Fruit Punch with a wavy purple and black square background behind them.

Red Star Brands launches BeatBox RTDs to the UK

American RTD cocktail brand BeatBox has rolled out to the UK market for the first time as distributor Red Star Brands continues to shake up the category.

World beers for big events

SELLING world beers during the Rugby World Cup will be one way to grab sales opportunities in 2015, according to Carlsberg. Parminder Walia, senior category...
Pack shots of Funkin Spritz cans including Limoncello Spritz and Raspberry Spritz.

Funkin Cocktails expands into the Spritz cocktail market

Duo of fresh flavours roll out across the chillers CANNED cocktails brand Funkin Cocktails has expanded into the Spritz market for the first time with...
whisky-rise-in-popularity-uk

Whisky is on the way up in the UK

Whisky will return to growth in the UK, increasing annual value sales by £138m over the next few years, according to Edrington-Beam Suntory .

Bringing in choice

Talonmore Drinks Company aims to offer consumers a greater choice across the alcohol free market with its Talonmore Non-Alcoholic spirit.

Smoking out the Grouse

Whisky brand The Famous Grouse is changing one of the expressions in its range – The Black Grouse. From now on it will be known...

Absolut takes on the classics

Pernod Ricard aims to bring a premium taste to canned cocktail options with three new variants under the Absolut vodka brand.
Two bottles of Exploration Jamaican Rum

Scottish rum has Jamaican roots

THE GlenAllachie Distillery’s master blender Billy Walker has brought Jamaican flavour to Scotland with the latest additions to the MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits range.

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.

Apple bites back

APPLE ciders carrying heritage brands are making a comeback, according to Debs Carter, marketing director, alcohol at SHS Drinks. Quoting Nielsen Scantrack research, Carter stressed...

Searching for an edge

Brands adapt to meet the needs of a changing youth culture YOUNG adults today are arguably one of the most diverse consumer groups imaginable. With everything...
A bottle of Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength lies on top of a white hammock with rope next to it.

Mount Gay releases new Eclipse Navy Strength Rum

Barbados rum brand Mount Gay Rum has bottled in its rich naval history with the launch of its new Eclipse Naval Strength rum.
Foster’s

Lager brand says if the suit fits…

FANCY a career you can wear? Would you like to have a special experience to brighten up a daydreaming life? The latest on-pack promo and...
A can of Vault City 999GL sits among different fruit against an orange and yellow background.

Vault City ramps up sour beer production for anniversary

Edinburgh-based brewer Vault City has announced it is on track for its biggest year for beer production as it approaches its eighth anniversary year.