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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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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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 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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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, 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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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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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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A problem that wine and whisky has had for years has finally struck the bourbon collectors market, reports The New York Times. The NYT says that bourbon in 2022 is a counterfeiter’s dream, shaped by enormous demand, limited supply and a steady inflow of new and naïve fans all too willing to part with their…
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The National Trust for Scotland is appealing to the public to report any sightings of mysterious structures hidden in remote glens so they can be properly catalogued, reports iNews. There is a chance the site could have been used to house a still. Thousands of illicit stills were once in existence in hidden areas of…
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