Havana Club unveils Cuban Spiced variant
Havana Club has launched a Cuban Spiced variant in a bid to bring more millennial and Generation Z consumers into the rum category.
JW Filshill acquires Eldorado Tonic Wine
JW Filshill, the Glasgow-based wholesaler, has acquired Eldorado Tonic Wine as part of its purchase of KB Agencies for an undisclosed sum.
Pernod Ricard launches Ballantine's Light and Beefeater Light
Pernod Ricard has ramped up its focus on the low-alcohol category by launching 20% abv variants of Ballantine’s Scotch whisky and Beefeater gin.
Alcoholic drink sales soared at UK supermarkets over Christmas
The alcoholic drinks category led the charge as UK supermarkets enjoyed their strongest ever Christmas trading period, according to Nielsen till scan data.
Harrods head of wine and spirits moves to Mocktail Beverages
Ed Gerard has left his role of head of wines and spirits at upmarket retailer Harrods to join Mocktail Beverages as global business development director.
UK off-trade sales enjoy 17% growth
The beer, wine and spirits category remained the star performer in the UK retail sector as it enjoyed 17% growth in the four weeks to October 3.
Travel Retail Awards 2020 winners announced
Some of the world’s leading drinks brands are celebrating after securing trophies and gold medals at the 2020 Travel Retail Awards.
International Spirits Challenge 2020 announces results for whisky and premixed drinks
Judges at the International Spirits Challenge hailed the overall quality standards on display within the whisky category after issuing a remarkable medal tally.
The language of rum
Language has immense power. It can start wars and broker peace; it can convey truth and espouse lies; it can lead to both understanding and misunderstanding. For rum, semantics is a particularly sore subject.
Agora aims to reignite a passion for vermouth
A vermouth lover aims to bring finesse and balance to the category with the launch of his small-batch Agora Vermouth.
Amaretto: Regaining romance
While amaretto may have a long and somewhat idyllic history, it has done little to capture consumers’ imaginations in recent times. But cocktail culture could be key to changing all that, finds Angel Brown
Brands Report: Irish Whiskey
The growing Irish Whiskey category gets its first page to itself this year. Hamish Smith explains why
Pre-mixed Drinks Challenge results
With convenience at its heart, the pre–mixed drink is always going to involve an element of compromise – the category will probably never be one for the purist. But that doesn’t mean it should be spared our scrutiny.
Absinthe
With all the bans on absinthe now lifted, the traditional French and Swiss producers are now free to re-invent the category for the 21st century. Hamish Smith investigates
MTR raises Courvoisier’s profile at T5
Maxxium Travel Retail (MTR) is raising the profile of Courvoisier and aiming to demystify the cognac category with its multi-sensory experience, ‘Le Nez de Courvoisier’ in the World Duty Free store at London Heathrow Terminal 5.
Bell's whisky gets £1.35m push
UK: Diageo GB is re-positioning its Bell’s blended scotch whisky brand via a £1.35m TV ad campaign.
Beam appoints mixables manager
Beam Global has appointed Debora Boyda to the role of general manager of the Mixables Category Business Team (CBT).
Accolade launches low alcohol wine
Accolade Wines has launched a low alcohol wine under the Stowells brand. Stowells Light is 5.5% abv and a 125ml glass contains one unit of alcohol and 56 calories.
Industry recognises design excellence
The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards recognised "excellence" in design and architecture in the global hospitality industry yesterday, at a ceremony in Canary Wharf, London.
Cocktail Challenge results revealed
Drinks International has announced the category winners of the 18th annual Cocktail Challenge.
Brazil emerges as imported wine market
Brazilians are increasingly turning to wine as their beverage of choice, according to consumer research published by Wine Intelligence.
Diageo restructures global marketing department
Diageo has announced changes to its global marketing department following a review of its structure.