Spirits & Cocktails

How pricing your wine can lead to increased sales

03-Jul-2001

Research has shown that a flexible approach to wine pricing can lead to an increase in sales. Here we look at an innovative new way of retailing a...

Summer cocktail recipes

26-Jun-2001

Summer is the time that long cocktails really come into their own. Either as single serve long drinks or sold in pitchers, freshly made cocktails can...

That's the spirit - gin has a fight on hits hands

19-Jun-2001

Gin is struggling to compete in today's spirits market. Ben McFarland finds out what the future holds for one of our more traditional tipples.The...

Look after your wine and keep your customers happy

08-Jun-2001

A few simple and relatively inexpensive steps can ensure that wine is served in perfect condition to your customers. Dark cellars racked floor to...

Boosting sales with the six faces of the wine drinker

06-Jun-2001

All right, you've got 10 seconds. What are you having to drink? Under such pressure it would be no surprise if you plumped for the obvious - a pint...

Pimm's - the quintessential summer drink

05-Jun-2001

Pimm's is aiming to make the most of the summer with a new ad campaignSo-called scientific research has shown that in addition to turning everyone...

Cocktails - a potential source of extra profit for pubs

04-Jun-2001

Some licensees are reluctant to experiment with mixing anything more exotic than a gin and tonic - but they could be missing out on an important...

Independent Scottish whisky company takes on big brands

30-May-2001

An independent Scottish company is returning the art of whisky making to its traditional roots by reopening the Bruichladdich Distillery on the...

Happy schnapps

08-May-2001

Schnapps is emerging as a genuine and viable player in the white spirits market. Ben McFarland reports.They are a charming, yet slightly sneaky bunch...

Vodka Jelly faces Irish bid to ban it

08-May-2001

Vintners' Federation claims London-based product targets childrenThe largest licensees' association in the Irish Republic has advised members not to...

Grant's feels the need for speed

25-Apr-2001

Sponsoring the Jaguar Formula One team has moved Grant's whisky firmly into the spotlight. With another Formula One Grand Prix season off the...

New company KC Brands schnapps up FD Brands' spirits

21-Apr-2001

A new company specialising in premium spirits has been set up by the directors of the Smiles Brewing company, based in Bristol.Smiles chairman...

Surge in scoth whisky among young people in Europe not seen in UK

18-Apr-2001

The popularity of scotch whisky among young people is pushing up sales worldwide - but not in British pubs.It has become the biggest-selling spirit...

Former FD Brands' spirit to be distributed by Halewood

18-Apr-2001

Halewood International has been awarded the distribution rights for Cockspur Golden Rum after the former UK suppliers, FD Brands, went into...

Archers Aqua hits on-trade

04-Apr-2001

Guinness UDV has intensified its battle with Bacardi-Martini for control of the premium packaged spirit (PPS) category with the launch of a new PPS...

How to profit from wine

03-Apr-2001

Wine has become increasingly important to pubs as a source of profit. Here, Graham Threader, sales director of Waverley Wines & Spirits, looks at...

Boost for Glenmorangie and Drambuie with pooling of supply resources

03-Apr-2001

Glenmorangie and the Drambuie Liqueur Company are pooling resources to handle supply of their brands - but they both said they would remain...

Wine packaging is boxing clever

02-Apr-2001

Wine boxes give great flexibility with the prospect of guaranteed quality, minimum wastage and best use of space. We investigate.No doubt about it,...

New Bacardi Breezer flavour, cranberry, released into market

30-Mar-2001

The premium packaged spirit market leader, Bacardi Breezer, has expanded its range of flavours with the addition of a new cranberry flavour.The...

Maxxium becomes world's third biggest drinks supplier

28-Mar-2001

Maxxium, the marketing and distribution company has taken on board a fourth partner, Sweden's Vin & Sprit (V&S), to become the world's third...

Brands change hands after acquisition of Seagram Drinks

26-Mar-2001

Drinks brands are changing hands as the dust settles from Pernod Ricard and Diageo's acquisition of Seagram Drinks.Pernod Ricard and Diageo said they...

Sherry bleurgh?

19-Mar-2001

Is sherry set for an on-trade revival? Or will it always be consigned to Auntie's drinks cabinet? Ben McFarland talks to the major players.It's been...

Sherry renaissance headed by relaunch of Tio Pepe brand

19-Mar-2001

Rumours of a sherry renaissance have been substantiated by Gonzalez Byáss' decision to relaunch its dry fino Tio Pepe brand. The sherry category has...

Building a quality wine list

15-Mar-2001

Branded wines have a lot of advantages to offer the pub trade.The days when "house red" and "house white" could be considered enough of a choice to...

