NEWSLETTER

31 October, 2024

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Shay Waterworth, Oli Dodd, Eleanor Yates and Hamish Smith

Top Stories

UK budget a “betrayal” to scotch whisky

Published: 31 October, 2024

In the Labour government’s first budget in 14 years, chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed that duty on alcohol would increase in line with the Retail Price Index in the new year.

Analysis

Leo Evers: De Kuyper's new CEO sets out big ambitions

Published: 28 October, 2024

Earlier this year hundreds of global industry figures gathered in Schiedam to bid farewell to De Kuyper Royal Distillers’ Mark de Witte, who retired after nine years as chief executive at the company. 

Bar news

The road to Kathmandu

Published: 31 October, 2024

Nicholas Coldicott tracks the journeys of Nepal’s enterprising bartenders as they put the city on the cocktail map.


BCB London reveals 2025 date and venue

Published: 30 October, 2024

BCB has announced the date and venue for its 2025 London debut as it brings the bar and beverage trade show to England’s capital for the first time.