The new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners has revealed that in the last 12 months, Britain has lost around one in 18 of its licensed premises, 5,736 pubs, hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes.

Super-premium gin Brockmans has announced that one million bottles were sold within a 12-month period, a milestone for the brand.

UK gin producers have called upon Chancellor Rishi Sunak to freeze duty on spirits after revealing that exports have plummeted 35% as a result of the pandemic.

US: Buffalo Trace has released a vodka that has been distilled 159 times.

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