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World’s first tequila in a cardboard bottle to be launched

Buen Vato, the world’s first tequila in a cardboard container shaped as a bottle made from 94% recycled material, will be launched in Europe in July 2022, starting in the Swedish market. Tequila Buen Vato is on a mission to shake-up the drinks industry by investing in sustainable manufacturing, transportation processes and CSR initiatives. This revolutionary bottle…

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Thieves knew their whisky

Thieves who knew what they were looking for targeted Speyside distillery Glenfarclas, stealing within four minutes somewhere between £100,000 to £150,000 worth of whisky (estimates have varied depending on source). The break-in happened at Glenfarclas distillery, near Ballindalloch, in the early hours of Sunday, according to the BBC. The firm said it was “horrified” that…

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Charity laws violated with Captain Tom Moore gin

Captain Tom Moore was the elderly man the whole nation fell in love with as he walked around his yard raising money for the NHS. By the time the 100-year-old WWII veteran finished his final lap, he had raised nearly £39 million, about £38,999,000 more than he had expected. Unfortunately, according to an article broke…

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Fear of rising costs and supply chain issues driving US imports

US imports at the nation’s major retail container ports set a new record this spring and are expected to see near-record volume this month as retailers bring in merchandise ahead of rising costs and further supply chain issues, according to a new report from the National Retail Federation (NRF), and reported by gCaptain. If you sell to the US…

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Scotland’s exports punch above weight thanks to whisky

When compared to the rest of the UK, Scotland accounts for the largest share of UK food and drink exports, with almost 30 percent of total exports, according to the UK’s Food & Drink Federation. Given the global strength of Scotch whisky exports, it is unsurprising that Scotland’s biggest export category is beverages, which makes…

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New Islay distillery Portintruan

Six months after breaking ground, Elixir Distilleries has announced that its new distillery, located on the Isle of Islay, will be called Portintruan. According to Peatzeria, well known whisky-loving brothers Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh – creators of The Whisky Exchange – are the owners. It took three long years for planning permission to finally be…

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Kentucky’s Barton 1792 to stop tours

In a move opposite from what most distilleries are doing on both sides of the Atlantic, Barton 1792 Distillery will stop giving public tours at the end of June to focus solely on distilling. “After careful review of our brand needs, plant capacity, safety, and practicality we have made the difficult decision to make a…

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600 bottles of asparagus vodka – oh my!

When someone comes up with a world’s first, it’s because it is a brilliant idea – that nobody thought of – or it’s a horrible idea that others have, and others have rejected. Either way, Portobello Road Distillery has release what it claims is the “world’s first asparagus vodka”, made with only potato vodka, purified…

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MUP pricing costing Scots £270

Over a four year period, Scotland’s minimum unit pricing has cost the equivalent of £59.39 per adult or £71.12 per drinker, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018 at 50p per unit to prevent the sale of ‘cheap’ drinks, with the aim…

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CROSSIP crowdfunds to drive further expansion

As the no and low category goes from strength to strength, non-alcoholic natural spirit brand CROSSIP seeks financial investment through crowdfunding to scale the brand in the UK and launch further export markets.  Many countries, such as the USA, look to the UK as being the leaders in the low-to-no category and there is real…

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