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News
Sierra Tequila owner Stock Spirits buys UK distributor The Drinks Company
The deal will bring UK distribution of Sierra Tequila – the number one tequila in the off-trade – under Stock Spirits’ direct control
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Profiles
Dreamsake’s Matt Brunault on Japan, Italian and Westerns
‘Sake still feels very new in this country. I know we have to build it brick by brick, bottle by bottle’
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News
Pernod Ricard backs mezcal to make supermarket debut
Unlike tequila, mezcal can be made with many different varieties of agave
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Altos launches ready-to-serve Strawberry Margarita in time for summer
The NPD follows the introduction of Altos Lime Margarita in February 2024
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‘Category first’ Indian agave spirit Ayam to make UK debut
The spirit is made with 100% agave americana, sourced from India’s Deccan plateau and distilled in small batches
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Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg bring ‘ultra-premium’ gin brand to the UK
The spirit is described as ‘clean, light’ and ‘supremely drinkable’
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Comment & Opinion
Scotch must diversify to dodge Trump tariff threat
Scotch whisky producers must move now to protect their US market, says William Wemyss, founder and chairman, Wemyss Family Spirits
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Comment & Opinion
Spirits and hospitality can’t afford a gut punch in spring statement
The sectors took a quadruple hit at the last statement – it’s someone else’s turn, says Nick Gillett, MD at Mangrove Global
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News
Wray & Nephew launches first UK rum, at lower strength of 43% abv
The Jamaican spirit brand is renowned for its 63% abv Overproof white rum
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Diageo plans push to restore Smirnoff Ice RTD to former glory
The lemon-flavoured alcopop is currently the fourth top-selling RTD in UK grocery
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Diageo GB appoints Barry O’Sullivan as MD, replacing Nuno Teles
O’Sullivan, previously managing director of Diageo Ireland, will take up the role on 1 July
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Alcohol industry scrambles to avoid being caught in looming trade war
The spectre of tariffs threatens the profitability of global alcohol suppliers
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Fever-Tree to debut boozy RTD with Margot Robbie’s Papa Salt gin
It is the second spritz launched by the supplier in less than a year
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Ghost Labs unveils ‘colourless’ canned cocktail range
The cans have launched via DTC, Zapp and in Selfridges
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Cîroc expands RTD range with ‘tropical’ Colada launch
Cîroc has also announced the return of its Cîroc Coconut flavoured vodka
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Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola adds ‘bold’ cherry flavoured RTD
It is the first flavour innovation in the Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola RTD lineup
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Non-alcoholic cocktail brand Naked Life to make UK debut on Ocado
The brand was founded in Melbourne in 2016 and is stocked in major Australian supermarkets including Woolworths and Coles
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Southern Comfort teams up with Aitch for limited-edition liqueur
The Southern Comfort x Aitch tie-up will launch across national grocery multiples and convenience stores from this month
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Canadian and Mexican alcoholic drinks set for tariff exemption in Trump climbdown
The reprieve is likely to be welcomed by the likes of Diageo and Campari
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Jameson maker puts three-month pause on whiskey production
Irish Distillers said it remained ‘fully committed’ to Irish whiskey production