The UK Health Department has plans afoot to require pubs with 250 employees or more – in other words, all major pub chains – to publish information about the calorie content of all drinks.
According to The Sun which broke the story, menus or even pump labels would have to carry the information. Public Health Minister Jo Churchill has told colleagues she wishes to launch a 12-week consultation on the plans.
While COVID-19 restrictions have hurt pub and restaurant sales of distilled spirits, it hasn’t hurt the number of people getting into distilling. According to figures
Gin has undoubtedly been the hero of the UK spirits scene in recent years. From 190 gin distilleries in 2015, there are now 820 across
Surrey’s Silent Pool Distillers is releasing Green Man Woodland Gin in a paperboard bottle to coincide with Earth Day 2021. Produced by Frugalpac, the fully
