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UK Gin Boom Continues After Record Christmas Sales

The UK's gin boom is showing no signs of slowing down, with record sales of the spirit seen last Christmas, according to the latest market report form the...

Could The Gin Industry Benefit From EU Tariffs On American Whiskey?: Analysis

With the EU proposing potential tariffs on American whiskeys and bourbons in retaliation to US President Donald Trump’s planned steel and aluminium t...

Price Of Alcohol In UK Is Fourth Highest In Europe

The UK has the fourth-highest alcohol prices in the EU, behind Sweden, Ireland and Finland, according to the latest data from the country’s Office of...

Europe's Wine And Spirit Industry Unites In Brexit Trade Talks

Representatives from the wine and spirits industry across Europe and the UK met at the EU Commission this week, in a bid to move Brexit trade discussions f...

Gin Boom Drives Surge In UK Distillery Openings

The UK now has a total of 315 distilleries – more than double the number that were in operation five years ago, according to new figures from the cou...

UK Seeks To Form Wine And Spirit Trade Partnerships Post-Brexit

The UK government is striving for a deep partnership with the EU post-Brexit with a comprehensive customs agreement, free trade and continued ability to ad...

UK Chancellor’s Decision To Freeze Wine And Spirit Duty ‘Welcomed’ By WSTA

The decision by UK Chancellor Philip Hammond to freeze wine and spirit duty in the country’s Budget has been ‘warmly welcomed’ by the Win...

London's Gin Boom Facing Further Tax Hikes

London is experiencing a gin boom, with the UK capital boasting 24 gin distilleries, which make up one-fifth of the total number in England, according to&n...