Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Morrison Bowmore CEO Keiller joins board of The Last Drop

Published: 20 January, 2016

The Last Drop Distillers has appointed Mike Keiller to its board directors, the company has announced.

Bulleit taps Tivey for north of England brand ambassador role

Published: 19 January, 2016

Bulleit Bourbon and Rye has appointed award-winning bartender, Joe Tivey as its first brand ambassador for the north of England.

London café offers Speyside whisky for 1p a shot

Published: 18 January, 2016

A London café is selling a Speyside single malt whisky at 1p a shot this week.

Bacardi and Pernod Ricard return to battle for Havana Club brand

Published: 18 January, 2016

The US Patent and Trademark Office has reignited the long-running battle between Bacardi Ltd and Pernod Ricard for the Havana Club rum brand by awarding the mark to Pernod Ricard.

SWA backs EU moves to end market rigging in Colombia

Published: 15 January, 2016

The Scotch Whisky Association has welcomed moves by the European Union to end restrictive trade practices in Colombia.

Second annual Think Gin event to showcase premier distillers worldwide

Published: 15 January, 2016

The second annual Think Gin event is to take place in London on March 1.

Greenwood takes UK & Ireland helm at William Grant

Published: 14 January, 2016

Family-owned distillers, William Grant & Sons has appointed Rita Greenwood as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland.

Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 scheduled for February release

Published: 13 January, 2016

Japanese drinks group Suntory has announced the release of its Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 whisky on February 1.

Porter's Gin plans expansion after successful December launch

Published: 13 January, 2016

Porter's Gin, the first to distilled in Aberdeen for 100 years, has already sold out its first batch.

Artisanal Forest Gin wins Virgin Trains first class account

Published: 11 January, 2016

Virgin Trains has chosen Cheshire small-batch artisanal Forest Gin to serve to its first-class passengers.

Christopher Cooper: Bartenders versus sommeliers - who brings the 'cool' to the drinks industry?

Published: 08 January, 2016

Perception is everything in the battle of the elite drinks purveyors, so it's about time we factored "cool" into wine's appeal, says Christopher Cooper

Andrew Catchpole: A promising year for the wine trade

Published: 08 January, 2016

Consumer confidence - and spend - is on the up, a stronger pound is easing the path for UK buyers, and time has seemingly been called by the multiples on an era of heavy discounting, with range cuts also playing into the hands of adventurous independents selling on the contrasting breadth of their portfolio.

Sipsmith to open Swan on a Hot Gin Roof pop-up bar in Soho

Published: 08 January, 2016

London's award-winning Sipsmith gin distillery has partnered with Soho's Ham Yard Hotel for a winter pop-up bar on the hotel's exclusive fourth-floor roof terrace.

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Published: 06 January, 2016

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Gin tourism comes to Manchester

Published: 05 January, 2016

Manchester gin lovers will soon be able to enjoy a tour of some the city's best bars fuelled by their favourite tipple, thanks to a new drinking experience launching in the spring.

SWA survey finds huge public support for cut in UK whisky tax

Published: 04 January, 2016

British consumers are overwhelmingly in favour of a cut in the tax on a bottle of Scotch, according to a new survey sponsored by the Scottish Whisky Association.

Scottish minimum unit pricing for alcohol hangs in balance against EU free trade laws

Published: 23 December, 2015

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Scottish Government's case for minimum unit pricing [MUP] for alcohol could be in breach of free trade laws if tax-based measures could deliver a fairer and equally effective result with regard to protecting public health.