Fife focus for Kingsbarns
Family-owned Fife distillery Kingsbarns has unveiled a new whisky – Balcomie
Innovation nation
YOUNG people want excitement and are naturally inclined to seek out the new and unusual wherever they can find it, so the theory goes.
It...
Scotland’s top 50 off-trade brands by sales value
The Leaders: off-trade – Scotland’s most valuable brands
Drinks remain vitally important to sales revenue in stores of all types and sizes across Scotland. But...
American flavour for young adults
Red Star Brands has big plans for Four Loko
AMERICAN import Four Loko relaunched in the UK last year, in a bid to shake up...
T aiming for the high note
BEER may have had major competition for the young adult wallet in recent years but it’s still by far the biggest-selling long drink and...
Treats, gifts and small wonders
HIGHLIGHTING premium spirits and making the best of spirits in fractionally sized bottles should be two of the most important drinks retailing priorities in...
At home for the holidays
Christmas is party season and many people looking forward to celebrating at home will already have begun planning their drinks purchases.
Booze-free gin launches
CONSUMERS are increasingly cutting back on their alcohol intake, so it seems fitting that an alcohol-free gin should land in the UK this summer.
Free from set for a scorcher
With consumers increasingly considering their health, alcohol-free wines like Eisberg Alcohol-Free may be a popular choice
Goodbye to plastic on packs
Molson Coors plans to remove plastic from Carling and Coors Light packaging by 2021. The brewer made the commitment as part of its overall global packaging strategy.
Brew brings water of life
Best known for its peated whisky, Islay single-malt distillery Ardbeg has launched its first ever beer.
Covid gains for convenience
Off trade thrives as shoppers stay home
Scottish seltzer rolls out
Hard seltzer brand Lilo has launched White Grape & Elderflower and Cranberry & Rosehip flavours, claimed to offer a low calorie less alcoholic alternative for health-conscious consumers
Absolut mixes it up
Pernod Ricard has relaunched the Absolut flavoured vodka range with a new look and reformulated liquid.
Time to return to TV
Magners Irish Cider is making a return to TV screens for the first time in four years, as part of a new major marketing campaign for the brand
Mental health on the agenda
ALCOHOL free spirit brand, Strykk, is supporting men’s mental health awareness with its Strykk up a conversation campaign.
