All Spirits articles
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NewsAmber Beverage UK collapses as sale efforts fail
Spirits distributor Amber Beverage UK has ceased trading after attempts to save the business failed
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NewsBeatbox RTDs ‘could appeal to under-18s’, Portman Group rules
Beatbox’s boozy 6.1% abv cocktails come packaged in Tetra Pak containers and are sold in Morrisons stores
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NewsPernod Ricard readies India IPO as US and China woes continue
The French spirits group posted a 19% increase in sales in India in the first three months of its financial year
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NewsWaitrose debuts gin and vodka made from its own crops
Some 30,000 bottles have landed in over 200 Waitrose stores nationwide
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NewsHalewood Artisanal Spirits insists ‘business as usual’ despite sweeping director changes
Halewood has also changed its name of its holding company to Charlie Stewart Spirits
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Award 2026: Alcoholic Drinks
Given an increasingly competitive RTD category, it’s getting tougher for brands to dream up flavours or formulations bold enough to cut through
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NewsFierce Beer deepens spirits focus with 8% abv margarita duo
The new ‘Hard Coolers’ are spirit-based and produced in Aberdeen
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NewsServed debuts Vodka+ RTD range with coconut water and Himalayan pink salt
Cans in Blue Raspberry and Black Cherry have rolled out exclusively via Tesco and Booker
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NewsMalibu eyes high-abv RTD opportunity with Punch cocktail range
It comes with ready-to-drink cocktails bucking wider declines seen across spirits
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NewsRow erupts over new English Whisky Geographical Indication status
The basis of the SWA’s complaint concerns the fact that the English Whisky GI allows single malt English whisky to be mashed and fermented away from the distillery
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ProfilesHayman Distillers MD James Hayman on exports, MJ and British brands
‘I am concerned that the government does not appreciate the value of British-owned businesses’
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NewsDrink Tank conference to help identify the next big innovation in drinks
Shortlisted suppliers will have the chance to present on stage to the conference audience
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NewsMoth adds Decaf Espresso Martini ahead of Christmas
The NPD is made using Wood Brothers vodka, coffee liqueur and cold brew espresso
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NewsDiageo culls breakthrough innovation team as part of global restructure
Projects pioneered by the Breakthrough Innovation team included What’s Your Whisky, Everpour and Fusion By Diageo
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NewsBotivo distribution leaps fourfold with M&S and Tesco listings
The latest wave of expansion has included Botivo’s first listing with M&S
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NewsDiageo wins fake ‘100% agave’ lawsuit in the US
Plaintiffs argued they would have purchased another brand of tequila, or paid less for Diageo products, had they known Diageo’s labels were false
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NewsWaitrose raids M&S for new head of BWS and soft drinks
Emily Wood replaces replaces Pierpaolo Petrassi, who left Waitrose in June after 16 years
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NewsWilliam Grant & Sons blames ‘challenging’ market conditions for sales and profits slide
It comes after a similarly challenging 2024 when sales at William Grant & Sons fell by 6.5% and pre-tax profits slumped 30%.
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NewsQueen’s Brian May launches gin with Portobello Road Distillery
Red Special Gin differed from ‘conventional celebrity-endorsed spirits’, claimed the distillery
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Comment & OpinionKahlúa hosts a party at the old folks’ home
Kahlúa’s new ad doesn’t make much effort to glamorise the setting, but it takes the opportunity to position itself as an OAP party beverage