NEWSLETTER

29 August, 2024

Dear reader,

Welcome to the Drinks International newsletter.

Until next week....

Shay Waterworth, Oli Dodd, Eleanor Yates and Hamish Smith

Top Stories

White Claw Vodka comes to the UK

Published: 29 August, 2024

RTD and hard seltzer brand, White Claw, has released its first vodka in the UK, launching nationwide next month.

Nemiroff enters Australian market

Published: 28 August, 2024

Nemiroff De Luxe Vodka has entered the Australian market through Endeavour Group at Dan Murphy's stores across the country.

Analysis

Cachet in the rye

Published: 29 August, 2024

A Prohibition casualty, this whiskey style had all but disappeared by the 1980s, underwent a revival thanks to the classic cocktails craze but now faces further challenges as high-proof drinks lose popularity. Oli Dodd reports on where it may now be headed.

Pernod divests as still wine declines

Published: 28 August, 2024

With volumes down, younger drinkers eschewing the category and climate change taking its toll, the long-term wine forecast doesn’t look too rosy. Oli Dodd analyses the issues brought into focus by Pernod Ricard’s recent steps.

Bar news

Menu of the month: Dram

Published: 29 August, 2024

Dram was opened in November 2022 by Chris Tanner, Jack Wallis and Martyn ‘Simo’ Simpson, who had previously worked together at Soho whisky bar Milroy’s and later Silverleaf. 

Hospo concerns over UK smoking ban

Published: 29 August, 2024

The representative group for UK hospitality has criticised government plans to ban smoking from beer gardens, outside restaraunts, sports stadiums and outside hospitals.