In the hunt for sales growth, one innovation path increasingly taken within the alcohol industry is the move by soft drinks to release ‘hard’ versions with alcohol, either by producing their own products, working in
Deposit Return Scheme Open Letter from Scottish Businesses
Below is a Public Letter sent to Nicola Sturgeon MSP First Minister and other Scottish Government representatives on 6th March 2023. “Dear First Minister, Deposit Return Scheme must be delayed We are all determined to play
Scotch Whisky Exports Surge to Over £6bn for First Time
Global exports of Scotch Whisky grew to more than £6bn for the first time in 2022, according to figures released today by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). In 2022, the value of Scotch Whisky exports
New Product: Noble Rebel Blended Malt scotch whisky
Loch Lomond Group has launched Noble Rebel; an innovative new blended malt Scotch whisky brand that creatively pushes boundaries in the pursuit of flavour creation, combining the nobility of single malt whisky with the rigour
Irish Drinks Exports grow to €2 billion
Bord Bia – the Irish Food Board – has recently released their Performance and Prospects report to inform share the latest performance figures of Irish food and drink exports for the year gone by and
New Product: Pallini Limonzero
Pallini, one of Rome’s oldest and most renowned creators of Limoncello, has crafted the world’s first zero-proof alcohol free Limoncello, Pallini Limonzero. Made with the same renowned Sfusato lemons from the Amalfi Coast, Pallini Limonzero is
How to Kill Your Own Drinks Industry in 5 Steps
Perhaps taking inspiration from the temperance movement, which began in Dundee with the foundation of the Prohibition Party and subsequent election of its only MP in 1922 – Edward Scrymgeour – the Scottish Government has
Drinks Businesses gone into administration in 2022
The socio-economical head wind post-COVID has been a difficult one to manage for a number of drinks companies, resulting in some of these falling into administration and potentially ceasing to trade altogether. Inflation and rising
Kentucky Distillers’ Association Announces New Board
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Chris Morris of Brown-Forman has been elected Chairman of the 142-year-old non-profit trade group that unites, promotes and protects the state’s signature Bourbon and distilled spirits industry. Morris,
Unusual Novelty Drink Bottles from Around the World
Alcoholic drinks comes in many different shapes and sizes, from the standard glass bottles that we expect to find in store shelves to single serve pre-mixed cans or more environment-friendly packaging such as bag in
New Product: Dumbarton Rock Blended Malt Whisky
Dumbarton Rock is their first Blended Malt Scotch Whisky by Dràm Mòr, the Dumbarton based, family owned and run independent bottlers, named after the 240 foot tall volcanic plug of basalt that overlooks the town. Dràm Mòr
How to Buy a Cask of Scotch Whisky from…Dalrigh Distillery
Whisky enthusiasts around the world are being offered a rare opportunity to be part of a new name in Scotch whisky – Dalrigh Distillery – a new lowland distilling house readying its casks for the
Independent Scotch – The History of Independent Bottlers
David Stirk is due to release the book “Independent Scotch – The History of Independent Bottlers” charting the demise of the small blending and brokering firms from the 1940s through to the 80s and then
Featured Job: Business Development Manager at MarGin London Dry Gin
Do you have a passion for quality drinks, cocktail & spirits? Are you a self-motivated, highly persuasive superstar in the making? Are you looking for a career change, but haven’t found the right opportunity?? As
MarGin, the sipping gin inspired by the ‘White Fiver’
How do you like your gin? In a martini, with an olive or a twist? Or maybe in a gin and tonic with ice and a slice? What about straight-up, or, at the very least,
