Whisky

Coffee - Coffee and whisky matches

01-Dec-2005 By Graham Ridout

From the peaty Islays, which work well with heavy-bodied coffees from Indonesia and the Middle East, through to the light, heathery Speysides, which...

TASTING NOTES

27-Oct-2005

Diageo snubs bid.

Spirited fightback

06-Oct-2005

Innovation has brought spirits back from a dark period in the 1990s. Nigel Huddleston reports on a renaissance that is putting spirits well ahead of...

AdiAdi makes debut in UK

18-Aug-2005

A new brew from India is making its debut in the UK as its distributor looks to plug the gap for drinks that complement Asian food.AdiAdi, which...

JDW gives its Welsh pubs a local flavour

09-Jun-2005

JD Wetherspoon pubs across Wales are now serving a range of food and drink produced in the country in an initiative backed by the Welsh Development...

Free trainingfor doorwomen

12-May-2005

Lambeth College in south London is offering a free Security Industry Authority(SIA)-approved course for female door supervisors.SIA chairman Peter...

Scotch:

05-May-2005

what's in a name? Once again, the normally placid loch waters of the Scotch whisky world are thrashing like a piranha tank. Andrew Jefford brings...

Raising Spirits: On the rocks?

13-Apr-2005

Adam Withrington examines a spirit that is often quite daunting for licensees and also struggling somewhat as a sector - whisky.The second spirit to...

Major shake-up for Scotch whisky

17-Mar-2005

by Rosie Davenport Tough new laws on how Scotch whisky is marketed are being considered in the industry's biggest shake-up for nearly a century....

What the Sunday papers said

11-Jul-2004

Britain's highest ranking police officers are in discussion with the drinks industry over a 'boozers tax', getting larger pub and club chains to pay...

All in the mix

08-Jun-2004

Single malts get all the glory and blends get none. But Compass Box Crafted Whiskies wants to change that, writes Adam Withrington.Tasting whisky at...

Indian whisky arrives in UK

16-Apr-2004

The next time you fancy a wee dram in your local don't be surprised if you're offered something a little bit more exotic than a scotch.Rakshit...

Diageo to revert Cardhu to single malt after row

10-Mar-2004

Diageo has bowed to pressure from the scotch whisky industry and agreed to scrap its Cardhu pure malt concept.The company has announced it intends to...

Welsh Whisky Co goes malt

19-Feb-2004

The Welsh Whisky Company is launching Wales' only single malt whisky to coincide with St David's Day. The company hopes the release of Penderyn, a...

The answer is Easy

13-Feb-2004

The Easy Drinking Whisky Company is out to demystify whisky, writes Ben McFarland.There is a scene in the cult film Swingers where a trio of young,...

Let's keep whisky pure and single

18-Dec-2003

Diageo and the Scotch whisky trade will need to work hard in the wake of the Cardhu row to solve single malt's identity crisis, says Andrew Jefford...

Diageo and SWA settle row over pure' Cardhu

11-Dec-2003

by John Harrington A compromise has been reached between the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and Diageo in the row over the "pure malt" marketing of...

Greenalls test case

04-Dec-2003

A test case involving warehouse keepers Greenalls Management has moved to the House of Lords. The case centres on whether the company ­ the innocent...

What the Sunday papers said

30-Nov-2003

The Mail on SundayPubs 'n' Bars has signed a deal to take over half the sites of the failed Balaclava Pub Company, it will announce tomorrow.The...

Whisky industry fires warning shot in battle with Diageo

19-Nov-2003

The scotch whisky industry has united against Diageo in an attempt to prevent it pushing ahead with its Cardhu pure malt brand.In a crisis that has...

Cracking

13-Nov-2003

Christmas spirits 'Tis the season for punters to steer away from their "usual" tippleand upgrade to other brands toget into that festive mood....

Diageo defends 'foolish' decision to change whisky

13-Nov-2003

Diageo has hit back at claims that it has undermined the whisky industry by changing its Cardhu single malt brand.The drinks giant's decision to stop...

What the Sunday papers said

27-Oct-2003

The BusinessPubmaster may opt for a float on the stock market instead of a trade sale. The company is thought to be in sale talks with Punch Taverns....

The drambusters

21-Oct-2003

Despite scotch whisky being the UK's native spirit, malts and blends are underused by pubs. Ben McFarland suggests how this can be changed.Scotch...

Japanese whisky gets UK launch

29-Sep-2003

A whisky from the land of the rising sun is broadening its horizons by launching in the UK.Hakushu, a 12-year-old single malt whisky distilled in the...

Blavod Black stirs market

25-Sep-2003

A spirits company is on its way to the stock market. Its identity has yet to be revealed but if all goes according to plan it will be the subject of...

Poles apart

19-Nov-2002

The six weeks leading up to Christmas traditionally account for about a third of all scotch whisky sales. Here, Ben McFarland and Phil Mellows...

First Drinks launches rum-matured scotch

24-Jun-2002

First Drinks Brands is looking to broaden the scotch whisky market with the introduction of a new rum-matured varietal under its Glenfiddich Single...

Trade groups slam Government spirit plan

25-Feb-2002

Measures designed to stamp out bootlegged spirits are unlikely to be effective and will cost the drinks industry hundreds of millions of pounds to...

Can brand owners halt the Scotch whisky decline by attracting younger drinkers?

21-Nov-2001

Scotch whisky sales are in steady decline but the brand owners are pulling out all the stops to attract the younger drinker. Ben McFarland...

Inver House Distillers sold to Pacific Spirits for £56m

31-Oct-2001

Inver House Distillers, the Airdrie-based spirits group has been sold to Pacific Spirits for £56m.The deal will trigger multimillion-pound windfalls...

Whyte & Mackay sold to management for £208m

18-Oct-2001

Fortune Brands, maker of Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf balls, has sold its scotch whisky business to the management for £208m. The sale...

Grant's to lead whisky revival

05-Sep-2001

Cask finished whiskies are aiming to shake up the sectorFirst Drinks Brands is aiming to shake up a sluggish blended scotch market with the...

Surge in scoth whisky among young people in Europe not seen in UK

18-Apr-2001

The popularity of scotch whisky among young people is pushing up sales worldwide - but not in British pubs.It has become the biggest-selling spirit...

New malt to set sights on top 10

24-Apr-2000

A new malt whisky brand is being launched into the UK market with a £750,000 advertising spend that aims to put it on its way to a top 10 spot...

Diageo rumoured to be selling-off Cinzano to concentrate on key products

22-Mar-1999

Diageo is believed to be planning a disposal of its Cinzano spirit brand as part of its move to focus on key products.It is trying to reverse a...

Stepped-up spend for Glenmorangie in Christmas boost

30-Nov-1998

Glenmorangie is stepping up investment to give a further boost to sales of its whiskies in pubs.Its malt whisky and wood finishes will be promoted...