Gin

Putting the spin on gin

15-Mar-2007

Mainstream gin has seen a wobble in sales, but premium brands are faring better. Nigel Huddleston investigates Davenport explores ways forward for a...

Room for expansion

15-Mar-2007

As food grows in importance post-smoking-ban, spirits will have to work hard to stay relevant, says Nigel Huddleston With beer successfully managing...

Return of the Beefeater

14-Feb-2007

Looming out of the London fog, the imposing gateway to the Beefeater Distillery in Kennington, South London is flanked by two gas-powered lamps and...

Guns and flat tonic - a Gothic horror tale

09-Nov-2006

Andrew Jefford and friends don capes (and kilts) in a desperate mission, via Biggin Hill and Aberdeen, to spread the word about quality mixers

Host fined record £9,000 for spirit substitutions

31-Aug-2006 By John Harrington

A Leicestershire host has been fined a record £9,000 for selling cheaper spirits as well-known brands of gin, vodka and rum. The Bell Inn at Market...

BrandsBriefs

31-Aug-2006

Tanqueray gin has top taste Tanqueray has been voted the best-tasting gin in a survey which questioned 127 bartenders in 100 bars nationwide. The...

High Street Bar Team: At the top of their game

27-Feb-2006

The bars of Croydon in South London were the first to be put to the test when the Sebor Absinth/Publican squad began its hunt for the High Street Bar...

Bar Show 2005 round-up

15-Jun-2005

German Krug secures sponsorship Bar 05 saw yet another entry to the genuine imported bottled lager category in Krug. A 5.2 per cent ABV German beer,...

Raising Spirits: Spirited effort

18-May-2005

The history of gin is absolutely embedded in the last 300 years of English social history. Starting from Dutch origins, when, according to legend,...

Views from the bar

16-Dec-2004

We asked hosts from the MA's list of top-20 pubs for this year's most fashionable drinks Rose & Crown, Warwick and the Fleece, Witney Peroni...

Brand awareness

07-Oct-2004

Being able to blend spirits according to their individual tastes is what turns cocktail making into an art form. Taste & Flavour trainer Mark...

Sidekick kick-starts new ad campaign

12-Feb-2004

Halewood has launched its first ad campaign for Sidekick since it bought the shots brand from Bulmer's last summer. The £1m washroom and poster...

G&J Greenall

05-Feb-2004

This white spirit distiller, based in Warrington, is one of the UK's leading producers of gin and vodka. Although purchased by the Greenall group in...

What the Sunday papers say

25-Jan-2004

The Sunday TelegraphA new American device that allows non-smokers to test the amount of nocitine they have absorbed is about to be introduced in this...

Stowells success

09-Oct-2003

Constellation Wine has declared last month's Stowells Taste the World Wine Tour a success. Some 100,000 samples of Constellation wines from France,...

Plymouth Gin

18-Sep-2003

by John Harrington Who are they? Plymouth Gin was the product of two very British institutions: navy and empire. Established by general merchant Mr...

Gin's tonic

10-Sep-2003

After years of languishing in the shade, gin is finding its way back on to the trendiest cocktail menus. Ben McFarland looks at its...

Drinks brands receive 'cool' stamp of approval

27-Aug-2003

A number of drinks brands have been officially declared "cool" as part of an initiative undertaken by the Brand Council.Three lagers - Red Stripe,...

Raising Spirits

16-Jun-2003

The Publican is embarking on a crusade to raise the profile and profits of spirits in UK pubs and bars. So get ready."Raising Spirits" is not...

New cocktail concept, Muse, to cause a stir in trade

27-Feb-2002

Charles Wells has made an unprecedented foray into cocktail culture with the launch of a new pre-mixed concept.In a move that will not be welcomed by...

White Spirits

31-Jul-2001

John Porter examines the thousand-year history of white spirits and offers licensees advice on how today's customers expect to have them served.While...

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...

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...

G&J Greenall announce appointment of Sales & Marketing Director

14-May-2001

Steve Ferris has been appointed Sales & Marketing Director with G. & J. Greenall, subsidiary of the De Vere Group plc. He brings a wealth of...

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...