Bacardi claims its new Bombay Sapphire distillery and visitor centre in Laverstoke, Hampshire, will give the gin industry a user experience to rival the Scotch whisky market and bring the Bombay Sapphire brand alive.
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Bacardi has acquired premium elderflower liqueur brand St-Germain from The Cooper Spirits Company.
Read more...Ready for the next instalment of what's gone on in the wine trade in 2012?
Read more...Online Amazon-style wholesaler Ooberstock has bumped up its portfolio with brands from Diageo, and UK cider company the C&C Group.
Read more...Stricter rules governing how images of under 25s are used in alcohol marketing, new guidelines on promoting lower strength drinks and closer ties with the Advertising Standards Authority are all key facets of the Portman Group's revised code of practice.
Read more...The winners of the third annual Golden Rum Barrel Awards have been announced as part of the UK RumFest celebrations.
Read more...Ooberstock, the new Amazon-style wholesaler, has added a comprehensive spirits range to its growing portfolio.
Read more...Bacardi has launched a new advertising campaign celebrating its 150th anniversary as part of its £20m marketing spend for 2012.
Read more...London Cocktail Week is to partner Covent Garden's Seven Dials, which will become the official hub for the event in its third year.
Read more...Major alcoholic drinks producers have agreed to ramp up their voluntary advertising regulations in Europe.
Read more...Jack Daniel's is offering trade outlets the chance to buy their own personalised barrel of Tennessee whiskey.
Read more...Treasury Wine Estates has hired Bacardi's global travel retail boss to head up its EMEA regional business - in a move which will see the managing director role expanded.
Thierry's has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Martin Horner as sales director and Yobana Bermúdez in the newly-created role of technical manager.
Read more...The Portman Group, an independent body that considers complaints about alcohol marketing, is calling for two members to join its Independent Complaints Panel.
Read more...Distiller G&J Greenall is fast-tracking its expansion by developing two new gin brands.
Read more...A new alcohol charity has pledged to use research to find a solution to the UK's drink problems.
Read more...The Boutique Bar Show returns to London next month for its fifth year.
Read more...Male drinkers aged 18 to 24 who love "adventure, fun and girls" are the target audience of Bacardi's new spiced rum-based spirit.
Read more...As of July 2011, 220 firms have signed up to the deal, with 110 of those agreeing to the alcohol pledges. Jeremy Beadles, chief executive of the WSTA and co-chairman of the Responsibility Deal's alcohol, says the drinks trade's participation is "way beyond other sectors".
Read more...Chambord is offering the UK's most talented bartenders and chefs the chance to have their cocktail or culinary creation served at a major drinks industry event in London.
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