Spirit

Gin producer smashes fundraising target

01-Mar-2022 By Gary Lloyd

Ethical gin producer One Gin has smashed its fundraising target as it seeks to expand its sales team to reach more on-trade business, develop a vodka and non-alcoholic spirit, ramp up marketing and launch a new sustainable bottle while helping to fund...

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Asahi launches hard seltzer, new seaweed infused Scottish rum, Signature Brew Hot Chip collab

17-Jun-2021 By The Morning Advertiser

The latest batch of on-trade drink launches include more pours from Asahi, Signature Brew and Seven Bro7hers.

Jägermeister donates 1m shots to boost pub sales

24-Jun-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Spirits giant Mast-Jaegermeister UK will donate 1m shots of Jägermeister to bars and pubs to support them with reopening this summer.

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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.

Britvic launches dark spirits mixer

30-Oct-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Soft drinks maker Britvic has developed a mixer to be used with dark spirits, which have been billed as a growing trend in the sector.

Captain Morgan Gingerbread rum targets experimental drinkers

17-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

Captain Morgan aims to entice consumers who look to mix up their alcoholic drink choices during winter by launching a limited-edition gingerbread flavour.

Get a full measure of the spirits category

17-Sep-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Pink gin, whisky, alcohol-free ‘spirits’ and the rise of English rum are just a handful of the topics we’re exploring at this year’s Spirits Summit at the Yard, Shoreditch, in London on 2 October.

Alcohol-free ‘gin’ and ‘rum’ launched

27-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Funkin cocktails founder Alex Carlton has stepped into the alcohol-free ‘spirits’ category with the launch of Stryyk Not Rum and Not Gin variants.

Drink whiskey ‘any damn way you want’

11-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

That's the advice of Jim Beam’s straight-talking head distiller Fred Noe, speaking on a visit to the UK from JB's homeland of Kentucky where the spirit has been distilled since 1795.

Aperol Spritz drives up Campari’s UK sales

08-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Gruppo Campari’s UK sales have risen significantly, with a chunk of that growth coming from sales of Aperol, the main ingredient in the Aperol Spritz.

Spirits Summit

WSTA: Celebrating spirits success

23-Sep-2015 By Miles Beale

I am delighted to be able to support the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s Spirits Summit this year by giving a keynote address.

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Greene King: Sales up & Spirit integration 'going well'

08-Sep-2015 By Ruth Williams, MC Allegra FS

Greene King has this morning announced that like-for-like sales across its managed retail estate grew by 1.3% in the 18 weeks to 6 September, with growth of 1.9% in the last 10 weeks.

Spirits Summit gets WSTA support

21-Aug-2014 By Mike Berry

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has thrown its support behind the Spirits Summit — the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s new event for the burgeoning on-trade spirits category.

Spirit Pub Co reports a slowdown in like for like sales growth

04-Sep-2012 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Spirit Pub Company has reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales growth in its managed arm in the 12 weeks to 18 August, along with an acceleration of the decline in its leased estate, and announced that it has revised downwards the value of its property...

Trading standards: Protection against low ABVs

08-May-2012

From time to time a particular area of the country will experience a large number of visits to licensed premises by trading standards officers who will test a whole range of spirits behind the bar or bars, to determine whether they are carrying the correct...

Ad campaign for Sourz

02-Sep-2008

Maxxium is embarking upon a major consumer campaign this month to reposition speciality spirit Sourz as a modern mixable spirit, following a re-pack...

14 Andrew Knight

29-May-2008

managing director, Spirit (Punch Taverns) (13)

Spirit churn hasn't improved profits

22-May-2008 By The PMA Team

A top City analyst has claimed he is "worried" by the performance of Spirit, Punch's managed estate, three years after it was acquired. Geof...

Spirit 'tipping' is on the increase

20-Feb-2008

Illegally refilling branded spirits with a cheaper product is on the rise, the International Federation of Spirits Producers (IFSPUK) has warned.The...

Spirit Group shareholder denies rift with management

05-Sep-2005

One of Spirit Group's main venture capital backers has moved to play down reports that the managed pub business is at odds with investors over is...

Karen

26-May-2005

Jones chief executive, Spirit Group (4) Karen Jones has been running Punch Retail/Spirit since 1999 and has spent the last year integrating the...

Spirit's

28-Apr-2005

stumble The UK's largest managed operator, Spirit, which has just in excess of 2,000 pubs, has reported a decline in profits in half its estate. The...

Watering down gadget on trial

17-Mar-2005

by John Harrington Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers is trialling a new gadget that it believes is the most effective yet for testing if...

New Global Wine Director appointed at Maxxium Worldwide

17-Jun-2003

Maxxium Worldwide, the global premium brand wine and spirits distributor, today announced the appointment of Michael Sainsbury as Global Wine...