The 2023 Drinks Retailing Awards was host to an array of innovative and forward-thinking independent retailers that are transforming the off-trade for the better.
The 2023 Drinks Retailing Awards was host to an array of innovative and forward-thinking independent retailers that are transforming the off-trade for the better.
There are a multitude of roles and career paths in the drinks industry but the idea of moving into the sector for the first time, or shifting across or upwards into a new role, might seem challenging, particularly in an industry that promotes and thrives on well-established relationships. This month the Wine & Spirit Education Trust spoke to experts from different parts of the industry…
Heaven Hill Distillery has appointed Proof Drinks as its UK distributor for brands such as Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Rittenhouse and Mellow Corn. The company was founded shortly after Prohibition in Kentucky by the Shapira family. The family-owned, independent business has grown to become the second largest Bourbon distiller in the world. It also has aperitifs, brandy, cognac, Canadian whisky, gin, liqueurs, rum, tequila and…
Amathus Drinks has added the Bierzo winery, Bodega del Abad, to its portfolio. Bodega del Abad was founded in 2000 and it has a high-tech winery as well as 35 hectares of vines split between the red Mencia grape and the white Godello. The majority of the vineyards are at high altitude and some are more than 100 years old. The Bierzo region of Northwest…
A Scottish business set up to promote the story of Scottish Gin has established International Scottish Gin Day 2019. Saturday August 3, 2019 will mark the first International Scottish Gin Day (ISGD), a date designed to raise the profile of Scottish Gin and showcase Scotland as a visitors’ destination. ISGD 2019 will also provide an opportunity for Scottish Gin makers, bars, restaurants, bottle shops and…
The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show arrives in late September. This is a good thing. So important is this particular whisky show, it might be called the Big Show. If the organisers are reading us though, they’d need to talk to WWE about trademarks, since that outfit has a wrestler called Big Show on the books, real name Paul Donald Wight II. Even so,…
Buckingham Schenk has appointed John Ruck-Keene as its new off-trade account manager. Ruck-Keene joins from Liberty where he was national account manager with a particular focus on developing new business with established and emerging accounts. Before this, he worked for Enotria & Coe as national account manager and he also held a variety of roles during a nine year period at Majestic. The appointment follows…
South Africa secured a resounding victory when DRN recently polled 200 independent merchants in a bid to find which countries’ wines are performing best in the sector. It finished ahead of Italy, Argentina and Spain as the country growing sales in the strongest fashion and it is easy to see why. Quality has improved drastically in recent years. Classics from well-established regions are…
