Gin

Diageo: tap into £100m opportunity by pairing cocktails with food

14-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Food-led pubs can cash in on an untapped £100m spirits opportunity by pairing cocktails with dishes, and stand out in an increasingly competitive casual-dining space, drinks giant Diageo has suggested after new research.

Brooklyn Gin comes to UK

25-Jan-2016 By Ben Winstanley

Premium drinks distributor Hi-Spirits has announced a deal to supply Brooklyn Gin to the UK on- and off-trades.

Analysis

Young 'ginthusiasts' drive spirits growth

17-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Younger consumers are the most likely to drink gin and are driving sales to an all-time high, according to new research from Mintel's Gin Report.

Spirit of Harrogate launches Slingsby Artisan Gin

04-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Spirit of Harrogate Limited has taken inspiration from the surrounding Yorkshire area as it launches Slingsby Artisan Gin. 

Spirits Summit

WSTA & ALMR back the Spirits Summit

17-Aug-2015 By Jessica Mason

The WSTA and the ALMR have signed trade partnerships with this year’s Spirits Summit - the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s dedicated event for the vibrant on-trade spirits category.

Premium gin in demand

23-Jul-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Consumer research commissioned by the Gin Guild has discovered 62% of drinkers request specific gin brands when at the bar.

Gin Lane 1751 released for distribution

11-Jun-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

Coe Vintners has begun distribution of four styles of Gin Lane 1751 gin.

Masterclass

Gin...no longer mother's ruin

04-Jun-2015 By Nigel Huddleston

No longer associated with the London of Hogarth's era and ruining your mother, gin now has a reputation as a top-tier money-maker. 

Fruity summer cocktail menu across Stonegate estate

27-May-2015 By Oli Gross

Stonegate's classic estate is introducing a fruit based summer cocktail menu. The menu is available 1 June-1 September at 73 pubs in the estate.

Luxury spirit sales rise by 37%

06-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Luxury spirit sales are up 37% according to research from CGA’s Peach Report.

Hi-Spirits takes on Langley’s No. 8 gin

22-Apr-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Emerging gin brand Langley’s No.8 is to become more readily available to pubs and bars after its owner agreed a distribution deal with Hi-Spirits.

Sipsmith launches cordials for gin

22-Jan-2015 By Robyn Black

Charles Dickens’ favourite cocktail is among the inspiration behind a new range of cordials for gin, launched by the Sipsmith team.

My pub: The George Inn, Frant

08-Dec-2014 By Sheila McWattie

Greg Elliott, tenant of the George Inn, in the village of Frant, East Sussex, tells Sheila McWattie about catering for local tastes, including hosting December's World Sloe Gin Championships.

BUSINESS BOOSTER

Money makers: event and promotional ideas for your pub

30-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Gin and tonic cakes

7 things to do during London Cocktail Week

06-Oct-2014 By The Publican's Morning Advertiser

London Cocktail Week (6-12 October) is a celebration of London’s cocktail culture and sees 200 of London’s best bars throw open their doors to offer £4 cocktails to wristband wearers for seven days.

First new gins for Greenall's in 250 years

29-Sep-2014 By Robyn Black

The first new gins in 250 years are set to join the Greenall’s portfolio.

Nick Clegg takes tonic water to India

26-Aug-2014 By Robyn Black

They say you shouldn’t take coals to Newcastle or tea to China but posh soft drinks brand Fever Tree is taking tonic water to India.

Former Drake & Morgan team open new London bar

04-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

A new London bar from two ex Drake & Morgan managers will pair dishes with cocktails on the menu.

Sipsmith launches a vodka for sipping

01-Jul-2014 By Robyn Black

Craft distiller Sipsmith has created a sipping vodka.

Odessa vodka and Squire's Gin to be relaunched

16-Jan-2014 By Robyn Black

Odessa vodka and Squire’s London Dry Gin are being re-launched with a new look as “house” brands.

Porn baron Paul Raymond inspires a gin

02-Oct-2013 By Robyn Black

A gin inspired by porn baron Paul Raymond is to be distributed by Hi-Spirits.

No.3 London Dry Gin in juniper conservation drive

21-Jun-2013 By Mike Berry

No.3 London Dry Gin has teamed up with wild plant charity Plantlife to help boost juniper conservation efforts.

Second still for London distiller Sipsmith to "keep up with demand"

09-May-2013 By Robyn Black

Distiller Sipsmith has invested in a second copper-pot still to keep up with demand for its range of hand-crafted spirits.

Specialist gin bar opens in London

12-Apr-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A specialist gin bar has opened in London which even makes its own tonic water.

