Industry news round-up: March 25, 2013
Our weekly round-up of industry news for the week to March 25, 2013 Funkin launches Brazilian cocktail mixer Drinks specialist Funkin has invented an exotic fruity cocktail called the Brazilian to add to its range of cocktail mixers. It is a tropical blend of mango, passion fruit and orange juice with Brazilian guarana seeds which …
Mixed signals: cognac and brandy
Despite challenging times, classic cocktails and new serve ideas are bringing cognac and brandy back onto bar menus, reports Mark Ludmon While spirits such as vodka, rum, bourbon, gin and tequila have grown in popularity in the UK over the past five years, brandy continues to struggle. Despite the rediscovery of cognac as a classic …
Bourbon-infused beer to be launched nationally
Buffalo Black IPA, a new cask beer infused with the flavour of Buffalo Trace bourbon, is to be launched nationally after being previewed at selected Brighton pubs. The draught beer, with an ABV of five per cent, is a collaboration between Kissingate Brewery in Horsham, West Sussex, and Buffalo Trace’s UK distributor, Hi-Spirits. Since March …
New training and font for Pilsner Urquell
A new bar staff training programme will be launched in April for Czech beer brand Pilsner Urquell alongside the introduction of a new font. Taste Akademie is designed to educate and excite bartenders around the unique taste profile of the beer, which is distributed and marketed in the UK through Miller Brands. A premium font …
The Lost & Found, Birmingham
A new bar inspired by Victoriana is shaking up the cocktail scene in Birmingham Birmingham is sadly not best known for its cocktail bars but that is starting to change. Ginger’s Bar at Purnell’s Bistro injected some excitement in 2011, followed at the end of last year by The Lost & Found on Bennetts Hill. …
Novus reports record sales of Mojitos
Novus Leisure has announced record sales of Mojitos across its Late Night London portfolio of venues. The cocktail made up 45 per cent of cocktail sales in the company’s 52 London bars over the February and March period – triple the amount sold over four weeks in January and February. It followed a specific focus …
