Muse, a new cocktail bar from the mind of Marcis Dzelzainis, will open its doors this November at RSA House in London, serving sustainable British cocktails in collaboration with Idyll Drinks.

Suntory Oceania has begun production at its AU$400m manufacturing facility in Australia, to produce the company’s RTD brands from next year.

The Cambridge Public House in Paris saw a 30% increase in sales during the summer Olympic Games 2024.

Mexico City’s all-female cocktail bar Brujas has launched its 2024 menu in the form of a classic comic book.

London’s KOL Mezcaleria has introduced six house mezcals and distillates of agave to its menu. 

The House of Rum, a new boutique rum bottler has announced its launch, specialising in exclusive single-vintage, single-cask, cask-strength rums.

Drinks International can exclusively reveal that Parisian neighbourhood bar and cocktail pub, The Cambridge Public House, will host ‘The Cambridge Global Series’, in celebration of the Rugby World Cup this October. 

The House of Suntory is partnering with 100 of the UK’s bars to mark its 100th anniversary, as part of the brand’s ongoing commitment to the on-trade and hospitality sector.

Singapore’s Sago House has been named the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023.

Speciality Brands has announced that it will become the exclusive UK distributor of French Cognac house, Camus.

BrewDog Distilling Co, Scotland’s only carbon negative distillery, has announced its first ever whisky cask sale.

This month, Buffalo Trace Distillery will launch The Buffalo Trace Old Fashioned Trolley, in partnership with JW Marriott Grosvenor House London.

Copenhagen cocktail bar, Ruby, will take over Parisian cocktail pub, The Cambridge Public House, on Sunday October 9.

House of Hazelwood has released its Autumn Collection, consisting of eight rare and old Scotch whiskies.

The House of Suntory has announced the release of Hibiki Blossom Harmony, a limited edition blend featuring whiskies finished in Sakura casks.

WSET (the Wine & Spirit Education Trust) is to hold its first ‘virtual open house’ event on October 19 - 20 2022 as part of an ongoing drive to raise awareness of its qualifications within the global drinks trade. 

Edrington UK has announced the appointment of its latest UK Brand Ambassador for the House of Suntory, Raffaele Di Monaco.

The UK’s on-trade and hospitality outlets are preferring to serve leading brands of gin and tonic as their house products instead of supporting local and small-batch counterparts, as market researcher Shepper finds. 

The House of Angostura has launched its limited edition Angostura Zenith rum, joining its Private Cask Collection of mature rums.

If you had to bet your house on one brand topping a list, it would probably be Jameson in the Irish whiskey category.

Topping gin for seven of the last nine years, Tanqueray is once again king gin. The Diageo brand, famed for its juniper forward Tanqueray London Dry and Tanqueray No. Ten gins, was the house choice in 25% of the world’s best bars.

The usual crowd have populated this year’s bestselling rum list. In fact, nine of the 10 brands remain a constant, with the first seven in the ranking identical to the previous year. 

The London Essence Company has announced that The Essence House pop-up is returning to Covent Garden throughout October for London Cocktail Week 2021.

There’s been little change in the best sellers, with the top brands all holding, says Hamish Smith

The Obama administration has confirmed that there is a microbrewery at the White House which produces a beer called White House Honey Ale. 

County Cork-based hotel, Longueville House, has launched a premium cider to the Irish market.

G H Mumm has released its 2002 vintage champagne to the UK and Italy.