While focusing on the forgotten category of Rosolio, Gallo says: “I wanted to build my own legacy and create a product that will redefine the way brands are built in the on-trade.” “Since I remember, my family has always been making Rosolio at home, with mulberries or lemon or bergamot fruits. I used to help my grandmother peel the bergamots and when I…
The platform looks at the brand’s history and origins, allowing consumers to create their own unique label design by exploring a combination of graphics and colours inspired by Cuban culture. Havana Club Create includes three visual universes inspired by the streets of Havana to choose from; “Graphic Scenes”, with drawings and paintings taking inspiration from symbols of Cuban tradition, “Neon Waves”, reflecting Havana’s…
The Islay Distillery’s newest expression takes Ardbeg’s signature smoke to a new level with phenol levels in excess of 170 ppm. Colin Gordon, Ardbeg’s distillery manager, said: “Hypernova turns on the afterburners and hauls our spirit into smoky new depths. Highly experimental, this whisky is peaty and intense, with a taste that’s totally surreal. This spirit is not just a slice of Ardbeg history,…
The team at Le Syndicat have worked with six French chefs who are recognised for their creativity. Each chef worked closely with Thibault Massina, director of beverages at Le Syndicat, and Romain Aubert, head bartender, to create two cocktails each. The menu itself has been designed to look like a film roll, with each section opening with a short description of the cocktail…
The three expressions, Elements of Islay Cask Edit, Elements of Islay Bourbon and Elements of Islay Sherry are small-batch, independently bottled whiskies, natural in colour and non-chill filtered. Oliver Chilton, Elixir Distillers master blender, said: “The blend combines fresher, fruitier style of peaty Islay single malt from the north coast with a typical rich and smoky style from Islay’s south coast and has…
Crafted by fifth generation Maestra Ronera, Jassil Villanueva Quintana, the new expression is an homage to founder Andrés Brugal’s pioneering spirit of exploration and generations of maestros who travelled the globe to share the passion of Brugal’s liquid artistry. Jassil Villanueva Quintana said: “This limited edition bottling is a journey that started over a century ago. Andrés Brugal combines special single cask family…
Known for their forward-thinking approach to mixology, Esencia will encapsulate Alvarez and Caporale’s reimagining of the modern cocktail experience, offering guests a tasting menu from mid-October. Occupying a custom-designed space behind Sips Drinkery House, the menu will list a curated selection of concepts, such as ‘Ice’ and ‘Bloody Mary’, each of which denotes two or more cocktails designed to capture their essence. On…
For the trade, London Cocktail Week will continue to focus on education through experience. There will be a collection of formal learning sessions, international takeover shifts and branded immersions, through which bartenders can learn from their peers. The full schedule of events comes from the festival’s seven major drinks portfolio partners: Amber Beverage UK, Bacardi-Martini, Brown-Forman UK, Edrington UK, Moët Hennessy UK, Pernod…
With a focus across 10 markets, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, UK, and the US, which together represent more than 85% of all RTD volumes worldwide, RTD category volumes across these markets will grow by 24% over the next five years. Brandy Rand, chief strategy officer at IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, said: “Consumers in the US have grown accustomed…
The whiskies are hand-selected from the once-private collection of the Gordon family, with the release spanning two collections, The Charles Gordon Collection and The Legacy Collection. House of Hazelwood marketing director Jonathan Gibson, said: “Our Autumn Collection speaks not only to the breadth and depth of the inventory that we work with but also to the character of those family-members who built the…
