In July of this year, Islay single malt producer Bruichladdich unveiled new packaging for The Classic Laddie, its flagship bottling. The redesign has seen packaging emissions cut by 65% and was guided by a wider mission, to “decarbonise distillation by 2024”. Bruichladdich global marketing director Gareth Brown says: “Packaging is what the consumer sees as the main manifestation of our brand to the world. …

As the tribulations of the Covid-19 era slowly fade like the vapour trail of a Boeing 737, it’s tempting to believe business is back to normal for the global travel retail sector. However, according to the latest forecast from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, a full recovery for the travel retail drinks business to pre-pandemic levels is proving elusive, blown off course by high global inflation,…

It’s been five years since you and the Solomon family took over the running of Tales of the Cocktail. Can you take us back to the job that you took on in 2018 and the achievement you’re most proud of since? Before we took over I was pretty scared to see to see what would happen if Tales wasn’t purchased. I didn’t know what it…

Mastiha is a traditional Greek sweet liqueur, usually drunk as a digestif, flavoured with the resin from mastic trees grown on the island of Chios. It’s the kind of drink you fall in love with on holiday and take a bottle home which then sits, untouched, for years, too sweet and too specific to enter the repertoire. But Axia isn’t that. Sure, it’s a mastiha,…

The House of Rémy Martin line has recently introduced The Infinity Experience, which allows an owner to return their decanter to be refilled an infinite number of times at the Louis XIII Boutique in Harrods, London. In the two-stage client experience, each decanter is first inspected, cleaned and resealed before it gets refilled – a process which only the owner of the decanter is allowed…

Amaro is the Italian word for ‘bitter’ and it encompasses a vast range of herbal liqueurs made in Italy. From Campari to Fernet-Branca to Cynar the sector covers lots of different styles from all corners of the country. Many amaro brands are steeped in history and are synonymous with the pre and post-dinner moments, but the resurgence of classic cocktails and the emergence of ‘New…

Vodka has endured mixed fortunes in recent years. The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have both had long-term supply chain effects on sales, but more pressing is that, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, in the US – one of vodka’s most important markets – tequila is expected to surpass vodka in value sales this year. In fact, the US market for premium vodka…