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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Concerned members of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association are calling on the Transport Secretary to take urgent action over HGV driver shortages and freight disruption to avoid some of our favourite spirits from disappearing from the UK supermarket shelves. Nearly fifty of the UK’s wine and spirit businesses put their names to a letter,…
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The multi award winning Norwegian distillery Oslo Handverksdestilleri (OHD) has appointed CASK International as its new UK distributor. The distillery is known for producing spirits using only botanicals native to Norway. This range includes Vidda Torr Gin, Akevitt Blank, Marka Bitter and Norwegian Wood Birch Vodka which is new to the UK market. Since OHD…
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While craft gin continues to do well, spiced rum is beginning to move quickly up the ranks, especially now as we approach the holiday season. During this same time, too, the industry is experiencing increased sales of flavoured vodkas and ready-to-drink cocktails. If you are a spirits brand owner, distiller, or alcoholic beverage manufacturer looking…
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak said his sweeping reforms to the “outdated, complex and full of historical animalities” alcohol duties would make the system “simpler, fairer and healthier”. There are those who disagree. Distillers and wine makers argued that beer and cider continued to be taxed more favourably than their products, and that the higher duty rate…
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