Cans of Funkin Spritz are laid out across a table with sliced oranges above them and a bowl of crisps to the bottom right and olive to the top left.

Funkin freshens up RTDs with new Spritz range

Canned cocktails brand Funkin Cocktails is set to freshen up drinks serves for the summer with the launch of its new Funkin Spritz range of drinks.
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When baristas meet Jager

German herbal liqueur brand Jagermeister has launched a new “ice cold” shot pack.
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Dead Man’s Fingers grow range with Coffee Tequila Liqueur

Spirits brand Dead Man’s Fingers has expanded its Tequila portfolio with the launch of Coffee Tequila Liqueur and a ready-to-drink Margarita can.
BrewDog is running a creative competition that offers retailers free stock in return for in-store space.

BrewDog launches retailer competition

Craft beer firm BrewDog is offering free stock to retailers through a nationwide competition, Space For Beer – and store bosses can find out the details here.

Craft ale from whisky town

THE latest part of Scotland to hit the craft beer trail is the famous whisky town of Keith in Banffshire, where the Keith Brewery...

Mental health on the agenda

ALCOHOL free spirit brand, Strykk, is supporting men’s mental health awareness with its Strykk up a conversation campaign.

Cider fresh from France

FRENCH cider brand Galipette Cidre has expanded its presence in the UK, with a new Waitrose listing.
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Cherry springs into off trade

Supermarket debuts new fruit cider flavour as Kopparberg extends range

Liqueur new look

WHISKY Liqueur Drambuie has launched a new bottle. William Grant & Sons, which acquired the brand in 2014, says the new look illustrates Drambuie’s...
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Fruits for summer

SUMMER has truly arrived when berries come into season, so it’s no surprise that sweeter flavours also perform in the off trade
Pack shots of Old Pulteney 12 Years Old and Old Pulteney Harbour.

Bring Scotland’s northern costs to shoppers with Old Pulteney whisky

Wick-based whisky brand Old Pulteney has encouraged consumers to discover its core collection with its 12 Year Old and Harbour drams.

Mango lands in the UK

White Claw has expanded its UK portfolio with the launch of a new mango variant in time for the summer
A bottle of Stirling Distillery's Classic Gin stands next to a glass with a drink serve as a hand places some basil into the drink.

Stirling Distillery rolls into Co-op stores

Stirling Distillery has secured listings in 16 Co-op stores across Scotland, aiming to introduce its nettle gin to more shoppers in the country.
Strongbow Dark Fruit. The Heineken-owned flavoured cider, launched ahead of summer last year – said to have taken a 5% share of off-trade cider sales within eight weeks of launch.

Here for the long term

IT may not be quite the booming drinks category that it was three or four years ago but cider is still very important to...

Edrington and Beam Suntory to split ways

Leading spirits firms Edrington UK and Beam Suntory are set to end their UK distribution partnership next year as they look to focus on their own portfolios.
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Four Loko launches Hawaii flavour

Launch takes the flavour range of the no1 RTD brand in Scotland to 10 Four Loko has launched a new tropical flavour of its...