Indian wine coming to the UK later this year.

The Bangalore-based conglomerate United Breweries Group plans to export its Indian wine brands to the UK, starting with three of its labels later this year.

The world’s second largest spirits manufacturer plans to duplicate the successful roll-out of its Indian lager counterpart Kingfisher, by distributing its red and white wines through Indian restaurants before moving to supermarkets in the UK.

The company has already signed distribution agreements with two importers and distributors and hopes to see the wines hit the market by this autumn.

United Breweries Group is owned by industrialist Vijay Mallya, who also owns Formula 1 team Force India.

Source: The Financial Express

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Adnams, the famous Southwold brewer, is moving into making gin and vodka

Adnams, the Suffolk

beer producer, has announced plans to start distilling. The ale specialists have unveiled plans for their own micro-distillery that will intially produce its own gin and vodka. Future plans include adding a Suffolk whisky.

Starting as a small-scale operation, the £500,000 distillery project will produce around 40,000 bottles a year. The initial target is to hit the Christmas trade by having the gin and vodka will on the shelves from November.

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Lambrini drinkers to be pivotal in the election? Surely not! #GE10 #GE2010

Lambrini Ladies are the new key demographic for the election according to its UK distributor! They are apparently the successors to Mondeo Man and Worcester Women as the quintessential voter for the 2010 election.

Can the typical Lambrini drinker, an airhead young women with no palate, really be who decides who governs us for the next 5 years? Ye gods.

More on this at The Drinks Business http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11135&Itemid=66

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WoodWinters has been named the IWSC Independent Retailer of the Year 2010.

Congratulations to WoodWinters on their win. They have 2 branches in Scotland, focusing on wine and whisky.
Read about the results at The Drinks Business or visit WoodWinters.

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Moderate drinking helps prevent strokes

You can achieve nearly 40% reduction in strokes according to new research from Cambridge University, for both men and women, by drinking regularly but sensibly. But if you smoke all the benefit disappears.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8617510.stm

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Worlds oldest single malt whisky now on sale. 70 years old limited edition, and only £10,000 a bottle!!

Yes I did say £10,000 a bottle. But then it was produced back in 1938 and they only have the equivalent of 100 bottles of it.
possibly a bit pricey for father's day, unless you have a City bonus.
It comes in a super stylish crystal bottle with a rosewood box so it looks the part. And more importantly the tasting reports rate it highly.
More info at decanter.com

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Brewdog regain strongest beer title. At 41% and £40 a bottle, Sink the Bismarck is not your average session bitter.

After just 2 weeks BrewDog have knocked Schorschbräu off the top spot. They seem to dedicated to stopping their German rivals holding the record. Whether there is much of a market for this, apart from novelty, remains to be seen.
Technically it is a quadruple IPA that is stronger than most spirits and much more expensive. It comes in a 330ml bottle which may be small but should still leave you unsteady on your pins. In fact each bottle comes with a bottle stopper so you spread over a few sessions.
The lads at BrewDog, apart from being amiable nutters, are clearly fiercely proud of their achievement. When speaking of the running battle with Schorschbräu to produce the world’s strongest beer, BrewDog managing director James Watt said: “We will fight them in the mash tuns, we will fight them in the fermentation tanks, by golly we'll physically get into the freezers and fight them there if we have to.” have a look at the video http://www.brewdog.com/blog.php

Naturally the humourless are already complaining about the impact on Britain's image - don't they like winners? I'm sure the health Gestapo will make wild threats too.
But you need to always remember that human civilisation is based on beer. Its why hunter gatherers settled down and became farmers, so they could brew.
Available from Monday 22nd February from the BrewDog website .

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