Andrew Shaw, who was recruited to overhaul the beer, wine and spirits offer at Marks & Spencer, has decided to leave the business. Shaw joined…
Andrew Shaw, who was recruited to overhaul the beer, wine and spirits offer at Marks & Spencer, has decided to leave the business. Shaw joined…
In commemoration of the passing of John Rudd in January 2021, Berry Bros & Rudd is releasing an exclusive bottling from The Glenrothes distillery that celebrates the life of “a truly extraordinary man” and honours the 72 years he spent as part of the family business. From this month, 72 special bottles of The Glenrothes Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be auctioned on the Berry…
Famille Perrin has produced a brand new Châteauneuf du Pape exclusively for Co-op stores. This Co-op exclusive collaboration with the Perrin family, Close Encounters, pays homage to Randall Grahm, who, back in 1984, was himself paying homage to the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape when he released his now-legendary blend of Rhône varietals called ‘Le Cigare Volant’ – meaning ‘flying cigar’, or French slang for UFOs. Eccentric Californian…
Jeroboams has launched its first exclusive spirit: Whistlepig Single Barrel 10-Year-Old Rye Whiskey. The Rye whiskey, produced by Vermont-based Whistlepig, has been selected by, and exclusively bottled for, Jeroboams with a limited batch of just 132 bottles. The team at Jeroboams felt the quality, character and value for money offered by rye whiskey made it an easy choice for its initial bottling, as was the…
Waitrose is introducing a new interactive service with its exclusive ‘Cocktails at Home’ Experience Boxes, in partnership with John Lewis. The two limited edition boxes, which launch October 21, include the key ingredients and kit to make either gin cocktails with a bottle of Roku gin, or whisky cocktails with Toki whisky, premium craft spirits from the House of Suntory. The kit includes two John Lewis…
Maverick Drinks has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for Israel’s first whisky distillery. Milk & Honey (M&H) Distillery, which was founded in Tel Aviv in 2012, was the first whisky distillery to open in Israel. It currently produces a young single malt spirit, Levantine Gin, and herbal liqueurs, and Maverick will bring Israel’s first Single Malt Whisky to the UK market in late…
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.
Bushmills Irish Whiskey has released a limited-edition single malt whiskey aged in Acacia wood. Bushmills Distillery Exclusive, is a non-chill filtered single malt whiskey with a higher abv strength of 47% abv. The whiskey is first matured in charred bourbon barrels and toasted sherry casks, and then aged in Acacia wood for more than a year. Henry Mulholland, master blender, said: “As the world’s oldest…
