The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew has launched a new version of its Kew gin in partnership with East London Liquor Co. A previous incarnation…
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew has launched a new version of its Kew gin in partnership with East London Liquor Co. A previous incarnation…
Douglas Wood set up the first Woodwinters store in Bridge of Allen, near Stirling, 14 years ago. The company now has additional stores in Edinburgh and Inverness and it opened a London office two years ago to expand its wholesale operation. Gordon Forrest works in the Edinburgh store and is also the company’s head of design. He talks to DRN: How did the business start and…
Scotch Whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co has released its Year of the Pig Limited Edition bottlings in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The XOP Single Cask of a Sherry matured Craigellachie 1995 Vintage and two Old Particular Single Casks – a Bunnahabhain 2007 and a Glengoyne 2007 – have been unveiled to mark the Lunar New Year, the most celebrated of Chinese traditions.
Grimsby is set to get a new brewery courtesy of Axholme Brewing Company. The company acquired the St Barnabas Church on King Edward Street last year and it also secured a grant of £54,000 from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s £8m ‘Growing The Humber’ programme, which is supported by the Government’s Local Growth Fund. The scheme offers business investment grants to help grow SEM businesses…
Wine suppliers are bidding to cash in on the success of Gallo’s big, off-dry Californian red wine Apothic Red. McWilliam’s Wines is set to launch a fruity Australian red called Wildling, a 13.5% abv blend of Shiraz, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which comes in a similar bottle to Gallo’s Apothic. Matt Douglas, managing director at UK distributor Sogrape UK, said: “We are astounded by…
Scotch whisky producer Douglas Laing has relaunched its golf-inspired McGibbon’s range of whiskies in a bid to cash in on the impending Ryder Cup. Scotland is the host nation as Rory McIlroy and his Europe teammates take on the USA in the biennial golf competition this week. Douglas Laing decided it would be the perfect time to reintroduce the range, which includes…
A leading supplier claims the best way to grow the wine category is to make it easier for consumers with simple innovations, such as ageing wine for them in a controlled environment. Stevens Garnier has earned a listing at Tesco for a Reserve Sandeman port from 2000 and managing director Matt Douglas told OLN: “It’s already aged and people will be very happy to spend…
