Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Searcys to open Gin Joint next month

Published: 27 August, 2013

Searcys is to launch Gin Joint, a brasserie and bar situated in the Barbican Centre, where around 40 gins will be available, including one chilled on tap.

Greenall's gin signs cricket sponsorship deal

Published: 23 July, 2013

Greenall's Original London Dry Gin has been named the official gin of Lancashire County Cricket Club at Emirates Old...

Hoxton Gin secures Tesco listings

Published: 12 July, 2013

Hoxton Gin has announced it has secured listings in 103 Tesco stores nationwide.

First Sussex distillery set to open in 2014

Published: 05 July, 2013

The Lurgashall winery near Midhurst, West Sussex, which is known for its Silverbirch wine and mead, has...

Roast introduces its own London gin

Published: 04 July, 2013

Borough Market's Roast restaurant has introduced its own London Dry Gin.

Bols Genever hosts exclusive masterclass

Published: 26 June, 2013

Bols Genever has joined forces with London cocktail bar Callooh Callay to host an exclusive pop-up bar...

Whitley Neill gin unveils African-inspired design

Published: 19 June, 2013

Halewood International's award-winning Whitley Neill gin has unveiled a new bottle design, inspired by the spirit's...

Hotel seeks gin for record-breaking collection

Published: 25 April, 2013

An Oxfordshire hotel is challenging people to discover a new, original gin...

Beefeater to challenge consumers with premium gin

Published: 24 April, 2013

Beefeater has announced plans to launch a unique hand-crafted, ultra-premium gin in June, designed to challenge the way...

Langley's No 8 gin targeted at sophisticated males

Published: 05 April, 2013

A new English gin targeted at a sophisticated male audience has been launched. Langley's No 8 (41.7% abv; £30/75cl) is a single distillation gin handmade in small batches from eight secret...

Pernod Ricard's '1,000 Londoner' Beefeater bottle

Published: 03 April, 2013

A Beefeater limited edition bottle featuring photos from 1,000 people who entered the gin's MyLondon competition last...

Harrington gin snapped up by Fortnum & Mason

Published: 18 March, 2013

A Northamptonshire farmer and his best friend have fulfilled a long-held ambition to work for themselves by creating an...

No.3 London Dry Gin fights for juniper conservation

Published: 12 February, 2013

No.3 London Dry Gin has joined forces with wild plant charity Plantlife to help boost its juniper conservation efforts...

Cucumber-flavoured gin from Diageo

Published: 12 February, 2013

Diageo is to launch a cucumber-flavoured gin under the Gordon's brand.

Beefeater to open gin distillery visitors' centre

Published: 06 February, 2013

Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater gin is to open London's first ever gin distillery visitors' centre at the back end of 2013...

Beefeater Gin to open distillery visitor centre

Published: 06 February, 2013

Pernod Ricard owned, Beefeater Gin is to open London's first ever gin distillery visitor centre at the back end of 2013, with the aim of telling the story of London gin .

Diageo encourages bartenders to create their own Tanqueray blend

Published: 30 January, 2013

Diageo is encouraging bartenders to add their own botanicals to its Tanqueray No Ten gin brand in order to create a unique infusion to serve with tonic.

How will you be changing your wine list this year?

Published: 24 January, 2013

As we go into 2013, we ask three industry sommeliers from Sketch, Coq d'Argent and Launceston Place how they'll be looking at changing their wine lists this year.

Plymouth Gin given antique-style new look

Published: 21 January, 2013

As today's era is all about provenance and heritage, Pernod Ricard is taking its gins into 2013 via a bygone age with new packaging for its Plymouth Gin portfolio.

Call for investors for new Lake District distillery

Published: 17 January, 2013

Further investment is being sought for a £2.5-million new distillery, The Lakes Distillery, which is to be built in Cumbria and opened at the back end of 2013.