Spirits & Cocktails

What can pre-batch cocktails add to your business?

16-Aug-2019 By Rob Brown

Serving cocktails undoubtedly helps boost the bottom line, but can often take up too much time so pre-batch cocktails o¬ffer great quality at an amazing speed of serve.

Whisky masterclass: sponsored by Diageo

The ultimate whisky masterclass

07-Aug-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Whisky is quickly breaking away from its long-held reputation of being a rigid, complex and confusing category, with many Brits – young and older – willing to break with said tradition.

Millennials ‘pressured’ into drinking, research claims

29-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Millennials have declared their peers are pressuring them to drink alcohol when socialising and are five times more likely to undergo such strains than older generations.

Pink gin drinkers have ‘more than doubled’

17-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Gin value sales have soared by 56% in a year and the number of people drinking pink gin has more than doubled, according to new research.

Rare collection of Macallan set to go under the hammer

12-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

Over 1,150 bottles of whisky, including an unprecedented amount of Macallan whisky, are to be sold at auction.

John Crabbie & Co releases new variant aimed at Millennials

10-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

Edinburgh-based spirits company John Crabbie & Co has released a new single malt whisky – aimed at Millennial consumers.

Dead Man’s Fingers launches first cannabis-infused hemp rum

09-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

Cornish spiced rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers is launching one of the drinks industry’s first hemp rums.

Glenfiddich celebrates anniversary with limited-edition bottle

09-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

Glenfiddich is commemorating the 50th anniversary of its visitors centre with the release of a limited-edition 30-year-old single malt.

Northern bars represent in Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2019 list

09-Jul-2019 By Top 50 Cocktail Bars

A bar in the former steel producing town of Middlesbrough on Teesside has planted itself firmly among some of the UK’s best in the 2019 Top 50 Cocktail Bars list, proving the trend for high quality cocktails has well and truly travelled beyond the country’s...

Mermaid Gin debuts pink variant

05-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

Just three months after the successful relaunch of Mermaid Gin, Isle of Wight Distillery has introduced its first ever pink gin.

Irn Bru maker pumps £1m into non-alcoholic spirits

03-Jul-2019 By Stuart Stone

A seven-figure investment from AG Barr will help Stryyk non-alcoholic spirits rapidly expand its on-trade presence, according to the 0%-ABV drink maker’s chief executive.

Shot of whisky, anyone? That’ll be £1,000

26-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

A bar is selling a whisky so rare it costs almost £1,000 for a single measure.

What makes a perfect serve?

25-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

Getting your range of drinks is, of course, crucial but making sure you serve them correctly and with elegance will help maintain and even grow custom.

Spotlight

Is cannabis-infused food and drink a thing of the future?

24-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

With attitudes towards cannabis softening in some parts of the world in recent years, there are many new ideas about how to use the plant – including adding it to drinks.

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The rise and rise of the spritz

24-Jun-2019 By Adam Bloodworth

The spritz drink is right on-trend and something consumers already love but there’s more to it than the familiar Aperol Spritz and operators now have a glut of recipes and inspiration to draw on should they want to create memorable beverages this summer