A range of single-cask single-malt whiskies, including expressions matured in ex-port and ex-sherry barrels, has been introduced in the UK from Tasmania. The premium Overeem whiskies are produced at the boutique family-run Old Hobart distillery, using high-quality ingredients sourced within Australia. The Overeem collection boasts four single-cask, single-malt whiskies: one aged in ex-port casks with …

Mark Ludmon goes downstairs to the cocktail bar beneath Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant Union Street Café Gordon Ramsay’s latest venture, Union Street Café, in Borough, south London, has been one of the most talked-about openings this year. Much of the attention has been focused on the restaurant and the food but downstairs there is an impressive …

The Hooper’s range of traditional-style alcoholic drinks has been extended with the addition of traditional British flavours of strawberry and elderflower. Global Brands has added it alongside Dandelion & Burdock, Cloudy Lemonade and Ginger Brew to offer a sweeter premium ready-to-drink (RTD) alternative for “discerning” drinkers aged 25 to 45. With ABV of 4%, the …

Roll-out is under way for new technology that allows customers in bars, pubs, restaurants and clubs to order and pay for drinks and food with their smartphone. After being trialled at the Keyworth Tavern in Nottingham, Orderella has now been adopted by pub operator Fuller’s which has introduced it at its flagship pub The Parcel …