A premium coffee liqueur from New Zealand is gearing up to secure listings in the UK. Quick Brown Fox is handcrafted in Dunedin, New Zealand, and it is described as balancing complex notes of coffee “with a clever hint of cinnamon in its tail”. The producer uses a blend of fair trade and organic roasted coffees from farms in Sumatra, Columbia and Papua New Guinea,…

Ginking is adding another variant to its collection of wine and gin infused drinks. Ginking Botanica Italia, which is available exclusively from Morrison’s stores, has been created by founder and winemaker, John Worontschak. The 8.5% abv newcomer is an infusion of fruity Italian white wine and London Dry Gin, and it is described as “bursting with angostura bark and gentian root botanicals commonly used in…

It does not get much better than drinking beer and saving an endangered species at the same time. That is precisely what Namibian Breweries Ltd offers with its Windhoek brand, which has partnered with Save the Rhino International for conservation efforts. It has sold Windhoek lager in the UK for many years, but importer Morgenrot has now started bringing in Windhoek draught too. The beer…

Campbell’s Brewery has had 2,000 pre-orders for its flagship beer, Gunner Blonde Ale, as the producer prepares to launch the beer into the off-trade. The Scottish brewer launched the beer into the on-trade seven months ago, and has since secured 100 listings in pubs and restaurants for the draught variant. The 4.3% abv Gunner Blonde Ale is inspired by the landscape of the Scottish Borders.

A hoppy IPA has joined the Hobgoblin portfolio. Hobgoblin IPA is a light copper-coloured 5.3% abv beer, described by the brewer as “a bold brother” to Hobgoblin Ruby Ale and Hobgoblin Gold.   The beer contains two “understated” English hops – Fuggles and Goldings – as well as four American variants – Mosaic, Chinook, Centennial and Citra – bringing a wave of tropical citrus and…

WiseHead Productions has launched a portfolio of zero proof drinks in order to “define a new category of non-alcoholic, sophisticated drinks for adults to enjoy during the moments they choose not to drink alcohol”. The portfolio will launch in Waitrose and Ocado this week. The collection contains three “Aperizero” serves, which are described as being lightly sparkling and versatile in flavour, and are designed to…

Freya, which claims to be the first spirit created from birch tree sap, has a new addition to the range. The limited edition Freya Woodsmoke has been created by Pure Wild Spirits to build on the original Freya Birch Spirit by adding a smoky infusion of apple, chestnut and birch wood. The infused woods are burnt and the smoke is then infused into Freya to…