Spirits & Cocktails

Non-alcoholic spirit brand launches third tipple

26-Jul-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Alcohol-free spirit brand Seedlip has launched its third drink, which has orange as its base flavour.

Rising gin and beer sales – what Diageo's results mean for pubs

26-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Global spirits and beer giant Diageo, maker of Gordon’s and Guinness, has reported a healthy annual sales increase of 8% in Great Britain, driven by its core beer and gin brands.

Nicholson’s launches 2018 gin festival across 77 pubs

25-Jul-2018 By James Beeson

Nicholson’s Gin Festival returns for a third year, and features 40 rare, premium and limited-edition batch gins, this month.

The rise of pink gin

23-Jul-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Gin is still one of the nation’s favourite spirits but flavoured versions of ‘mother’s ruin’ are also proving to be popular.

Craft brewer Tiny Rebel launches three gins

20-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The Welsh craft beer brewer has taken its first steps into the gin world with the launch of three new gins, created to complement its existing beer range.

Beer, wine and spirits sales soar to £9.8bn

13-Jul-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Total value of beer, wine and spirits in pubs has risen by 1.8% to £9.8bn - with premium spirits accounting for £934m - in the year to 24 February this year, according to a new report.

In association with Fever-Tree

Three G&T serves you won’t be able to resist

09-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The humble gin and tonic; what can go wrong and what more can be done to such a simple drink? The answer to both questions is, actually, quite a lot.

20 gin festivals cancelled as company goes into administration

06-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Gin Festival Limited has announced that its series of craft gin festivals across the country have been called off, after the company went into administration.

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How to grow a gin garnish garden

05-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Whether you’re growing them on the bar for staff to garnish drinks with or in your pub garden for consumers to pick and choose for themselves, a G&T garnish garden is a quirky way to create a bit of atmosphere and theatre.

Top drinks trends from Imbibe 2018

05-Jul-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

A continuing demand for gin, dark and fruity beers, and sparkling wines are three trends that operators need to look out for, according to four drinks producers at this year’s Imbibe Live show.

How to cater for people who aren’t drinking

04-Jul-2018 By James Beeson

The on-trade needs to do more to “disentangle the notion that there needs to be a not-sober experience in every bar”, according to renowned bartender and self-care advocate Giuseppe González.