Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Fridge-friendly bottle for Baileys

Published: 04 March, 2013

Diageo has redesigned the Baileys bottle to make it slim enough to fit inside a fridge door.

Hine family releases limited 1983 Cognac duo

Published: 01 March, 2013

The Hine family has, over the years, acquired the intuitive skill of judging when an individual young Cognac has the potential to develop into something very special.

Hi-Spirits appoints Scottish on-trade rep

Published: 01 March, 2013

Distributor Hi-Spirits has appointed cocktail expert and former bar manager Chris Deacon as field sales executive in Scotland.

Changes at the top for Pernod Ricard

Published: 28 February, 2013

Pernod Ricard has announced personnel changes which see Laurent Lacassagne head up Chivas Brothers and Christian...

Vintage cognacs released by Hine

Published: 27 February, 2013

Hine has released two 1983 vintage cognacs: Jarnac-matured and Early-Landed.

Mark Douglas Hill launches British vodka Element 29

Published: 26 February, 2013

Food and drink writer Mark Douglas Hill is to launch a British vodka in a refillable package.

Diageo rolls out off-trade frozen cocktail brand Parrot Bay

Published: 25 February, 2013

Diageo is rolling out its Parrot Bay 'freeze and squeeze' frozen cocktail range across Europe with the support of a £2.1 million marketing campaign.

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...

On-trade analysis: Spirits take the top spot in 2012 festive sales figures

Published: 01 February, 2013

CGA's Matt Crompton takes a look at how the on-trade performed over the festive season

Penderyn Distillery invests in £1m expansion

Published: 25 January, 2013

Penderyn is to invest £1 million into its distillery through self-funding and help from the Welsh government in a bid to increase annual sales and fulfil demand.

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.

Glenmorangie Ealanta - it's all about the wood

Published: 21 January, 2013

It's all about the wood for the fourth annual release of Glenmorangie Private Edition Ealanta 19 Year Old (rrp £74.99, 46% abv), which is fully matured in virgin American white oak casks.

John Humphries: a history and tribute to Cassis

Published: 11 January, 2013

For many years I have worked in the wine trade in London. One spring afternoon I returned to our cellar near Borough Market to find that my boss...

Scotch whisky industry more productive than City of London

Published: 02 January, 2013

Scotch whisky is now worth more than £4 billion to the Scottish economy and is more productive than the City of London, according to a report commissioned by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).

Chase vodka calls for end to 'fake distilleries'

Published: 14 December, 2012

Chase Vodka founder William Chase has accused large and smaller distilleries of passing off mass-produced spirits as...

Captain Morgan celebrates 10 million case landmark

Published: 12 December, 2012

Diageo-owned Captain Morgan has reached a landmark 10 million cases sold, becoming only the sixth premium spirit to sell 10 million cases globally.

Drambuie helps re-open Edinburgh's Tron Kirk

Published: 26 November, 2012

This New Year's Eve, Drambuie will be bringing the traditional Hogmanay celebrations back to its roots, as it...

Bunnahabhain's 40 Year Old find

Published: 21 November, 2012

It must have a nice day for Bunnahabhain's master distiller Ian MacMillan, when he found a selection of 40 Year Old casks hidden away in the distillery's ledgers.