The monthly round-up of what’s new in low/no, beer, cider, wine, spirits, RTDs and mixers. SPIRITS Appleton Estate 17 Year Old Legend  49% abv £500 USP: Appleton’s latest rum is a limited-edition release with only 180 bottles available via The Whisky Exchange and Harvey Nichols from July 3 onwards. The rum is inspired by the estate’s original J. Wray & Nephew 17…

Bank holidays are big business for the drinks industry – and when there’s a celebration thrown in, such as the Coronation of King Charles III, that business gets even bigger. Take the Queen’s Jubilee weekend in 2022, for example. Consumers spent an extra £104 million on beers, wines and spirits – making it one of the biggest occasions outside of Christmas (NielsenIQ).  The Coronation takes…

 SPIRITS The Glenturret Manager’s Dram 51% abv £165   USP: The second limited edition release in the Manager’s Dram series has been predominantly matured in European oak sherry casks, with “hints of American oak and mellow peat”. Named for distillery manager Ian Renwick, The Glenturret Manager’s Dram: Release No. 2 is limited to 750 bottles.   The Glasgow Distillery’s Glasgow…

The monthly round-up of what’s new in low/no, beer, cider, wine, spirits, RTDs and mixers. SPIRITS & LIQUEURS Smokehead’s Tequila Cask Terminado 43% abv £68.99 USP: Ian Macleod Distillers has released an expression of its Islay single malt whisky, Smokehead, that has been finished in tequila casks. Terminado joins Rum Cask Rebel, Sherry Cask Blast and Twisted Stout. The Macallan 77 Years Old 43.2%…

The monthly round-up of what’s new in low/no, beer, cider, wine, spirits, RTDs and mixers. SPIRITS & LIQUEURS The Balvenie Sixty 42.4% abv £122,000 USP: Created to celebrate malt master David Stewart MBE’s 60-year career at the distillery, the whisky is The Balvenie’s oldest liquid to date. It is a single cask from 1962 with notes of oak, toffee and roasted…

The monthly round-up of what’s new in low/no, beer, cider, wine, spirits, RTDs and mixers. SPIRITS & LIQUEURS Three Wrens Spiced Golden Rum 40% abv £42 USP: Cheshire-based Three Wrens Distillery has launched what it claims is “the world’s first bison grass rum”. The spiced rum features five botanicals: raw cacao, bison grass, tonka beans, vanilla pods and cinnamon. St-Rémy…

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has launched a new recruitment tool as it looks to help the drinks industry tackle widespread vacancies. The new jobs board aims to help fill the one in 10 jobs that are reported to be vacant across hospitality, drinks retail and leisure. The dedicated jobs section on the WSTA’s “new and improved” website will be open for members…