
WSTA crowns rum the drink of lockdown
The WSTA has crowned rum the "drink of lockdown" with the spirit enjoying the biggest growth across all spirits during the period, according to new WSTA data.
Read more...The WSTA has crowned rum the "drink of lockdown" with the spirit enjoying the biggest growth across all spirits during the period, according to new WSTA data.
Read more...Sales of rum in the UK on-trade rose 7% year-on-year in 2019, according to the latest data from food-and-drink research analysts CGA.
Read more...Scottish bartender Nicole Sykes won the Bacardí Legacy Cocktail Competition at an event in London last night.
Read more...Distillers in Barbados are at loggerheads over the terms of a geographical indication (GI) for the island’s rum, with three united in agreement and one standing in opposition.
Read more...Five UK bartenders have made it through to the finals of the Bacardí Legacy international cocktail competition.
Read more...London-based start-up Silk Road Distillers has launched with a white spiced rum.
Read more...The ASA has banned adverts for a cannabis-oil infused rum, in a ruling that could have implications for the marketing of the fast-growing CBD-drinks sector.
Read more...Bacardi is focusing its energy on its premium range with a new barrel-aged golden sipping variant, adding fire to a category that is quickly on the rise.
Read more...Rum is this year’s star player at Bar Convent Berlin – the show which puts the spotlight on the biggest hitting trends driving growth and engagement in the bar sector.
Read more...Halewood Wines & Spirits has opened a bar, distillery and rum school in Bristol on the site of the former Jamie’s Italian on Park Street.
Read more...Diageo has formed a 50/50 joint venture with Corporación Cuba Ron which gives it exclusive global distribution rights to Cuban rum brand Santiago de Cuba.
Read more...Craft spirits start-up Top Beverages has unveiled its first two products, tapping into two key growth categories - rum and gin.
Read more...Flavoured and spiced rums are storming their way to becoming the most drunk style of rum in the off-trade, and could be the most sold style in the UK by the end of the year.
Read more...With rum in ascendancy, Harpers’ Think Rum panel debated how best to educate both trade and consumer as to the diversity and versatility of the category
Read more...What did it mean to the business to win Supreme Champion in Harpers Design Awards?
Read more...Bartender extraordinaire Jim Meehan has been in Europe recently, leaving a trail of wisdom and insight behind him as to what it takes to make it the bar world.
Read more...A new family-run £100,000 rum distillery in central Scotland is preparing to start production.
Read more...Usain Bolt’s restaurant, Tracks & Records, which is set to open in London next month, will boast over 150 rums – 100 of which are Jamaican.
Read more...Halewood Wines & Spirits has announced a number of changes to its line-up while revealing a new spirits focus for its agency business.
Read more...The opening panel at Harpers’ annual Think Rum event delved deep into the premium possibilities to grow the category. Andrew Catchpole reports
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