A bottle of Penrhos Handcrafted Wonky Strawberry Gin stands on a white table against a white background with a pink bowl of strawberries next to the bottle and a rose gold jigger measure behind the bowl.

Penrhos Gin unveils new Wonky Strawberry Gin flavour

Craft distiller Penrhos Gin has unveiled a limited-edition variant with the new Wonky Strawberry Gin, made from misshapen and surplus strawberries.
Aberlour

Soaring malt brand adds expressions

• ABERLOUR, the malt whisky whose 10-year old stormed to the highest malt whisky position in last month’s Kantar WorldPanel top 25 Scottish drinks...
McEwan’s Champion, ale,

Fresh look seeks shelf appeal

ONE of Scotland’s best selling bottled ales has a new look. According to IRI figures to October 2014, McEwan’s Champion is the second-best-selling bottled...
Budweiser

Getting the beers in

TAKING the party outside has become a regular summer pastime for many Scots and Budweiser is hoping its special barbecue packs will put it...

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...

Growth of gluten free

TENNENT Caledonian has launched Gluten Free T, a 5% abv premium gluten-free lager in selected Tesco stores. Keith Lugton, Tennent Caledonian master brewer, said: “Gluten...
Speyburn bottle and box

Flavour in a fresh package

AHEAD of the festive season, single malt Scotch whisky brand Speyburn has added a new limited-release expression to its portfolio.
Paul-Miller,-Eden-Mill

Sweet colourful summer predicted

COLOURED gins and sweet flavours are among this summer’s trends according to Paul Miller, co-founder of Eden Mill.
Hardy's alcohol free chardonnay

Wine not try alcohol free?

HARDYS has just launched its first ever alcohol-free chardonnay in response to what Accolade Wines sees as growing demand for low or no alcohol alternatives. 
Merrydown Original and Dry

A big year for Merrydown

The last year has been a tough one for some cider brands in Scotland, but for SHS Drinks things are going as well as could be hoped north of the border.
pink gin

Europeans to win a share

Innovation is still coming thick and fast within the gin category, according to Continental Wine and Food.
Aardberg porter

Brew brings water of life

Best known for its peated whisky, Islay single-malt distillery Ardbeg has launched its first ever beer.
The Smart Up Drinks Lab bottles

More fizz less guilt

Port Glasgow firm The Start-Up Drinks Lab has launched Kir Refusal, describing it as a guilt-free fizz

Top of the fizz

Wine brand Echo Falls has been celebrating seltzer success after scooping a Product of the Year award
Frightened Rabbit star Grant Hutchison and wife Jayne launch cider shop

A cider shop to sing about

Cider shop opens in Anstruther, Fife
Friends having Christmas dinner with bottles

Riding the summer wave into winter

Beer brands preparing to follow up on a season of sales growth with a strong winter performance