Q&A: What is the legal position regarding measuring spirits?

14-Mar-2001

Please could you clarify the position regarding measuring spirits? As far as gin, rum, vodka and whisky are concerned legal measures apply. They can...

Russian vodka row sparks supply fears

05-Mar-2001

Efforts by the Russian government to nationalise the Stolichnaya brand may lead to future UK distribution problems for First Drinks Brands and Allied...

Inferno vodka is hot stuff

05-Feb-2001

A new fiery vodka from Canada is looking to attract UK distributors in a bid to challenge the major players for a share of the prosperous flavoured...

Bacardi Limón heads to UK

27-Nov-2000

Bacardi-Martini has announced the introduction of a new flavour to its Bacardi Rum range and unveiled an extensive pre-Christmas advertising...

Tequila faces an uphill struggle despite its popularity

30-Oct-2000

Tequila sales have soared over the last decade but a shortage of the agave plant means the spirit faces an uphill struggle Few spirits in the UK have...

Drambusters! Scotch whisky has a change of image

16-Oct-2000

Scotch whisky is moving away from its traditional image to grab a share of the youth marketSince its heyday in the seventies, scotch whisky has been...

Two bidders left in battle for Seagram drinks

09-Oct-2000

The fight for Captain Morgan rum, Martell cognac and the rest of Seagram's drinks has become a two-horse race between Allied Domecq and a team made...

Kick-off for range of schnapps shots

02-Oct-2000

Bulmers has designed a new shot glass to accompany the launch of its new schnapps shooter drinkSidekick, a range of single-serve flavoured schnapps...

Rare whiskies set for launch

18-Sep-2000

William Grant & Sons is introducing a selection of some of its oldest and rarest single malt Scotch whiskies onto the UK market this month.Two...

Bacardi-Martini 'baffled' at ITC Metz decision

08-Jun-2000

Bacardi-Martini has said it is "baffled" by the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) decision to ban the screening of its Metz commercials...

Allied aims to fill portfolio gaps with new brands

15-May-2000

Allied Domecq is on the look-out for new drinks brands after admitting to gaps in its UK portfolio.It confirmed it was still eager to buy a vodka...

'Positive' Allied set for new expansion

30-Apr-2000

Drinks giant Allied Domecq is poised for acquisitions and launching new products as it faces renewed speculation about a takeover or merger.Expansion...

Plymouth hot on heels of its rivals

01-Feb-2000

Plymouth Gin's sales increased by 350 per cent in 1998 and it is currently the fastest growing gin brand in the UK.It was bought from Allied Domecq...

Bacardi in deal to sponsor free travel over Millennium

13-Dec-1999

Millennium revellers and barstaff are to get a free ride home — thanks to a joint initiative between Bacardi Breezer and London Transport.The brand...

Bacardi goes for a more macho image

06-Dec-1999

If you're looking for gorgeous, bikini-clad women walking along endless sandy beaches, don't watch the latest advertisement for Bacardi.In fact,...

Proposed takeover of Highland Distillers would create giant drinks company

20-Sep-1999

Consolidation continues to hit the drinks industry with plans to create a powerful new group out of the proposed takeover of Highland Distillers.The...

UDV contracts out rum distribution to concentrate on core brands

06-Sep-1999

UDV has handed over distribution of its only rum in the UK as part of its focus on core brands.It has awarded the contract for Cockspur Golden Rum,...

First Drinks takes on Grant's whisky

22-Mar-1999

Grant's, the UK's fourth biggest on-trade blended whisky, has moved from Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine to First Drinks Brands (FDB). FDB already...

Diageo rumoured to be selling-off Cinzano to concentrate on key products

22-Mar-1999

Diageo is believed to be planning a disposal of its Cinzano spirit brand as part of its move to focus on key products.It is trying to reverse a...

UDV spends £15m on ad in fight against economic slowdown

07-Dec-1998

A record £15m spend on advertising by wine and spirits giant UDV this month is one of the steps in its fight against an economic slowdown.The TV and...

Stepped-up spend for Glenmorangie in Christmas boost

30-Nov-1998

Glenmorangie is stepping up investment to give a further boost to sales of its whiskies in pubs.Its malt whisky and wood finishes will be promoted...

UDV brands to get 'significant' cash spend

10-Aug-1998

New wine and spirits giant United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) has revealed it plans "significant" new investment to boost its brands and markets.It...

Scotch whisky exports reach record levels thanks to US and Far East markets

14-Apr-1997

Exports of Scotch whisky reached record levels in 1996, boosted by the American and Far Eastern markets.Figures just released show the total value of...

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