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Wrecking Coast relaunches with fresh look

Cornish distillers, Wrecking Coast, have relaunched their award-winning spirits with a fresh new look and a focus on sustainability.   Inspired by Cornwall’s rugged shores and legendary shipwrecks, Wrecking Coast distills its gins and rums with natural Cornish Spring water and botanicals harvested from the local coastline.  With a clear move away from the original brand…

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Silent Pool toasts 10th anniversary with new release

Silent Pool Gin has unveiled a limited-edition 10th Anniversary Celebration Edition Gin in tribute to the passion, dedication and artistry that has defined Silent its distillers over the last decade.  Reflecting the character of the Surrey Hills as well as the journey that Silent Pool Gin has travelled, the Celebration Edition has been created using Silent Pool Distillers’…

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Penderyn Distillery hails international success

Wales-based Penderyn Distillery has scooped top honours at the prestigious New York World Spirits Competition (NYWSC) 2024.  The distillery’s Penderyn Legend expression was awarded the coveted Double Gold medal, while Penderyn Sherrywood and Hiraeth (from the Icons of Wales series) each received Gold medals, further cementing the distillery’s reputation for producing exceptional Welsh whisky. Stephen…

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Scottish tech start-up aims to transform spirit production and maturation

A new cloud-based spirit management system has said it is transforming the way distilleries and cask management companies around the world manage their production and maturation processes. Co-founded in Speyside, Scotland by digital expert – and Elgin native – Stephen Hamilton, Vapour is a “cutting-edge digital platform that provides an innovative digital-first solution” to augment traditional methods…

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New hoist installation at Scottish distillery

The world’s largest producer of spirits is now benefiting from a turnkey package of three Italkrane ATEX-rated electric chain hoists supplied by Hoist & Winch Ltd. Operational within a new extension of the Scotland-based distillery, the 2-ton swl (safe working load) hoists raise and lower sealed vessel lids and baskets containing raw materials used in…

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Mezcal market set for growth

Demand for premium distilled Agave-based beverages is set to propel the mezcal market according to new research. New figures from Future Market Insights (FMI) revealed that demand in the global mezcal market is estimated to reach USD 635 million by 2024, according to new research. Over the forecast period, sales are poised to increase at…

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Comment | Refresh your summer drinks packaging

With consumption of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages growing by 102% in 2023 (NielsenIQ), for drinks brands, now is the perfect time to capture consumers’ attention with creative, eye-catching, and planet-friendly packaging. Whether selling RTD products online or on supermarket shelves, with so much competition, first impressions really do count, explain the team at Smurfitt Westrock. Refreshing…

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Michter’s to release 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye

Michter’s is releasing its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Rye for the first time since becoming the first American whiskey to be named the “World’s Most Admired Whiskey”. The release is a single barrel product bottled from stocks over ten years old that have been selected by Michter’s production team “For over 20 years at Michter’s,…

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Molson Coors enters spirit market

Molson Coors Beverage Company next month will release its first full-strength spirit, a blended American whiskey made with Coors malt and Rocky Mountain water called Five Trail. Under the banner Coors Whiskey Co., Five Trail is slated to roll out Sept. 1 via Molson Coors’ distributor network at better liquor retailers in four markets: Colorado, Georgia,…

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Scotch whisky to showcase sustainability

Scotch Whisky sites throughout Scotland are welcoming MPs and MSPs today to showcase the industry’s sustainability efforts, as part of an industry-wide ‘Countdown to COP’ open day marking 100 days until the COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties) climate change conference in Glasgow. Politicians from across Holyrood and Westminster and from across the…

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