In celebration of their 30th anniversary, New Orleans based craft beer company, Abita, have unveiled the revamped packaging for their range of beers, with each new design inspired by the art, culture and history of The Big Easy. Several of the standout products from the range will experience a package change (Wrought Iron and Turbo
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As part of their Producer Stories series, Bibendum Wine sat down with Bailey Pryor, the mastermind behind The Real McCoy, to hear exactly what inspired the creation of the authentic Bajan rum, and how Pryor re-developed the original recipe. Listen to the podcast below:

This year, the gluten-free trend is more popular than ever, with over 12 million Brits opting to go gluten-free when choosing food and drink products. Capitalizing on this growing trend, and with innovation being a huge part of their culture, Estrella Galicia, a Galician beer founded in 1906, has added a new gluten-free version of
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With On Trade value sales increasing by 21% and Off Trade sales by 10% since last year, gin is currently one of the fastest going spirits categories of 2016 amongst UK consumers. However, stemming from the Victorian period, the British public’s love for gin is steeped in history, and it is this love affair that
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Following on from the success of the month-long Little Galicia residency at Netil 360 last year, Estrella Galicia has collaborated with Tapas Revolution, a Spanish restaurant in the heart of Shoreditch, to once again bring the ‘Galician experience’ to London with a series of beer, tapas and live music nights. The nights, taking place on
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This month, we have teamed up with 65 and King, a cocktail parlour in the heart of West London, to bring you three exclusive cocktails using The Real McCoy Rum, a prohibition era inspired Bajan rum; Fiorente Elderflower Liqueur; and Jensen’s, a classic Bermondsey based gin. The cocktails, a theatrical twist on the classics, have
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As Black Tot Day is upon us, we thought what better way to celebrate than with four recipes of our favourite rum-based cocktail, the Daiquiri, in addition to a brief history behind the cocktail that has captured the hearts of so many for several decades (and we’re sure many more to come). The origin of
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Imbibe Live, the UK’s largest on-trade exhibition hosted by Imbibe Magazine, took place this July at Kensington Olympia, London, and team Instil were there in full force to showcase our brand new range of artisan and craft spirits, beers and liqueurs to the trade. Standing out in copper and black, Instil’s signature colours, the speak-easy
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Brainchild of Carlos Camarena, probably the most-awarded tequilero alive, Villa Lobos Tequila undergoes longer ageing and a secret resting technique, making it one of the very best in the market. Tequila is the fastest growing spirits category in the Off Trade with 11% growth. It is also the second highest value category per litre after
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