All Spirits articles – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: dry spells, cold treats & the RTD gold rush
From crop stress to rocketing ice cream sales and a £11m RTD funding round, here’s what caught our eye this week
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News‘The numbers no longer worked’: Myth Drinks founder shutters brands
The founder of non-alcoholic spirits brand Myth Drinks has shuttered the brand after six years, after US tariffs locked it out of its core market
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NewsAccelerated spirit ageing tech company Reactory goes global
Reactory claims its tech can age whiskey and rum in ‘days not decades’
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Category ReportHow RTD brands are pushing the boundaries with NPD
Why are more Brits supping RTDs? And what are brands and retailers doing to maintain growth in the coming year?
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NewsMoth set for UK and US growth push with £11m investment
The latest round, which follows a £4.6m investment in 2024, was led by Puma Growth Partners, with the private equity firm joining current investors Beringea, Guinness Ventures and Rianta Capital
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NewsLa Martiniquaise buys out remainder of mocktail brand Sir James 101
La Martiniquaise-Bardinet has snapped up mocktail brand Sir James 101, after buying a minority stake in the company three years ago
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NewsBoomers overtake Gen Z as ‘generation of moderation’, IWSR survey shows
The drinking rate among Gen Z legal drinking age consumers across 15 key markets has stabilised at 74%, up from 66% three years ago
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NewsArrowtown lands Sainsbury’s listing for low-calorie RTDs
Arrowtown’s drinks are made from triple-distilled vodka, sparkling soda, and 100% natural ingredients
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NewsBrown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire
The Jack Daniel’s owner has launched the search for a successor, and Whiting will step aside once the search is complete
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Comment & OpinionWhy Diageo is betting big on smaller spirits formats
Diageo’s push into smaller spirits bottles is a break from category norms. Will it help the Smirnoff brand owner unlock incremental growth?
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NewsDiageo pushes smaller-sized spirits bottles in retail tie-up with Asda
It comes as Diageo looks to hit reset under the stewardship of new CEO Dave Lewis
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NewsMorrisons adds new ready-to-drink quartet to tap demand for summer cocktails
All of Morrisons’ Cocktail Collection drinks are available on a two for £9 deal
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NewsFreixenet seeks to tap spritz demand with Solare aperitivo launch
Freixenet Solare is made with Spanish lemon, clementine and rosemary, and balanced with a blend of botanicals
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NewsEdrington flags lower demand for ‘high-value prestige’ spirits as sales slide
Edrington said it was operating in a ‘challenging market’
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NewsBuzzBallz swaps out tequila for vodka in Lime ’Rita cocktail
Products on sale online in retailers including Morrisons and Sainsbury’s are still being sold under the previous name Tequila ‘Rita
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NewsIan Macleod Distillers slashes production amid global whisky downturn
The supplier said it had experienced ‘significant doulbe-digit’ declines in bulk whisky demand
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NewsRTD challenger BuzzBallz bounces into top 100 booze ranking
Founded in the US in 2009 by teacher Merrilee Kick, BuzzBallz made its UK debut in summer 2022
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Comment & OpinionBuzzBallz hype hides importance of RTDs to booze category
BuzzBallz success is exceptional but there are lessons to be learned for all in the alcoholic drinks category
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Comment & OpinionThe Treasury can’t mark its own homework on alcohol duty reform
As we approach the three-year anniversary of the first major reform of the UK’s alcohol excise regime in over 50 years, Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association, shares his hopes and fears of the government’s evaluation of the new system
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2026: reasons to be cheerful
Challenges abound for Britain’s booze brands, but green shoots are appearing – from Gen Z’s increasing take-up to the runaway success of fruit beers and ready-to-drink cans