BARE ORGANIC MIXERS
These low-calorie cocktail mixers are made with fresh organic fruit juices and agave nectar. Flavors include Margarita, Lemon Drop and Pomegranate Cranberry Cosmo. Suggested retail for a 1L bottle is $1O.
GLENFIDDICH THE ORIGINAL
This new release is an expression inspired by the 1963 Straight Malt – the first single malt to be actively marketed internationally. Malt Master Brian Kinsman has replicated the 1963 whisky following the original recipe. Suggested retail is $1OO for a 75Oml. Available from MS Walker and United Liquors.
CROWN ROYAL REGAL APPLE
The latest addition to the line is a blend of Crown Royal whiskies and Regal Gala apples. Suggested retail is $25 for a 75Oml. Available from United Liquors.
SO THE RUSSIANS AREN’T BUYING PBR AFTER ALL
IT JUST goes to show how quickly rumors can turn into fact. Back in September it was announced that Oasis Beverages had acquired the Pabst Brewing Company and everyone had something to say about the good old American brand going to the Russians. Well, it turns out that never happened.... Read More
THE SECRET TO SLOSHING
CALL THIS a First World issue. A study has found that a glass of beer is less likely to spill than the same glass filled with coffee because bubbles cause friction that prevent it from sloshing. Just like a collection of tiny shock absorbers, liquid foam reduces movement by absorbing... Read More
CRAFT BEER BESTS BUD
THE NUMBERS are close but Americans now buy more craft beer than Budweiser. Craft brewing is certainly still a niche, albeit a fast-growing one, but it’s become a force to be reckoned with. According to the Brewers Association, craft labels make up about 14 percent of the US beer market.... Read More
PROSECCO BUBBLES TO THE TOP
MOVE OVER Champagne, there’s a new king sparkler in town. For the first time ever, Prosecco outsold the French bubbly last year, 3O7 million to 3O4 million bottles. That’s according to figures released by the Italian wine observatory, OVSE. Price point is a huge factor as a weaker economy has... Read More
“MOTHER” GRAPE SAVED FROM EXTINCTION
IT MAY not taste like much but a rare wine grape, nicknamed “Casanova” because of its role in parenting so many of the world’s leading varieties, is one step further from extinction thanks to Swiss volunteers and a leading scientist. Once shunned, Gouais Blanc earned new respect 15 years ago... Read More
BOGUS LAFITE GETS SMASHED
PERHAPS there should be a new Chinese proverb: Beware wine bottles bearing “Lafite” on their label. A wine merchant in the Chinese city of Shenzen has held a public destruction of several hundred bottles of fake Lafite he bought at auction. At a highly publicized media event, staff smashed over... Read More
SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION
PIERRE PRINGUET, CEO of French drinks group Pernod Ricard, has been appointed as the new chairman. Pringuet will now work closely with Scotch Whisky Association CEO David Frost to guide the industry over the next few years. One of the items high on his agenda will be the launch of... Read More