Cider

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND UP

Bombay Sapphire and Whitley Neill announce new gins

14-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

A good week for gin enthusiasts as this weeks round up features four new flavours from Bombay Sapphire, Whitley Neill and Edinburgh Gin while Northern Monk expands into the soft drinks category and other new products from Thatchers Cider, Hardys, Salford...

Thatchers announces new Blood Orange cider

12-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Thatchers Cider yesterday (Monday 11 April) unveiled its latest offering, Thatchers Blood Orange Cider (4% ABV), with the new product launch set to be supported by the company’s biggest multi-media campaign to date.

Opinion

Whatever changes, the perfect range will always be a balancing act

29-Mar-2022 By Mark Bentley, on-trade controller at Molson Coors

Mark Bentley, on-trade category controller at Molson Coors, reflected on how the hospitality sector is bouncing back after the challenges of the pandemic, and what outlets can do to anticipate behavioural change from customers.

Average pint of cider price up by 12p

28-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost of a pint of cider has risen by 12p to £4.03 against the previous year, new research has found.

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Make limited-edition labelling Kopparberg a key brand at your pub

28-Mar-2022 By Kopparberg

As we head into summer, consumers will start looking for easier drinking and more sessionable drinks to enjoy in hot beer gardens and with more drinkers than any other cider brand(1) and being the best-selling fruit cider in the UK(2), Kopparberg should...

Old Mout announces Strawberry & Apple variant

22-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Heineken UK has announced the launch of a new Old Mout Cider flavour, Strawberry and Apple.

'Super Saturday' sees 11.4m pints sold

22-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Almost 11.5m pints of draught beer and cider were sold in pubs across the UK on Saturday 19 March as the nation cheered ‘Super Saturday’s’ culmination of the Guinness Six Nations championship, according to data from real time market intelligence business...

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Dead Man’s Fingers branches into Tequila, new flavours from Gordon’s and Rekorderlig

18-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Gordon’s, Rekorderlig and Dead Man’s Fingers unveil new drinks, plus launches of UK's first Tequila ice tea and beers from Otter and Salcombe breweries.

NACM urges Gov to rethink measures in Alcohol Duty Review

09-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) has petitioned 10 Downing Street and urged the Government to rethink the measures proposed in the Alcohol Duty Review.

Craft breweries unite to raise funds for Ukraine

04-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Europe’s craft breweries, cider makers and wineries are coming together to raise funds and show solidarity for the Ukrainian people, as the ninth day of Russia’s invasion dawns.

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Celeb chef teams up with craft brewery, ciders from Brothers and Cider is Wine

03-Mar-2022 By Gary Lloyd

This week’s huge round-up of new products includes Sikh chef Tony Singh launching a range of beer roars with Fierce Brewing plus a number of beers, ciders, spirits and mixers.

Brothers Cider announces Cherry Bakewell variant

03-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Somerset based cider plant, Brothers Cider, has announced the launch of its latest flavour, Cherry Bakewell.

Vote now: Have you seen an increase in spirits sales?

14-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

In the week to Saturday 5 February, average drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants were 3% below the same period in 2020, however, sales of spirits have continued to soar, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.

Low2NoBev to be part of The Big Hospitality Expo

07-Feb-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Low and non-alcoholic drinks show Low2NoBev run alongside this year’s The Big Hospitality Expo at London’s Olympia from 26 to 28 September 2022.

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Beer releases for Six Nations kick off latest product launches

03-Feb-2022 By Gary Lloyd

The Six Nations rugby union tournament starts this weekend and there are beer launches to coincide with it among the new product releases.

Small brewers barred from Gov’s plan to help pubs

31-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Chancellor’s plan to help pubs through a new way of taxing alcohol will exclude small brewers and cider producers, new research from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed.

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3 in 1 font from Thatchers, Krombacher Pils cans hit on-trade

28-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Claimed to be a first for the cider industry, Thatchers has launched its 3 in 1 font for serving fruit ciders. Also in the world of new products, Krombacher has rolled out its Pils cans to the on-trade, Black Sheep releases details on its seasonal cask...

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Gunpowder Gin form BrewDog’s spirit arm, Liberation Brewing’s first non-alcoholic beer

20-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

There are plenty of new products being launched at the moment so there’s a good chance something will help you light up your offer in the run-up to Burns Night and Valentine’s Day.

Entries for the Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards 2022 are now open

17-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Aspiring cider makers can apply now for the 2022 Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards.

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Cambusier fruit liqueurs in UK, non-alcoholic spirit Palette and Kopparberg cider launched

14-Jan-2022 By Gary Lloyd

The latest new products launched to the market include Ten Locks taking on distribution of Cambusier fruit liqueurs, Bacardi releasing two variants of non-alcoholic spirit Palette and Kopparberg's alcohol-free Mixed Fruit Tropical flavour.

The first drinks launches of 2022

07-Jan-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The first few days of 2022 have seen a variety of new drinks launched including beer, wine and spirits.

15m fewer pints sold in last fortnight of 2021 versus 2019

04-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Hospitality venues lost an average of £4,300 in draught beer and cider sales in the 14 days to 30 December 2021, new analysis has found.

Turn January into a great month at your pub

06-Dec-2021 By Gary Lloyd

The traditional image of empty pubs in January isn’t something an operator has to endure while customers ‘punish’ themselves for over indulgence in the previous month. The month of January has become an opportunity in waiting for a canny licensee to profit.

The Drinks List

Strongbow tops the list as best-selling cider for another year

01-Dec-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

The UK’s most popular cider in the on-trade is still Strongbow, new data from The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2022 has revealed.

