Gin

New product round-up

Summer serves: seasonal launches from Bombay Sapphire, Kopparberg and Crystal Head Vodka

16-Apr-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

Bombay Sapphire, Kopparberg, Crystal Head Vodka and a collaboration between HonestBrew and Northern Monk are among the latest crop of seasonal drink launches.

New product round-up

New launches from Haig Club, Martini, BrewDog Distilling Co and Roger Daltrey

09-Apr-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

This fruit flavoured new products round-up sees Haig Club, BrewDog Distilling Co, Hawkes and Martini among drinks makers to unveil new pours in time for summer.

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How can pubs prepare to reopen in 2021?

29-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

With less than a fortnight before outside service is permitted and under two months until inside trading is allowed, Diageo has outlined top tips on how operators can reopen.

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The products tasted in The MA's Virtual New Products Showcase

24-Mar-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

More than 30 operators took part in The Morning Advertiser's first Virtual New Products Showcase, in which a series of tastings were undertaken.

New product round-up

New look for London Pride, Canadian craft spirits sign UK deal

19-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

In addition to news of a two-year British and Irish Lions partnership and brand revamp for London Pride, this new products round-up includes updates from a trio of Canadian craft spirits and English Whisky Co.

International Women's Day 2021

Time to ‘step up’ and showcase female talent in drinks and hospitality

08-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Managing director of the 2020 UK Gin Producer of the Year, Carmen O'Neal distills why she believes International Women's Day has taken on added significance during the Covid-19 pandemic, and why collaboration is key to women continuing to unlock...

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Cadbury and Goose Island Creme Egg beer, Didsbury Gin food charity collaboration

05-Mar-2021 By Stuart Stone

Manchester-based Didsbury Gin has announced plans to pour profits from its revived ‘Manchester Tart’ variant into a local food charity, while Goose Island and Cadbury have joined forces to celebrate a 50th birthday.

New product round-up

3 Michelin-star chef-inspired gin, Tanqueray creates alcohol-free pour, new spirits' profit pledges

26-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

Alongside the launch of a gin inspired by the cuisine of Anne-Sophie Pic and a low and no Tanqueray variant, Equiano Rum Co and Elephant Gin have pledged to donate respective profits their new spirit launches to Anti-Slavery International and African...

New product round-up

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.

New product round-up

Ryan Reynolds unveils Wrexham AFC gin, Super Bock UK partnership, ‘World’s first’ Indian white spiced rum

12-Feb-2021 By Stuart Stone

This new product round-up includes news of UK rollouts for the ‘world’s first’ Indian white spiced rum and Portuguese pour Super Bock as well as a limited-edition release of Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin.

New product round-up

Royal British Legion gin, Apprentice mainstay rebuke and Christmas spirits pour in

13-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

The latest new product round-up is awash with a flood of festive launches and new spirit launches including a Royal British Legion tribute and a bitter lemon dig at an Apprentice stalwart.

New product round-up

Gin-spiration: Charity 10pm curfew spirit launch, ‘bottle for life’ roll-out, new pour to fund arctic row

30-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

A raft recent spirit launches includes new pours from Salcombe Distilling Company and Laphroaig, as well as charity focused Sis4ers Distillery and Northwest Passage Expedition gins.

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Fear table service will stunt small drinks brands

19-Aug-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Smaller drinks producers fear table service will stifle sales as consumers won’t be able to see a pub’s full range, a craft gin maker has said.

The MA new product review

6 O'Clock Gin launches two new flavours

14-Jul-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

Craft gin producer 6 O'Clock Gin has launched a new series of ready-to-drink products to its range. Find out more by watching the latest MA New Products Review video

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Ryan Reynolds to donate 30% of UK gin sales to bar staff during Covid-19

27-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

Almost a third of Aviation Gin’s online sales will be donated to The Drinks Trust in an effort to support bar staff through the Covid-19 pandemic, actor, producer and the brand’s owner Ryan Reynolds has announced.

Bombay Sapphire launches berry gin

10-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Premium gin brand Bombay Sapphire has released a berry flavoured variant, as flavoured gins continue to drive growth in the category.

Kopparberg launches new gin flavour

10-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Swedish drinks supplier Kopparberg has announced a new flavour to its gin portfolio – Passionfruit & Orange – which will be available this month (12 March).

Rum on target to steal gin’s crown

03-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

New data shows rum is on course to hit the same heights as gin, as sales rose by 7% year on year in 2019, according to CGA.

Gordon’s launches lemon gin

25-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

Diageo-owned Gordon’s has announced its new Sicilian Lemon gin variant, which offers “a Mediterranean twist on the original recipe”.

‘Gimmick gins’ will lose momentum

18-Dec-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Novelty products will soon lose ground in the gin market, according to the founder of a London distillery.

Drinks List

Gordon’s Pink Gin pushes sister tipple into second spot

06-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Forcing Gordon’s London Gin out of first place from last year, Gordon’s Pink Gin takes the floor showing a 185% rise in volume sales and 198% in value.

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Smirnoff Red on-trade sales almost three-times higher than Gordon's Pink Gin

05-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

With rumours that gin is close to eclipsing vodka as the UK’s biggest spirits category, The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List reveals what exactly is going on behind the bar.

