All Spirits articles
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NewsRapid convenience player Zapp lists £13k bottle of vodka for delivery in minutes
Only 888 bottles exist globally
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Category ReportCocktails get their groove on: trends in RTDs & hard seltzers 2025
RTD brands are finding favour with revellers at music festivals. How are they working to also please shoppers?
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NewsLa Martiniquaise-Bardinet snaps up majority stake in Warner’s Distillery
La Martiniquaise is France’s second-largest spirits group, making drinks including Glen Moray and Cutty Sark
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NewsMid-strength spirits brand Quarter Proof closes £1.3m funding round
Funds will be used to accelerate expansion plans in the UK, US and other international markets
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NewsDioniLife launches new-to-market agave and aperitif brands in non-alcoholic spirits play
The liquids have been ‘crafted from scratch to offer the flavor, depth, texture and complexity consumers and bartenders expect’
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NewsSwansea City Football Club plots Snoop Dogg beer launch
It has applied to register the trademark ‘Drop It Like Its Hops’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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NewsBrits spending less than £20 a month on booze at home: data
Just over 38% of Brits spend between £1-£19 per month on alcohol, while 11% typically spend nothing
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NewsIreland to ‘delay introduction of alcohol health warnings’
The labelling requirements were set to be introduced from May 2026
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Comment & OpinionMarket reaction shows Diageo was right to ditch Crew as CEO
The tenure of Diageo boss Debra Crew will mostly be recalled with disappointment and her departure should come as no surprise
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NewsDiageo CEO Debra Crew steps down by mutual agreement
The London-listed spirits company is searching for a new boss to lead turnaround efforts
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NewsRTD challenger Arrowtown Drinks in £400k fundraise to fuel growth
The brand said its revenues were forecast to grow by 300% this year
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NewsDiageo decries 'baseless' tequila purity allegations as US lawsuits mount
The claims were ‘without factual or legal merit’, Diageo said
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Comment & OpinionNHS 10-year plan ignores the UK’s alcohol ‘health emergency’
The long-awaited 10-year Health Plan was the first big test of the new government’s commitment to tackling alcohol harm
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NewsPenderyn launches first whisky from new north Wales distillery
Penderyn’s £5m Lloyd Street Distillery opened in Llandudno in 2021
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NewsTidal Rum seals retail debut with Ocado
Its flagship and spiced rums have launched on the online grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy major drinks companies are changing tack on low & no
Why standalone low & no brands are no longer seen as a growth opportunity for drinks majors, and what the future holds for alcohol-free challenger brands
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NewsBurnt Faith launches ‘UK-first’ brandy RTDs and readies crowdfunding push
The canned cocktails were ’a direct challenge to an industry that’s forgotten how to innovate’ said Burnt Faith founder Simon Wright
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NewsSpirits companies shift focus to 0.0% variants as low & no brands’ sales recede
Pernod Ricard appears to have mothballed its Ceder’s brand, while Diageo has offloaded its stake in Everleaf
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NewsChina slaps EU brandy with 35% tariff, but Pernod Ricard, Rémy Cointreau and Möet Hennessy win exemption
Some key suppliers have won a reprieve on the tariffs by agreeing to minimum pricing
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NewsAlcohol duty burden ‘restricting’ investment in scotch whisky – SWA
Three-quarters of suppliers said they were planning to rein in UK investment or spend overseas instead