Speyside Distillery has launched a new gin inspired by poet Lord Byron’s words. The distillery, which is famed for its single malt Scotch whisky, has released a limited edition gin with botanicals found growing in its garden grounds. The two expressions of Byron’s Gin also reflect on the distillery’s historic links to poet Byron, who was known to have a great love of the Scottish…

The team behind Pinkster Gin is using its gin expertise to extend into fruit gin liqueurs. Hedgepig, a range of premium, small batch gin liqueurs, is currently comprised of two expressions: Wild Bullace & Quince and Rampant Raspberry. More variants will join the range in 2018. The parent company, Ginmeister, was founded in 2013 with the launch of Pinkster, which has seen rapid growth since…

Sogrape has released a new Mateus Expressions range that combines indigenous Portuguese grapes with well-known international varieties. It consists of four wines: three rosés – Baga & Shiraz, Baga & Muscat and Aragonez & Zinfandel – and one white wine, a Maria Gomes & Chardonnay blend. They retail at £7.99 and are presented in clear, Bordeaux-style bottles with contemportary labels. Matt Douglas, managing director at…

Diageo will release four new expressions of Scotch brand Mortlach over the next year in a bid to make it a major player in the single malt category. The Mortlach distillery was built in 1823 as the first in Dufftown, Speyside, which now houses the likes of Glenfiddich and Balvenie. Diageo has historically released just a small amount of cases of Mortlach 16 Year Old,…