Rum has a new king in the form of Plantation. It’s been reaching for the crown for a number of years and this year takes it from both Havana Club as best selling and Zacapa as top trending. Plantation has been the talk of the bartender community in the past year or so. While its toppling of Havana Club and Bacardi is a…
Once again Ketel One bags top vodka honours. Diageo’s super-premium offering can also claim to be the best selling vodka in the World’s Best Bar, Dead Rabbit in New York. And it is the best selling vodka at an Italian bar with more than 1,000 libations on the menu. Its owner, molecular mastermind Dario Comini says Ketel One is the “most serious” vodka. Bellboy’s Ariel…
The whisky scored 95.5 points out of a possible 100, beating premium brands including Cutty Sark, The Famous Grouse and William Grant’s, in Murray’s annual Whisky Bible. He said: “The spices are so busy yet beautifully balanced against the softness of the grape; long and perfectly assisted by the light oils which coat the palate with high class sherry. The spices buzz with contentment, while…
Accessed via Facebook messenger, the Whisky Matcher uses new chat bot technology allowing users to ask a series of questions in real-time that lead them to a single malt, based on personal flavour preferences. Sam Maguire, Diageo’s innovation marketing manager- futures said: “Scotch is all about flavour. No other spirit offers the same breadth and depth of flavours as scotch and certainly no other liquid is as versatile. We know…
The collection of limited releases explores the origins of Glenmorangie’s reserves of aged whisky, each distilled in a single year. The inaugural expression, Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1990, tells its own story of a spirit which emerged from the most challenging harvest in living memory. Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s director of distilling, whisky creation & whisky stocks, said: “The Bond House No. 1 collection…
Liverpool rum is distilled on the island of Trinidad in column stills from sugar-cane molasses. It is aged for 16 years, double matured and then finished in ex-American Bourbon barrels. It is recommended the dark rum (43% abv) is served neat or over ice. It’s available in a 70cl bottle and retails at £48 in the UK. A spokesperson at Halewood Wines & Spirits, said:…
The equivalent of 152 million bottles of sparkling wine and champagne have been sold in the UK so far this year, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s end of year market report. This compares to 132 million bottles during the same period in 2015. The data from sales in UK shops, supermarkets, restaurants and bars does not include December and some of November,…
The agreement between the trade body representing the scotch whisky industry and the private entity representing the cachaça Brazilian spirit industry will enable a collaboration on themes such as the prevention of misleading commercial practices, promotion of responsible consumption, and mutual promotion and protection of the geographical indications. SWA director of global affairs Sarah Dickson was in Brasilia this week for the signing of the…
MMD was established in 1986 by Champagne Louis Roederer to manage the sales, marketing and distribution of its champagnes in the UK. The company has since established itself as one of the leading fine wine importers in the UK, representing renowned new and old world producers. MMD joins as the 45th partner in the WSET’s corporate patrons programme. The programme ensures that WSET receives funding…
Across the three tastings, more than 80 exhibitors will present more than 1,000 wines, from nearly 200 different wineries and brands. Visitors will be first in line to try new releases from the latest vintages, recently launched and soon-to-launch wines. Laura Jewell MW, Wine Australia head of market EMEA, said: “After the success of last year’s Australia Day Tastings, we’re delighted to be back again…