Gin misconceptions ‘have been corrected’ says distiller

26-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The future of gin lies in consumers’ desire for locally sourced products of a high-quality, according to John Smith, head distiller and co-founder of Exmoor Distillery.

MA Podcast – Episode 2

Craft in gin is ‘an overused term’ says Warner’s Gin founder

18-Nov-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The gin boom is not over, says the founder of Warner’s Gin Tom Warner in the second episode of The MA Podcast.

A-List actor Ryan Reynolds set to disrupt UK gin market

07-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

A gin brand owned by actor and producer, Ryan Reynolds, has set its sights on turning the UK market upside down with a multimillion-pound investment.

Spirit trademark registrations increase by 58% since 2016

21-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Trademark registrations of spirits reached a record high in 2018 as the consumer demand for flavoured drinks shows no signs of slowing.

Pink pioneers get their ‘hands dirty’ with new raspberry gin

18-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

Gin distiller Warner’s is shaking up the ‘Pink Gin War’ by throwing raspberries into the mix with its new campaign this month.

William Grant & Sons hope to ‘break mould’ of G&T

11-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Scottish spirits giant William Grant & Sons hopes a new marketing push will see its fruit-flavoured gin reach pubgoers who have traditionally avoided the juniper drink.

Pride gin will help keep parade free

10-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The organisers of London’s Pride parade have launched a limited-edition gin to help it keep the event free.

Echo Falls makes pink gin venture

20-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Wine brand Echo Falls has become the latest to tread the flavoured gin category path by announcing a Summer Berries Pink Gin variant.

Pink Grapefruit & Tonka Bean gin launched by Poetic License

19-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

North east-based gin distiller Poetic License has released its first limited edition gin of 2019 – Pink Grapefruit and Tonka Bean.

Warner Edwards gin has brand refresh

13-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Super premium gin brand Warner Edwards has changed its name to Warner’s as part of a brand overhaul.

My Pub: the Stillery, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

05-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

For a speakeasy style site unassumingly tucked away, the Stillery has made a big name for itself. Co-founder Tim Blake explains how a spirit of curiosity motivates the team at the Bury St Edmunds-based establishment.

Focus on Irish gin

Irish, the new thing in gin?

04-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

‘Irish’ and ‘gin’, it is fair to say, are two words rarely seen in the same sentence. With that said, some may be surprised to learn that the Emerald Isle has been quietly distilling breathtaking gins and brands with substantial success for some years...

Pink gin’s on-trade value rockets

14-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Pink gin generated record sales across the UK last year, as punters fill their glasses to the brim with the fruity liquid.

Brits chug back record amounts of gin

18-Sep-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Brits have sloshed back 60m bottles of gin in the past 12 months, worth £1.6bn, according to the latest figures from the Wine & Spirits Trade Association (WSTA).

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.

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.

In association with Fever-Tree

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.

In association with Fever-Tree

In the gin garden of Surrey’s Duke of Cambridge

18-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Close to the scenic Surrey Hills, with a cricket green and golf course nearby, the Duke of Cambridge attracts a wide range of clientele. As operations manager Paul Griffiths explains, many enjoy a G&T in the large suntrap garden, which features a...

A hard Brexit 'could wipe gin out'

12-Jun-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has warned the UK could be faced with a gin drought if a no-deal Brexit comes to pass.

In association with Fever-Tree

My Pub Garden: ‘This is how we created a G&T Garden’

21-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Set in the idyllic Dorset countryside, the Castle Inn, in Lulworth, has a sprawling garden and a terrace ripe for drinking a quenching gin and tonic. But general manager David Hargreaves-Putt explains there’s even more going on beyond the pub’s boundaries.

In association with Fever-Tree

How to create your own Gin Garden of Eden

21-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

It is no surprise the once humble gin and tonic is in steep growth, buoyed by increasing demand for exciting premium tonics, the proliferation of which has undoubtedly helped kick-start the gin revolution. So why aren’t we celebrating this enchanting...

In association with Diageo

Diageo introduces new beers to UK at Publican Awards

06-Mar-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

In a week’s time the pub trade will honour its successes at the largest industry celebration, the Publican Awards, which will feature dozens of brand activations including several introductions from spirit and beer giant Diageo.

Edinburgh Gin launches Mother’s Day-inspired fruit liqueur

01-Mar-2018 By James Beeson

Scottish distillery Edinburgh Gin has announced nationwide distribution of its latest fruit gin liqueur, Pomegranate & Rose.

Beefeater rivals Gordon’s with new pink gin

14-Feb-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Spirits company Pernod Ricard has launched a pink gin in the on-trade, rivalling Diageo-owned Gordon’s variant.

LoneWolf Spirits and Global Brands tie-up 'good for all'

25-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Doug Bairner, managing director of LoneWolf (the distilling arm of Scottish brewery BrewDog), has said the new distribution deal with Global Brands will provide a boost for the spirit's growth.

LoneWolf launches a free gin and tonic vending machine on the streets of London

24-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Scottish distillery LoneWolf has installed a vending machine in London, giving away free cans of its pre-mixed gin and tonic.

LoneWolf Spirits partners with Global Brands to expand distribution

17-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

LoneWolf Spirits – the distilling arm of Scottish craft beer company BrewDog – has announced a new partnership with drinks supplier Global Brands, in a move it hopes will boost sales by £40m over the next two years.