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The Drinks List – top brands to stock in 2022

29-Nov-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s Drinks List has been impacted by the fact the on-trade sector was either in lockdown or operating under restrictions from October 2020 to July 2021, which was a longer period than when the results was previously compiled.

Cold River Cider offers the perfect balance

22-Nov-2021 By Gary Lloyd

There’s a new cider on the block and it has the lot. Made by Sharp’s Brewery, in collaboration with Aspall, Cold River Cider offers “a unique blend of bitter-sweet and culinary apples creating a crisp, balanced, refreshing cider”.

Brewers and cider-makers crowned at industry ‘Oscars’

19-Nov-2021 By Rebecca Weller

A total of 138 medal and trophy winners have been announced at the 2021 International Brewing & Cider Awards, which took place from 16 to 18 November at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent.

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Spirits dominate latest new launches

28-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Whether it's the fiscal boon awarded to the spirits sector through this week's Autumn Budget statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak or just a buzz for Halloween, spirits are the top hitters for new products this week.

Autumn Budget 2021

Duty increase for alcohol scrapped, new scheme to lower rate further

27-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced planned duty increases for alcoholic drinks at pubs would be cancelled from midnight on Thursday (28 October) and a new Draught Relief scheme would see duty cuts of 5% introduced in 2023.

Autumn Budget 2021

Best budget for pubs in a generation?

27-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington

Despite all the leaks, from a government that makes the Titanic look like a viable operation, there were still a few rabbits in Rishi Sunak’s hat as he stood up in Parliament today (27 October 2021).

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New serves available to tempt customers

22-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Whiskies, coconut flower beer, Tequilas, a non-alcoholic cider and a remake of classic TV advert are among the latest additions to the new products market.

Heineken UK delists PET bottles, saves 170 tonnes of plastic waste per year

20-Oct-2021 By Gary Lloyd

Brewer Heineken UK has delisted all PET bottles from its on-trade network.

Food and drink waste sparks staff concern

06-Oct-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The majority of pub employees worry about food and drink waste, a new survey commissioned by the anti-food waste app Too Good To Go suggests.

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Shaken to the core: how premium cider is becoming more popular in the on-trade

02-Aug-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

While premiumisation has taken longer to catch on in the cider category versus the likes of beer, wine and spirits, a lesser spotted symptom of Covid-19 has seen quality pours become the apple of many a pubgoer’s eye.

Building a drinks offer: from draught dilemmas to cocktail choices

02-Aug-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

As pubs continue to bounce back from Covid-19 and operators shake-up their drinks offers, The Morning Advertiser takes a closer look at which category bubbles have burst and which should be in the on-trade mix.

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Drinks sampled at The MA’s latest New Products Showcase

29-Jul-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest Morning Advertiser New Products Showcase saw a virtual tasting session on a range of top new product launches.

Cider still a ‘relatively underdeveloped’ category

14-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Fruit cider flooding the UK on-trade just after the turn of the century saw sweet serves drench both bar tops and fridges – where they remain ubiquitous. The Morning Advertiser (MA) asks ‘have we hit peak cider?’

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Drinks sampled at The MA's second Virtual New Products Showcase

27-May-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

A plethora of drinks were sampled as part of The Morning Advertiser's Virtual New Products Showcase.

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Summer cider: Inch’s and Old Mout launches from Heineken, Toffee Apple alcohol-free

07-May-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest batch of new on-trade launches includes more pours from Old Mout and Brothers, as well as a new cider brand launch from Heineken.

Drinks sales outperform food on first day of outdoor trading

15-Apr-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

Pubs with outside areas that were permitted to trade on Monday 12 April saw drinks sales up on 2019 figures.

Ripe for reopening: which cider trends will help operators pick a winning summer offer?

29-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

As British Summer Time begins, The Morning Advertiser cuts to the core of the cider category before the nation’s sweet tooth and beer garden weather strike back against Covid with a vengeance.

Spring Budget 2021

Chancellor extends beer, cider, wine and spirits duty freeze

03-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that planned duty increases on alcoholic drinks have been cancelled.

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The A to Z of pub cider

22-Feb-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

A strong cider offer should be the apple of any pub operator’s eye as the on-trade looks towards the resumption of trade in time for summer.

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Kopparberg Passionfruit & Orange Cider launch, limited editions from Eden Mill and Compass Box

19-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

This latest new product round-up includes more pours from Kopparberg, Eden Mill, Compass Box and TW Kempton.

How has 2020 changed people and pubs?

‘It’s hard enough for any start-up to gain customers, especially when not trading as intended’

03-Jan-2021 By Mark Bates, the Three Bs Micropub, Bridlington, East Yorkshire

The Three B’s Micropub in Bridlington opened in April to a nationwide lockdown. Here publican Mark Bates looks back on opening a closed pub.

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Beavertown revives Tempus Project, Kingstone Press low alcohol cider, Fever-Tree creates new mixer

11-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

A wave of product launches includes new creations from Beavertown, Aluna Coconut, Signature Brew and Fever-Tree.

The Drinks List

The Drinks List – Top Brands to Stock in 2021

27-Nov-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Despite being closed for four months, facing strict curfews, tier systems and enduring a second national lockdown, drinks sales in the on-trade were strong when the sector was open.

Average pint of cider price up to £3.88

12-Nov-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost a pint of cider in the on-trade has risen 6p year on year to £3.88, new research has found.

A second bite: how to grow your autumn and winter cider pickings?

12-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

While operators may have missed a large chunk of the summer cider love-in this year, far from serving up a rotten apple, autumn and winter could yet offer a golden opportunity for profits.

Campaign aims to branch out from 'inner cider circle'

03-Sep-2020 By Emily Hawkins

More than 30 cidermakers have united in a campaign to grow the visibility of cider among the British public and encourage punters to be adventurous within the category.