Moet Hennessy’s namesake Cognac brand is to open a luxury store inside Harrods. The Hennessy Boutique, which will open in early June, will be a…
Moet Hennessy’s namesake Cognac brand is to open a luxury store inside Harrods. The Hennessy Boutique, which will open in early June, will be a…
Lanchester Wines has launched a new service to support independent wine merchants. The wine supplier said it has created “Boutique Bulk” to help support indies with targeted promotions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Boutique Bulk is Lanchester Wines’ programme of premium and specialist wines shipped in bulk and bottled in the UK. The company has created a specialised portfolio of its products, including many of its boutique…
That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC) has launched the first in a new series of Signature Blends. The blends have been designed with cocktails in mind as well as being standalone sipping rums. They have been developed by Peter Holland from The Floating Rum Shack, and both are described as “accessible blends for mixing and sipping, for both on and off-trade”. Signature…
The Beer Boutique has announced it has gone into voluntary liquidation and it will be closing all of its three stores with immediate effect. A statement from the company said: “On this very sad day, we would like to thank all of our valued customers for your support of the business over the past seven years.” Beer Boutique has two London stores and one in…
James Hocking, the ex-wine director at The Vineyard Cellars, has set up a new Californian-focused wine agency. James Hocking Wine will specialise in boutique, family-owned wineries from California and other selected North American regions, and it will aim to sell to high-end independent wine merchants, wine-focused restaurants and private clients. Hocking has sourced a selection of wineries, spanning affordable “by the glass” price points through…
That Boutique-y Gn Company is introducing a pink gin, which is described as having “a Boutique-y twist on a traditional recipe”. Proper Pink is made using premium gin, Angostura bitters and gentian for a bitter, lemon zest-y kick, the producer said. The gin takes inspiration from the Pink Gin drink that was served aboard the Royal Navy ships in the 1800s to prevent seasickness. The…
Maverick Drinks will be the exclusive UK distributor for Dublin distillery Teeling. Teeling became the first new distillery in Dublin for more than 125 years, when it opened in 2015. Its founders, Jack and Stephen Teeling, followed in the footsteps of their ancestor Walter Teeling, who set up a small craft distillery in the city during the original Golden Age of Irish whiskey in 1782. Jack…
A perfume-inspired collection is the latest innovation to hit the gin category, courtesy of Maverick Drinks. That Boutique-y Gin Company, part of Maverick Drinks’ portfolio, has teamed up with sensory specialist Lizzie Ostrom of Odette Toilette, to craft a series of fragrant gins. The collection – Olfactor-y – will launch exclusively with Harvey Nichols for one month from today (November 22), featuring distinctive and nostalgic…
