Suntory Global Spirits is focusing on smaller formats in the UK, with Jim Beam expanding its 35cl range in the convenience channel. From 28 September, 35cl bottles of Jim Beam Pineapple and Jim Beam Black Cherry became available, as the company responds to growing demand for smaller, more affordable spirit formats. The move follows a similar announcement from AB InBev last week,…

Following his decision to remove tariffs on Scotch in July, President Donald Trump has now announced that he will remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey. During a trip to Ireland, Trump said that he would remove the tariff following a meeting with Irish prime minister Micheál Martin, also known as the country’s Taoiseach. Trump, who travelled to the country for…

Cask Trade Bottling, the whisky cask marketplace and management company, has launched a personalised bottling service ahead of the festive season. The ‘ready to bottle’ bespoke service allows clients to commission their own label on a bottle of Speyside 2015, in time for the gifting season in December. According to the company, there are two primary ways that customers can personalise…

Retailer Master of Malt has collaborated with design studio Studio Minerva to launch a super-premium whisky brand: The Islay. Described as a love letter to the Scottish island, the brand is built around a continuous single-cask model. A first for Studio Minerva, which normally focuses on design, the introduction of The Islay marks the first time the company has built…

Diageo is set to reformulate some of its whisky and rum brands in India, following a long-standing disagreement with the Indian authorities.  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) first raised concerns about the company’s use of improper flavouring substances earlier this year.  This month, following a ban on several whisky and rum brands in major Indian states,…

Edinburgh-based whisky brand Wee Smoky has launched six premium canned cocktails, designed to challenge the perceptions of smoke and whisky cocktail culture. Founder, Rory Gammell, spent the past six years on a mission to elevate cocktails by adding ‘a hint of smoke’. After traveling the world with his flagship liquid, Wee Smoky, a smoky whisky for mixing, he realised many people thought they…

The Scotch whisky industry is celebrating following the removal of tariffs on UK whisky entering the US.  According to the UK Government, the agreement follows the King’s visit to the US in April, during which president Trump agreed to lift the tariffs he had imposed a year earlier.  The UK Government said the removal of the 10% levy is set…