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News
BrewDog brings back fan favourite LoneWolf Cloudy Lemon Gin
The gin is made using Sicillian lemon peel
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Comment & Opinion
RIP Rum Stripe: Why can’t big beer get ‘beyond beer’ innovation right?
Non-beer innovations are churned out regularly by the major brewers in the US. So why are versions from UK brewers more hit and miss?
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News
Heineken ups stake in Served but ditches Rum Stripe after sales flop
The brewer paid £2.4m to increase its minority shareholding in Served to 40% last year
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Strongbow and Jägermeister ads banned by the ASA
The ASA identified the adverts using its AI-powered Active Ad Monitoring system
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Smirnoff brings ‘flavour-forward’ Crush RTDs to the UK
The launch would tap into rising demand for larger-format RTD drinks, Smirnoff said.
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Distillers descend on Parliament to demand spirits duty freeze
Successive duty increases have driven inflation, stymied investment and halted sales of ’a once-booming’ sector, suppliers say
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Duppy Share launches £1m crowdfunding campaign to fuel global growth
Funds will be used to fuel growth in global markets and launch new products
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Johnnie Walker adds ‘sweeter’ Black Ruby blended whisky
To amplify the ’fruity notes’ in Black Ruby, the Johnnie Walker distilling team experimented with a longer-than-usual fermentation time.
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Pernod Ricard shares rise on earnings forecast beat
The earnings beat sent shares in Pernod Ricard up as much as 8% in early trading
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Low calorie RTD brand This Is Skinny gets off-trade debut
Each cocktail contains fewer than 65 calories per can as well as no added sugar
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Pernod Ricard sales drop due to US and China uncertainty
Pernod has been a collateral victim of global trade wars for almost a year, first hit by China and then the US
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Jura restage sees 12 Year Old become flagship whisky
Jura’s decision was taken after consumer testing revealed a preference for an older whisky
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EU-US trade deal ‘does not include’ exemption for wine and spirits
The door to further tariff reductions for these sectors remains open, according to the EU
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DropWorks Rum readies £450k crowdfund campaign to support retail push
DropWorks’ rums are sold in over 400 venues, including a third of the UK’s top 50 bars and several Michelin starred restaurants
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Passoã extends into RTDs with Passion Fruit Martini and Pink Lemonade Spritz serves
The RTDs are vegan, gluten-free and naturally flavoured
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Foxes Bow Whiskey debuts innovative ‘flexi’ pouch format
The flask contains three serves of Foxes Bow blended whiskey
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BrewDog Distilling Co introduces Ron Bodega rum brand
Initially, the Ron Bodega lineup will comprise two molasses pot-distilled rums
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Ex-Diageo CEO Debra Crew awarded $5m pay packet
Crew received a 4.5% increase in base salary to $1.8m
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Profiles
Paragon Brands MD Chris Jones on flights, supplier portals and Aperol Spritz
‘My bugbear is online supplier portals – they are seemingly designed to be unintuitive and make life harder than it needs to be’
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News
Sainsbury’s Tiramisu Rum Liqueur rapped over ‘lack of clear alcohol labelling’
The seasonal tipple ‘did not communicate its alcoholic nature with absolute clarity’, the Portman Group said