As the category comes to terms with major tax changes, pre-Christmas deals and lower abvs could be on the cards for port and sherry, finds…
As the category comes to terms with major tax changes, pre-Christmas deals and lower abvs could be on the cards for port and sherry, finds…
Christmas is always a bumper time for sherry and port, but with innovation bringing in more consumers, the upcoming festive season is promising to be particularly bountiful. Rob Brown reports. Christmas and port go together like British summertime and sunburn. And everyone knows that sherry is a certain saint’s favourite tipple as he’s doing his rounds on Christmas Eve. So, after a bumper year in…
Bacardi is to release a rum aged in sherry casks in September. The limited edition Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish is the first in a series of rums aged in different types of cask that the brand will bring to the market over the next five years. The rum has been aged in American oak for 8-12 years and finished in oloroso sherry casks…
Waitrose has identified a number of key drinks trends from 2020, which it predicts will escalate into 2021. In the Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2021 the retailer said formats and a return to old favourites were noticeable trends this year, while in 2021 we can expect to see a rise in the popularity of lesser-known wine regions and grape varieties as well as…
Love Drinks has taken on Pedrino Spritz to add to its pre-mixed drinks collection. Pedrino was launched by Joe Knopfler, son of Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame, and Sam Showering, the next generation from the family that helped pioneer brands such as Babycham, Harveys Bristol Cream, Cockburn Port and Brothers Cider. The Pedrino range is inspired by drinks from Spain, Portugal and Italy. The…
Harveys has relaunched its iconic blue The Bristol Cream bottle with a “cool makeover”. The new bottle features a thermochromic ink logo, which changes colour as it hits the perfect serving temperature. When the sherry is cold and ready to be poured, the Harveys logo on the label will turn blue. The revamped bottle is designed to encourage consumers to chill the sherry in the…
Distell has unveiled six new limited-edition malt whiskies from a range of distilleries it owns across Scotland. From Islay it has launched a £275 Bunnahabhain expression finished in a Palo Cortado cask, along with Bunnahabhain Mòine 2008, which is finished in a Bordeaux red wine cask and retails for £75. Tobermory, the only distillery on the picturesque Hebridean Isle of Mull, has released a 12…
The Balvenie has released a limited-edition expression designed to mark the 25th anniversary of DoubleWood. The Balvenie DoubleWood Aged 25 Years, crafted by malt master David Stewart MBE, contains liquid laid down at the distillery in Dufftown, Scotland in 1993, the same year as the original DoubleWood Aged 12 Years was released on general sale. DoubleWood began life in 1982 when Stewart began experimenting with…
