The UK government could lose up to £1 billion in taxes if the majority of British drinkers go dry for Dry January. As it is, the average UK household sees over £460 going to pay for drink duties every year, with the total cost of the levies forecasted for the coming 12 months is £12.8…
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Shoppers are being warned of the serious health risks of drinking counterfeit alcohol this festive season and being urged to look out for some obvious signs that products aren’t what they might seem. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) say the sharp rise in food and drink sales over the festive period…
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The chancellor has set out measures to help England’s hospitality sector as it struggles with a collapse in bookings sparked by the rise in Covid cases, according to the BBC. Speaking on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak unveiled a £1bn fund of cash grants of up to £6,000 per premises for each eligible firm. He said the…
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British pub chain Punch Pubs has been bought by Fortress for what some are reporting to be £1 billion, reports The Guardian. Fortress, backed by Japan’s SoftBank, also owns Majestic Wines. Why it paid so much for the chain has invited speculation. On one hand, the 1,300 Punch Pubs are mostly in suburbia or rural…
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Marks & Spencer has taken aim at Aldi over a claim that Aldi has stolen an idea from M&S gin, with M&S seeking an injunction against alleged infringement of its design. According to the BBC, the retailer says Aldi’s blackberry and clementine gin liqueur is “strikingly similar” to its own Light Up gin. Both retailer’s…
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In around two weeks it will mark one year since the end of the Brexit transition period. Although the major distilling players have been able to jump the hurdles, it’s been a problem for medium and small size craft distillers who try to ship spirits to the EU. Some small gin distillers have told Distillers…
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A term that is overused throughout the drinks industry is ‘unique’ but there is no other way to describe Carl Anthony Brown’s non-alcoholic drink brand Crossip but unique, standing heads above any other in the non-alcoholic market since its introduction. He is now adding onto to the existing flavours of Crossip with a limited-edition flavour,…
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One of the USA’s leading craft breweries, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, has teamed with California’s St George Spirits to release Ruthless, a malt whiskey blended with spirits distilled from grains and hops. In 2013 the two came together to distil Sierra Nevada’s Ruthless Rye IPA, which was blended with a portion of St George’s single…
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Confusion reigns supreme in regard to China’s new import laws which go into effect on 1 January. According to Reuters, China’s customs authority published new food safety rules back in April. However, detailed instructions on how to get the required registration were only announced in October and the website to do the registration only became…
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Although not a distilling story, for all of you who use casks you will find this story interesting, reported by SevenFifty and written by Jaclyn DeGiorgio. In a cultural exchange between Georgian and Italian winemakers, a project is duplicating how the Romans would have made and stored wine, complete with clay amphoras and wild yeast….
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