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ERDINGER Weissbier has launched its latest promotional campaign into off-trade outlets across the UK* with ten chances to win everything needed to enjoy the great outdoors this summer. It has been des…
Yorkshire-based brewery, T&R Theakston has reported continued growth in its latest annual report for the year ending 31 December 2025. The family-controlled business, which will celebrate its 200th an…
- VIRGIN ATLANTIC, EUROSTAR & AVANTI - Independent cider producer - Gravity Theory - has secured new national and international travel listings with Virgin Atlantic, Eurostar and Avanti West Coast. Th…
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Coming out of a six-month winter is disorientating. The Isle of Man stands against the Irish Sea’s worst, proud in the spray like a prow, and while its storms are destructive, the heaviest toll is the…
This article was originally published in the May/June 2026 issue of The New Brewer under the headline “The Next Chapter.” The craft beer story being written in the mainstream press today is generally…
Read all about recent and forthcoming Brewers Association efforts to support American craft beer around the world. The post Q2 2026 Export Development Program News appeared first on Brewers Associatio…
Discover simple strategies to optimize your brewery website and ensure it effectively communicates your brewery's location and offerings. The post How to Optimize Your Brewery Website for Local Search…
Four Roses Distillery will launch its oldest bourbon to date to inaugurate its new “ultra-premium” Anthology line this summer, the brand announced today. Anthology will be a series of annual, limited…
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Before craft beer there was only Big Beer. At first it was factory-made regional lagers that were ubiquitous to a certain area. Old Style in the Midwest, “Natty Boh” in Baltimore, Olympia in the Pacif…
The Whisky Exchange (TWE) has announced the launch of the first UK-exclusive single barrel pick from the Kentucky-based Bourbon brand Knob Creek. Knob Creek 2015 Single Barrel 10 Year Old – TWE Exclus…
When Champagne earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2015 for its hillsides, houses, and history-filled cellars, it not only codified the importance of the region and its unique winemaking practices,…
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"We always say that we are a product of pleasure, making life better, and if that awakens some deep feeling of hurt, are we still on our mission?" The post Inside the Planteray rebrand with Alexandre…
Gordon & MacPhail has partnered with Scottish football icon Sir Kenny Dalglish on a rare whisky series, titled Vintage Moments The post Kenny Dalglish creates whisky series with Gordon & MacPhail appe…
With the World Cup imminent, Brew York are re-releasing Kammy’s Un-Beer-Lievable lager, a collaboration with former player, manager and TV pundit Chris Kamara. As well as quenching the thirst of footb…
Cornwall-based Saint Sithney Distillery has added three new flavoured gins and two non-alcoholic botanical 'spirits' to its range The post Saint Sithney expands ‘rainbow’ portfolio appeared first on T…
The tube strike in London this week could cut hospitality bookings by more than two-thirds, according to Access Hospitality The post London tube strikes could slash on-trade bookings by 67% appeared f…
The bourbon cocktail canon runs deep with roots in one of the earliest known cocktails — the Old Fashioned — followed by classics like the Mint Julep and Boulevardier and modern entries including the…
Christie’s is to auction the historic bottle library of González Byass, the archive of bottled Sherries consigned directly from the Tío Pepe bodegas in Jerez, many of which have never been released to…
db's Bordeaux correspondent Colin Hay dissects the latest edition of the Crus Bourgeois and the principle of competitive classification in the wake of a major en primeur tasting from this famous class…
French spirits firm La Martiniquaise-Bardinet has taken a 40% stake in the company behind Spanish liqueur brand Plata o Plomo The post La Martiniquaise-Bardinet buys stake in Spanish liqueur appeared…
Columbia Distributing has agreed to buy a stake in Idaho's Hayden Beverage Company to strengthen its Pacific Northwest presence The post Hayden Beverage and Columbia Distributing join forces appeared…
Yorkshire-based T&R Theakston has reported continued growth in its latest annual report, for the year ending 31st December, 2025. The family-controlled business, which will celebrate its 200th anniver…
The Martini is the name of the game at Brutes of Mayfair, but its co-founders are putting experience and hospitality before technical wizardry The post Inside London’s hottest new Martini bar, Brutes…
Queer Brewing delivered an impassioned revelation this week, on the brink of Pride month, stating plans to close the business. The post Queer Brewing reveals closure ahead of Pride month appeared firs…
The receiver for Uncle Nearest has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell the American whiskey business’ assets The post Uncle Nearest finds buyer appeared first on The Spirits Business.
After more than 20 years at Champagne Pol Roger, president Laurent d’Harcourt is set to retire at the end of 2026, and db has learnt today of his successor: Ayala MD Hadrien Mouflard. The post New lea…
