You see a picture of Sanday and you think you’re looking at a tropical paradise; white sandy beaches and clear blue water. A course, being one of the outer Orkney islands, just dipping your big toe in the water will instantly confirm you’re not. The island, however, acts like a magnet, attracting certain people. Sebastian…
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Craft distillers like to come across as being in control. Finances are fine, distilling is perfect, and life couldn’t be much better. Far from it, but just admitting you’re scared can be one of the most courageous things you’ve done, writes Elliot Begoun Am I the only one who is terrified, worried that I don’t…
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Talk to distillers. There are those who knew from a very young age, they would be going into the industry. Others have a midlife crisis and for some, like Nishant Sharma, it is a eureka moment, when suddenly everything becomes as clear as…well…a bottle of gin. Velo Mitrovich reports There are two stories in this…
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Nobody – and we mean nobody – bats an eye that 95 percent of all UK gin distillers start with bought ethanol spirit. But with rum, that’s a completely different story. There are those who buy rum, redistill with spices, and call it their own, very similar to gin production. However, there are those who…
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One of the US’ largest spirits businesses, Brown-Forman, has recently announced that it will acquire the Diplomático Rum brand and related assets from Spain’s Destillers United Group, bolstering their super-premium offering. Diplomático Rum gives Brown‑Forman a market leading entry into the fast-growing super-premium rum category. Destillers United Group S.L. will continue to produce and age…
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The Eggo waffle company, based in Michigan, US, has teamed up with craft distillery Sugarland’s Distilling Co. to create Eggo Nog Appalachian Sippin’ Cream, a rum-based liqueur with cinnamon and nutmeg. Kellogg’s, the parent company of Eggo, announced earlier this week, that the company has created the eggnog liqueur to “elevate parents’ free time and…
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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has praised the government’s decision to scrap a rise in spirits duty. The cancellation of planned increases to duty on spirits was one of a number of measures announced by chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng during a recent speech. HM Treasury has estimated the freeze will save the consumer GBP 1.35 on…
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As part of USD 400 million investment, Jim Beam’s Boston, Kentucky facility will increase capacity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent, the company announced this month. The expansion is expected to increase capacity at the Booker Noe distillery by 50 percent, while reducing the distillery’s greenhouse gas emissions by the same percentage, through…
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Drinks giant, Diageo, has increased its annual sales by a fifth, with the company statingthat its growth reflects continued recovery of restaurants and bars following thepandemic, as well as the consumers’ growing taste for premium spirits.Diageo’s sales jumped by 21 percent to GBP 15.5bn in the year to 30 June, ahead ofanalysts’ forecasts. The company…
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The duty stamps scheme was misconceived and pointless and has been a burden on our legitimate distilling industry since its inception, writes Alan Powell, specialist excise duties consultant, for The Distillers Journal. The spirits duty stamps scheme is reported to be a burden upon the spirits industry and in particular upon the artisan and smaller…
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