After Covid delays, English Spirit Distillery has announced what will soon be the opening of its “cutting-edge distillery” at Treguddick Manor, Cornwall. Opening later this summer, the state of the art distillery will be the new home to the pioneering artisan distillers English Spirit. Over the past three years, their team has been working hard…
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The “oldest currently known whiskey bottle,” according to Skinner Auctioneers, is being auctioned off this June and is expected to land at a price from $20,000 to $40,000. The bottle is an Old Ingledew Whiskey marked with a label from “Evans & Ragland in La Grange, Georgia.” A typed note on the back of the bottle…
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Award-winning independent distiller, Loch Lomond Whiskies, has unveiled its newest aged single malt; a 45 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Only 200 bottles of the super-premium expression are currently available The expression is the first of three releases in The Remarkable Stills Series of single malts to be released by the distillery which celebrate…
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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 recyclable bottle is claimed to be five times lighter than its glass counterparts, and has a carbon footprint six times lower than glass or PET plastic bottles. The paperboard outer…
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Forget the debate if the only ‘mixer’ for single malt is water. Glenmorangie has just released a single malt that has been created from the malt up for mixing. Called ‘X’, its “made to mix” single malt is an 40% ABV whisky that has a sweeter, richer taste to cut through different mixers. “Consulting with…
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Pernod Ricard UK is launching three new RTD varieties: Beefeater London Dry Gin & Tonic, Beefeater Pink Strawberry Gin & Tonic and Beefeater Blood Orange & Tonic. The 25cl, slimline cans have an ABV of 4.9% and will roll-out across convenience and the wider Off-Trade this month. RTD cans are growing +14.7% in value across…
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The UK’s leading discounter and fastest growing chain, Aldi, has announced its summer line-up in spirits. This includes a limited edition gold leaf gin liqueur – part of its Infusionist range – that contains 23-carat gold leaf in a peach and elderflower flavoured gin, which will retail for £12.99. Aldi claims that this beats Marks…
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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…
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While the thought of it sounds sickening sweet, Crown Royal Peach, a 70-proof (35% ABV), peach-flavoured Canadian whiskey is one of the most sought after drinks in North America and is second in sales to only Jack Daniels. Could UK distillers have the same luck here with a flavoured whisky? According to VinePair, Crown Royal…
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When Wimbledon was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, Sipsmith stepped into centre court and did the only possible to stop all those strawberries going to waste – it made a new gin ‘Strawberry Smash’. “After an overwhelming response from our Sipping Society Members, we’re excited to bring to you our sensationally sippable Limited…
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