London Distillery Company releases Dodd's Gin

27-Mar-2013 By Robyn Black

The London Distillery Company, which has pledged to bring back whisky production to the capital, has released a gin.

Luminar lifts its drinks offer with low calorie cocktails

25-Jan-2013 By Robyn Black

Nightclub operator Luminar is adding a range of low-calorie cocktails to its drinks offer.

Hi-Spirits broker a gin deal

17-Feb-2012 By Matthew Moggridge

Award-winning Broker’s London Dry Gin is now part of specialist distributor Hi-Spirits' growing drinks portfolio.

Roux at Pembury adds nibbles bar menu

10-Aug-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Fine dining restaurant the Roux at Pembury has introduced a cocktails and bar snack offer. The Nibbles and Tipples bar menu pairs cocktails with a...

Diageo spends £1m on gin

28-Jul-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Diageo has launched a new global campaign for its Tanqueray London Dry Gin brand, investing more than £1m in sponsoring high-profile lifestyle...

Greenall's Original goes into on-trade

24-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun

G&J Greenall is to launch its Original London Dry Gin into the on-trade for the first time as part of a £1.4m investment into rebranding the gin...

Drink School: The new gin boom

04-Nov-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

The last few years have seen quite a transformation for gin. Its turnaround from 1980s cliché or the drink of, shall we say, older women, to hip and...

Geranium gin is available

12-Feb-2010 By Robyn Lewis

Hammer & Son has launched a gin with geranium extracts has joined the premium London Dry Gin stable.

Bompas & Parr flood building with punch

14-Dec-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

Food architects Bompas and Parr have been at it again. After the success of their walk-in gin and tonic in May, last week saw the pair flood palatial...

Instant cocktails

11-Jun-2009

From deepest Yorkshire comes the story of Pete the Postman. Having celebrated the end of each shift with the same pint of bitter in his local for...

Inside a giant gin and tonic

14-May-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire

Through a fog of gin and tonic, I can make out a giant straw, a giant wedge of lime, the faces of a few strangers and the faint strains of Dead or...

White spirits: At a premium

26-Jan-2009

Recent data gathered by licensed trade research group CGA Strategy for The Publican (see link, below right) throws new light on the premiumisation...

Upselling in practice

10-Jul-2008

A number of pubs and bars are beginning to transform their gin offering, featuring a broader choice of brands and an expanding menu of cocktails....

Widening gin's appeal

10-Jul-2008

Diageo's Kathy Sawtell tells Jessica Harvey what the future holds for the company's Gordon's and Tanqueray brands and the gin category in general...

Three steps to gin nirvana

10-Jul-2008

Step one: The perfect serve. Use a good highball glass — 12oz or 14oz; fill it with ice (too few cubes and it won't stay cold); add your measure of...

Raising the spirits

10-Jul-2008

The rise of premium and super-premium varieties of gin is creating a major buzz in pubs. Richard Woodard reports The rekindled interest in gin has...

Mix and match

10-Jul-2008

The standard G&T may still dominate the gin serve, but premium varieties and classic cocktail recipes offer more adventurous possibilities As...

In Brief

26-Jun-2008

Plymouth to sponsor Ascot Plymouth Gin will be sponsoring two days at Ascot next month, as well as becoming headline sponsor of the Plymouth Gin...

Mixability: Mixed with style

13-Nov-2007

For several years we have watched the great and the good of the spirits market try to inspire growth in sales and rekindle interest in the category...

The industry perspective

01-Nov-2007

Andy Rose, on-trade business manager, Beam Global UK "Staff can have a significant impact on a customer's decision to purchase, purely by...

Gordon Ramsay and Gordon's Gin

01-Oct-2007

Call us on 0845 603 7769 for your free PoS kit. Sharing the same passion for perfection, Gordon Ramsay and GORDON'S® Gin have got together to...

Chris Maclean: the joy of pickles

10-Sep-2007 By Chris Maclean

Autumn is my favourite time of year. For many, I suspect, summer is the favoured season with its warm and sunny days. Well, usually. I once heard...

What the papers say - June 4, 2007

04-Jun-2007 By Eleanor Goodman

Top chefs insure their crockery, their wine cellars and the contents of their fridges and freezers. Now they are being offered cover against the...

Shake up your fortunes

30-May-2007

Barstaff don't need the flair of Tom Cruise in that blockbuster study of the drinks industry Cocktail to profit from mixing drinks. At least that is...

Bar.07 Preview: show highlights

29-May-2007

There will be much to feast on at BAR.07 with more than 200 exhibitors offering a range of niche products, stylish innovations, product launches and...

Q&A: Sweating over juniper

12-Apr-2007

What exactly is your role in the gin production process?Running a still is literally like watching a kettle boil every day, but the key areas are the...