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Scottish Knockhill submits plans for carbon neutral distillery

If approved, a new distillery will be opening up at Din Moss Farm, near Dunfermline. According to Scottish Construction Now, the distillery has the potential to create 11 new jobs and build a platform for future expansion at the family run farm which raises sheep and poulty. Like many other new whisky distilleries, a gin…

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Gin under threat

The gin boom could be under threat as drinkers switch to rums, tequila, mezcal, and vodka, according to analysts at CGA. According to CGA, gin and other spirits are still in demand, but a preference for cocktails has lifted rum and vodka sales by two percent in the UK.

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Consumers paying £150 more for spirits

The UK government continues to see spirit drinkers as cash-cows, willing to be milked for more VAT. According to the Sun, spirit drinkers following healthy alcohol limit guidelines would by £209 a year in duty, compared with £64 for those who prefer a pint of beer or cider. That’s despite the point have 2.3 units…

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Irishman Whiskey rebrands

Walsh Whiskey is investing €500,000 in the rebranding between research, commissioning a new bottle design, brand redesign, packaging production and a range of marketing initiatives. The rebrand will support the whiskey brand’s target of doubling sales across its 50+ markets within five years. Announcing the renewed focus on single malt and the brand redesign, Walsh…

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World’s first molecular beverage printer

Silicon Valley’s Cana Technology is coming out with what it says is the world’s first countertop molecular beverage printer, designed to give people any beverage, anytime. The result of three years of research and development, the beverage printer – about the size of a toaster oven ­– can produce thousands of beverages, from cocktails to…

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Tobermory Mountain Gin wins in the World Gin Awards

Tobermory Distillery’s Hebridean Mountain Gin has been awarded best Scottish Gin at the World Gin Awards. Competing against some of the biggest names in gin, the Mull distillery claimed the ‘Country Award’ for Scotland for the gin which is infused with hand-selected botanicals alongside a splash of new make spirit from the distillery’s whisky stills. Wild…

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Another small-measure gin enters market

A problem gin distillers have in trying to create a low alcohol gin is keeping ‘gin’ in their name. A minimum of 37.5% ABV is what the Gin Guild requires for gin, which is far from being low alcohol. An approach, however, that first Hayman’s Small Gin took – and now Inginious Gin – is…

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AVE UK signs deal with two Italian equipment partners

AVE UK, a supplier of bottling and packaging machinery, says it has cemented its place at the heart of the UK’s distilling industry with the announcement of two new Italian equipment partners: Frilli and APE Impianti. Joining AVE UK as part of the wider Della Toffola Group, the two companies represent some of the best…

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Merger offers complete spirit end-to-end processing and packaging

UK-based Rawlings and Vigo have merged to offer complete (end-to-end) processing and packaging solutions. According to the two companies, full-service processing equipment and packaging solutions for premium drink clients will be the result of their merger, with Vigo providing comprehensive spirts and drinks processing equipment and Rawlings providing primary packaging solutions. The primary objective of the…

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Southeast Asian gin goes regional

Small craft distilleries in Southeast Asia are turning to gin, as well as promoting local spirits to a world-wide audience, reports Conde Nast Traveler. Due to the amount of creative freedom that is allowed in gin after checking juniper-led, neutral spirt base and a minimum of 37.5% ABV off the list, Southeast Asian distillers are…

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