Glen Scotia has unveiled a new limited-edition 22-year-old ‘Distillery of the Year’ expression that pays homage to the continued success of its Campbeltown distillery. After winning ‘Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year’ at the Scottish Whisky Awards in November 2021, the Glen Scotia team have worked over 2022 to create this rare and exclusive release…
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Whitebox Cocktails adds to its premium, ready-to-pour cocktail range, with the launch of the new Squeezy’s Margarita. A classic mix of Tequila, Lime and Triple Sec with a hint of salt, the refreshing, tangy and full-flavoured Margarita (19% ABV) joins a growing portfolio of classic cocktails and innovative in-house recipes, created by the forward-thinking drinks…
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Edrington UK announces the appointment of its latest UK Brand Ambassador for the House of Suntory, Raffaele Di Monaco. Raffaele joins Edrington UK from The Berkeley Hotel where he was Bars Manager for The Blue Bar and The Berkeley Bar & Terrace. A true hospitality lover with a great passion and curiosity for the food…
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Despite the boom in local and small batch craft gin brands, 50 percent of the UK marketplace is dominated by three main gins; nearly 70 percent of tonic served is Fevertree and Schweppes, and the average cost of a UK single G&T is £6.50. Market research by Shepper, an innovative data-collection service, has revealed that the…
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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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Several restaurant groups have suffered heavy losses due to major restructuring programmes undertaken following the pandemic, according to UHY Hacker Young. Additionally, many of these restaurant groups’ debt repayments, particularly to landlords, has pushed them down into losses The restaurant sector had expected a post-pandemic recovery in profits, but this has been put on hold…
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Two of Ireland’s leading artisan drinks-producing families, Walsh Whiskey of Carlow and Dick Mack’s of Dingle, have collaborated to create a once-off, super-premium Irish whiskey, finished in a rare craft beer cask. The Irishman – The Harvest Brown Berry Beer Cask Finish is a triple-distilled, non-chill filtered, marriage of aged Single Malt and Single Pot Still Irish…
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New entrant, Casamigos, is the fastest-growing spirits brand, almost tripling in value since last year and is now valued at US$450 million, up 177 percent. After its sale to the UK-based multinational alcohol company Diageo in 2017 for around US$1 billion, George Clooney’s brand continues to perform strongly with tequila sales skyrocketing globally. Not…
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Proposals for an expanded whisky storage and warehousing development in Glenrothes are set to go out for public consultation, reports Scottish Construction Now. Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) is bringing forward proposals for the delivery of single malt Scotch whisky storage warehouses with associated bottling, cooperage, and office facilities in Glenrothes. The international business, which is…
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Organic Architects can chalk another one up; its plans to transform a 200-year-old mill in Castletown into a destination whisky distillery have been given the green light. Dunnet Bay Distillers has submitted an application to Highland Council requesting permission to refurbish Castletown Mill and surrounding land, near the company’s headquarters. The restoration and fit-out of…
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