The Suffolk brewer St Peter’s has been sold by John Murphy who founded it 23 years ago. St Peter’s was one of the first of…
The Suffolk brewer St Peter’s has been sold by John Murphy who founded it 23 years ago. St Peter’s was one of the first of…
East Anglian brewer Adnams has entered the lager market with the launch of Kobold. The beer takes its name from a water spirit of legend, said to protect sailors in the North Sea. Sales will support marine conservation projects starting with the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to tackling the effects of overfishing. Kobold is being brewed with locally-malted barley from Suffolk and Norfolk,…
The Duppy Share is launching a Spiced variant in the UK, marking the first line extension since the brand’s launch in 2015. The Duppy Share Spiced is flavoured with pineapple and kola nut and it is being launched exclusively in Selfridges. It has been developed with Robin Honhold, former head of operations at Mr Lyan and co-founder of drinks innovation team A/O, with the aim…
Seedlip is set to unveil its first advertising campaign, supported by the strapline “Drink to the Future”. The alcohol-free spirits brand, which launched in the UK four years ago, will feature in a campaign from January 13 in London and Manchester, across rail, underground, buses, billboards and digital. Emma Wykes, Seedlip chief operational officer, said: “Since the launch of Seedlip four years ago non-alcoholic drinks…
Bordeaux wine exports to the UK grew 15% in value last year compared to the region’s overall global exports, which grew by just 3%. The region suffered a 14% downturn in volume exports globally, predominantly due to the low 2017 harvest and magnified by a slowdown in wine imports by China, the biggest market for Bordeaux wines. But despite this global downturn, volume exports to…
Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Emma Dawson MW as senior wine buyer. Dawson completed her Master of Wine qualification in March 2017, making her one of only 131 female Masters of Wine in the world. She has worked with Marks & Spencer for nine years in several buying roles and within Sainsbury’s wine department before that. As a senior wine buyer at Berkmann, Dawson will…
January proved another success for committed abstainers. Granted, it’s the grimmest month to endure without the occasional glass of whisky, but the brave few suffered for our sins, seeing it tee-totally through to February while simultaneously inflicting a short, sharp kidney punch to the industry. Well done them. But fear not, for all the evidence from our travels indicated that these pilgrims of…
Eden Mill has announced further expansion plans following the acquisition of Eden River Brewery in Penrith, Cumbria. The Scottish single site brewery and distillery plans to use the new site to enable it to bottle and can some of its products in the North of England, which will also allow for quicker and smoother distribution. Eden River Brewery has a bottling plant near Penrith and…
