A chilli honey pale ale has been chosen as the winning recipe for Innis & Gunn’s competition to create a limited edition barrel-aged beer. Seth Ball has been crowned the winner of the Imagine & Gunn competition after beer fans across the UK voted for his unique chilli honey pale ale concoction. The Londoner’s flavour idea was one of nine recipes selected by the Innis…

A watermelon-infused beer nudged ahead of the competition to take the top spot at the 2017 Great British Homebrew Challenge. The competition, which is organised by Waitrose in partnership with Thornbridge Brewery and Brew UK, sets out to find the best home-brewed beer in the country. This year a German-style Gose named ‘Mr Smith Gose to’, was chosen as the winning recipe by a panel…

A new small batch gin inspired by global travel is ready to hit the off-trade. Far Reaches Gin is hand-produced in London using 13 botanicals sourced from around the world and inspired by the founders’ global travels. The spirit, bottled at cocktail-strength 41.3%, is a twist on the classic London Dry Gin, with a forward citrus and floral taste profile. Five key botanicals, each sourced…

One of Cornwall’s oldest cider producers has launched a new premium variant. Cornish Gold, which was first produced in 1980, is being relaunched by Healeys using the same recipe and complementing the Original 4.5% abv blend with an Oak Matured 6.2% abv variant. Joe Healey, commercial director for Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm, said: “We are really proud of our Cornish Gold cyder. A mix of…

Asterley Bros is launching a ‘modern British Amaro’, described as ‘Sicily meets London’. Dispense Amaro is a unique blend handmade in South London using a Sicilian recipe. The idea of creating the drink arose when the creators and founders of Asterley Bros, Rob and Jim Asterley, were handed their Sicilian family’s secret recipe for Amaro and they decided to recreate the historic drink. After studying…

Office worker Graham Nelson first tried making beer a year ago, but today the beer he originally crafted in his kitchen went on sale at Waitrose. The 39-year-old won a competition organised by the retailer and Derbyshire brewer Thornbridge to find the nation’s best home brew. They received more than 200 entries but a panel of experts decided Nelson’s Vienna IPA was the best of…

A spiced rum influenced by the old recipe for Sailor Jerry has been brought to market by Manchester-based wholesaler LWC Drinks. Admiral Vernon’s Old J is the first project for brands manager Tom Hurst, who joined LWC in April after seven years working in on-trade sales for Sailor Jerry supplier First Drinks. Sailor Jerry was the subject of a social media campaign from irate bartenders…