Darker future?
TAX changes have benefited beer sales in Britain in recent years and continuing pressures on pubs have seen sales move to the off-trade, says...
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...
Young at heart
As Scotland’s students return for a new term and other young adults settle down for the party season we look at some key alcohol...
Jonny’s the toast of Deuchars
THERE’S the Edinburgh Festival, which is one of the most highly regarded arts festivals in the world.
There’s the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is...
On a roll
HEINEKEN, the giant drinks company behind brands like Foster’s, Kronenbourg 1664, Desperados, Bulmer, Strongbow and Old Mout, sees itself as the number-one supplier of...
Filtered vodka
SMIRNOFF, the UK’s biggest-selling vodka brand last month launched its latest marketing campaign, said by brand owner Diageo to be worth £15m.
The first...
Keep it cool this winter
When it comes to ready-to-drink beer and cocktails, convenience has the edge
THE term ‘cocktail party’ may still carry connotations of wealthy socialites in the...
Oak specialist reaches £10m
SPECIALIST beer firm Innis & Gunn, a pioneer in spirit cask-aged ales, saw sales break through £10m last year.
Turnover to end 2013 was...
Comfortable new year
GLASGOW and Edinburgh both feature in a major sampling initiative for Southern Comfort, from Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands.
Across the UK, from late last month, during...
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...
Joining the craft
FORMER prime minister Gordon Brown bounced back on to the political scene recently.
But, if historians in the future debate his impact on the...
Keeping craft simple
FOR John Mercer, marketing manager of Shetland’s Lerwick Brewery, the craft beer revolution has certainly arrived.
“At Lerwick Brewery, we’re seeing demand for our three...
Own-label first for Country
BESTWAY and Batleys’ own-label cider Country Choice has added two new fruit-based ciders to its off-trade range.
The two new lines – Country Choice Dark...
Winter cooler
CIDER may often do well in summer but the cider firms are keen to extend sales in spring, autumn and winter too.
• Swedish cider Kopparberg...
Don’t forget the honey
AFTER what they say was the successful launch of environmentally conscious brand Planetbee’s South African Chenin Blanc earlier this year, distributor Morgenrot and brand...
Island brews
SCOTLAND isn’t short of islands, it isn’t short of brewers. So, perhaps not surprisingly, it isn’t short of island brewers.
At Isle of Arran Brewery...
