Ecommerce is a major growth channel for beverage alcohol and is forecast to be worth US$45.5bn by 2024, significantly outpacing the growth rate of total trade over the next five years. In 2019, the ecommerce
Craft Watch: Bareksten Botanical Gin
The man behind the product is Stig Bareksten, the founder and owner of OSS Craft Distillery situated just outside Bergen, in Flesland, Norway. Aside from gin, it also produces aquavit, whisky, vodka and fruit liqueurs. Bareksten
An Inside the Cask chat with…Stewart Hainsworth
Stewart Hainsworth is the Group CEO of Halewood Wines and Spirits and the person responsible for leading the turn around of this independent business, achieved through a revitalisation strategy over the last few years. His
The Islay Whisky Academy Diploma 2019
Now in its second year, The Islay Whisky Academy Diploma 2019 took place between 21-25th October for those lucky enough to have secured one of the very limited spaces on the course. Running just once
Which? reveals Best Champagne for splashing out
From premium own label to big brands of bubbly, the consumer champion Which? has revealed their best buy winners for Christmas, on the December 2019 issue of their magazine. The Top 3 Which? Best Buy
5 Christmas present ideas for 2019
The Festive Season is once again upon us and there is always one Christmas gift that never goes out of style: alcohol! Here are some ideas for boozy gifts for your friends or loved ones.
Latest M&A in the Drinks Industry – November 2019
Zenith Global has released the latest mergers & acquisitions data across beer, wine and spirits from August to October 2019, including the purchase of Strathearn Distillery in Scotland by independent whisky bottler Douglas Laing &
The World’s First Gin created by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Circumstance Distillery in Bristol worked with Tiny Giant and Rewrite Digital to create ‘Ginette‘ – a neural network capable of creating her own gin from scratch, including recipe, name and label. The gin is called
RTD 2.0: Boozy Sparkling Water
The next generation of Ready to Drink (RTD) is already here with the growing trend currently in the US of lighter drinks evolving away from the alcopops full of sugar or sweeteners, colours and flavourings.
An Inside the Cask chat with…David Robertson
David Robertson is the co-founder of Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh and also Rare Whisky 101. He has been around the Scotch whisky industry from a young age… David was kind enough to spare some time
