Rum education day Think Rum is returning next month, after a hiatus during the pandemic. The one-day event will take place at The Trampery, Old…
Rum education day Think Rum is returning next month, after a hiatus during the pandemic. The one-day event will take place at The Trampery, Old…
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 modern wave of British craft brewers, noted for its oval-bottomed, flask-style bottles. Its beers have achieved notable export success and it has recently been making its mark in the growing alcohol-free sector. St Peter’s has been bought by a…
Booths has revealed that gin’s sharp upward sales curve has finally started to peter out and rum is now leading the growth in the spirits category. Buyer Peter Newton told DRN: “Gin peaked last year. We are starting to see a bit of gin fatigue and we are starting to see growth in rum now. It’s small compared to gin in sales, but…
That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC) has launched the first in a new series of Signature Blends. The blends have been designed with cocktails in mind as well as being standalone sipping rums. They have been developed by Peter Holland from The Floating Rum Shack, and both are described as “accessible blends for mixing and sipping, for both on and off-trade”. Signature…
St Peter’s Brewery has appointed John Hadingham as its new managing director. Hadingham moves over from Aspall Cyder, where he was responsible for sales, team development and branding in both the on and off-trades. In this new role he will be focusing on sales strategy and new product development as the company looks to expand into new markets and categories. St Peter’s recently unveiled its…
Yealands Family Wines has launched a new competition for UK wine shoppers, offering the chance to win tickets to New Zealand. The producer, based in Marlborough, New Zealand, is offering four pairs of tickets for a 10-day ‘Extraordinary Experience’, via a neck-collar competition on its Peter Yealands wines. The competition, which runs from March 1 to May 28, will feature in neck-collars in a range…
World Beer has launched a dark lager from the USA’s second-oldest brewery, Huber, based in Monroe, Wisconsin. Huber Bock has been produced since 1899, excluding during Prohibition, and is designed with a 50s-style label to tap into a trend for “retro Americana”, according to the brewery. The 5.5% abv brew comes in a 33cl bottle and is said to mix hints of coffee and cocoa…
Liberty Wines has signed a deal with Hess Family Wine Estates to take over distribution of Peter Lehmann Wines from the Barossa Valley and the Hess Collection Winery from the Napa Valley. The deal was a coup for managing director David Gleave MW, who has wanted to sell Peter Lehmann wines ever since he discovered the winery on his first visit to the Barossa in…
