Gruppo Campari acquires 81.4% stake in parent company of Appleton, Wray & Nephew and Coruba

Pink Pigeon Rum and The King's Ginger liqueur leave Global Brands for Cask Liquid Marketing

Gruppo Campari announce purchase of Sagatiba cachaça

Appleton Estate rum is hoping to heighten awareness of rum as an after-dinner sipping spirit by targeting more of its training at sommeliers and the hotel industry this year. It is also launching a new website – www.rumroyalty.com – which will carry updates on Appleton’s annual Bartender Challenge, a brand…

Wax Jambu in north London has teamed up with the Caribbean rum producers’ association WIRSPA to create a rum bar in its upstairs space. The Rum Cove, which is backed by a giant WIRSPA map of the Caribbean’s rum producers, is making particular play of rum toddies this winter, with options including The Gold Fever…

UK bars would do well to look at the Japanese approach to bartending and attempt to find their own niche. Dave Broom believes that it could be the key to their survival...

No matter how eclectic the wine list, most UK restaurants offer a very mediocre range of spirits. And it’s not just the customers who are missing out, says Dave Broom