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
Craft Watch: The 45
This Craft Scottish Spiced Rum has been produced by The Jacobite Spirits Co. and it is distilled and spiced in Scotland. The initial taste of the ‘spirit of rebellion’ will be a limited release of
Starbucks Launches Bar Mixato in China
New mixology offering elevates night time experience at China’s coffee wonderland by blending specialty coffee craftsmanship with cocktail artistry at Starbucks Reserve Roastery Shanghai. Starbucks announced the new addition of Bar Mixato to the Starbucks
Vote for Inside the Cask!
Icons of Whisky Scotland 2020 has shortlisted Inside the Cask for the ‘Communicator of the Year’ award – if you can spare a few minutes, I would really appreciate your support and vote – the
Amazon launches Tovess Single Batch Craft Gin
The online retailer has launched their own gin this week for £24.99 in the UK and also available to purchase in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. This is apparently only the first spirit product of
Altitude-Adapted Drinks
How drinks manufacturers are enhancing the travel experience by experimenting with product innovation for air travel, courtesy of the IWSR. It’s long been known that alcohol has not only a different effect, but also a
Best Drink Products for Halloween
Here are some of the best Halloween inspired alcoholic products for you to get creative and have some fun with during celebrations on 31st October. The occasion continues to grow with a fifth of all
Everything you need to know about Online Spirits Auctions
The team at Whisky.Auction have covered most of what you need to know if interested to venture into the world of Online Auctions, whether for whisky, rum or any other spirit category. This blog post
Asahi, Seedlip & Ceder’s to present at the Lo & No Beverage Summit
The Lo & No Beverage Summit is taking place in London on 15th-16th October 2019. The drinks market is being shaken up! 58% of consumers are now drinking more low and non-alcoholic drinks than they
Craft Watch: Amaretto Adriatico
There is a new entrant in the Amaretto category aiming to disrupt and bring some 21st century attitude to a very staid category dominated by Disaronno. This liqueur from Puglia is 100% natural with only
Best Examples of Alcohol Flavoured Foods
A combination between food and alcohol offers opportunities for new tastes of food and Müller yoghurt is the latest example of a food product using an alcohol brand and/or flavour to attract consumers. In this
An awareness drive from India to France for tiger conservation
Gautom Menon is the founder & chief brand officer for Wild Tiger Rum from India and he has decided to drive over 25,000 Kms from India to France in order to raise awareness for tiger
