All Alcoholic drinks articles – Page 142
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NewsUK shoppers paying 42% more than European average for alcohol
Brits pay “punishingly” high alcohol prices compared with most other European shoppers, analysis by the Office for National Statistics reveals
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NewsRussian woes hit Carlsberg profits in 2017
Full-year profits at Carlsberg took a hit as sales and volumes were held back by a change in the law in Russia restricting the size of plastic beer bottles.
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NewsHalewood buys Cornish rum brand Dead Man's Fingers
The blend of Caribbean rums has an “exceptionally smooth taste” according to the brand’s founder Neythen Hayes…
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NewsVita kicks off funding drive to bring water-mixer vodka to UK
Vita is offering 9.68% of its equity through Crowdcube, valuing the business at £1.28m…
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NewsYorkshire craft gin brand Masons rolls out to 358 Co-ops
The Co-op has upped its gin range with a selection of six regional brands (including Masons) this month…
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NewsTWE brings back Wolf Blass rugby labels for Six Nations
The labels roll out across the brand’s Yellow Label range from 3 February until 17 March…
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NewsHalewood resurrects Crabbie's long-dormant Scotch whisky brand
Crabbie 30 Years Old and Crabbie 8 Year Old are the first whiskies to bear the Crabbie name since the 1970s…
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NewsFever Tree and Diageo shares benefit from G&T boom
Two complementary drinks businesses at either end of the growth curve updated the market this week
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda and Sainsbury's lead in hikes for own-label wine
Own-label wine prices are rising in Asda and Sainsbury’s but remain relatively stationary in Morrisons and Tesco
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NewsWine drinkers turn noses up at cans, pouches and boxes
Brits were unimpressed by alternatives to the standard 75cl glass wine bottle, research found…
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Comment & OpinionIs it time to remove the regulatory straitjacket on Scotch?
The idea of Scotch “infusions” and lower-alcohol drams are just some of the innovations being proposed for the hard stuff, much to the chagrin of some in the industry
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NewsWholesaler LWC Drinks sees sales soar by £35m
Revenues at the business grew by 16.2% (£34.5m) to £247.2m for the year ending 30 September…
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NewsKingfisher looks to craft IPA as UK Indian lager sales drop
The brand has applied to register the trademarks ‘Bombay Bicycle IPA’ and ‘Bombay Cycle IPA’…
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NewsFourpure readies new beers and revamped brewery
The brewer will open its upgraded facility on 8 February…
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NewsBacardi snaps up posh tequila Patrón in $5.1bn deal
Bacardi said the deal would make it ‘the number one spirits player in the super-premium segment in the US’…
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NewsWestons gives low-alcohol Stowford Press cider a makeover
The cider has been given fresh new bottles featuring “blue cues synonymous with the low and no-alcohol category”…
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NewsCampaign for Real Ale to boost relevance by widening remit
Members will vote on proposals to extend remit to kegged ales, ciders and other types of booze…
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Analysis & FeaturesGinspiracy: Are producers hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels?
A craft-based, artisan-inspired gin renaissance has seen sales of gin soar. But is there a risk some producers are cutting corners and hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels to make a fast buck?
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NewsBrewDog poised to release new dry-hopped Lost Lager
Lost Lager uses classic Noble hops and will be ready for bottling in approximately three weeks time…
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My Alternative CVKathy Caton, Brighton Gin, on brutal hours and Nigella Lawson
‘The first job I applied for was seasonal gift-wrapper for John Lewis’