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Spot on for Yellow Spot

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Irish Distillers launched Yellow Spot, �son of Green Spot�, last night in London. The great and the good of whisk(e)y�s fourth estate crammed into a bar in the sumptuous Connaught Hotel for the unveiling and tasting.

English sparkling slaughtered on The Apprentice

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Hands up who was watching The Apprentice last night on BBC? �The teams had to promote awareness of English sparkling wine.

On the scent of spirits

Thu, 03 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Former Drinks International editor Patience Gould is puzzled by scotch that�s marketed to women like perfume

Jim Beam's Fred Noe on tattoos and Twitter

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Fred Noe is approaching 57 and he�s just had his first tattoo.

A tribute to Alan Lodge

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Drinks journalists tend to hunt in packs. We might prefer to do our interviews alone but for everything else, we enjoy the company of other drinks journalists. One journalist in particular was always a source of great entertainment. I�m talking of course about Alan Lodge.

�100,000 Johnnie Walker whisky

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

It is not every day you get to try a whisky that is going to cost a punter �100,000, plus VAT. �Today I got to try the Diamond Jubliee by John Walker & Sons, which has been produced by Diageo for the 60th anniversary of the Queen ascending the throne.

DI's Christian Davis attends a whisky love-in

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Last night I went to Boisdale, that well known London haunt for whisky, cigar and red meat lovers, for the launch of The Balvenie Craftsman's Reserve No1, The Cooper...

Blog: Lucy Britner gets the Twitter bug

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I am being followed. Right now. By hundreds � well�about a hundred � people. I haven�t gone mad, I�ve got a Twitter account...

Blog: The Alternative Christmas Cake Recipe

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Never let it be said that Drinks International doesn�t provide its subscribers and readers with a full service as regards the alcoholic drinks industry.

DI�s Hamish smith gets fooled by a role-play situation designed to befuddle bartenders

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

There are three of�them are at the bar and they�re drunk. Not�just a little tipsy but swaying, shouting, obnoxious and it�s only 2pm. I�m at London�s salubrious Connaught Bar, supposedly to report on Nikka Whisky�s Perfect Serve cocktail competition for Drinks International, but it�s fair to say the scene unfolding around me is not one to which I am accustomed...

Pickle Back

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

We�re all interested in �what�s going to be next?� Well I returned recently from New York where, courtesy of Pernod Ricard/Irish Distillers I witnessed the launch of Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel. Apparently the brand kicked off in the US in Brooklyn so the new limited edition �dialled up� Jameson was launched there and at the moment it is only available there...

Patience Gould returns to Drinks International

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Drinks International is delighted to announce that Patience Gould, its former editor and a well known figure in the drinks industry, is returning to write a regular column.

December issue sorted

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Just sorted out the December issue. �A 44-pager at the moment: features on Brazil, Japanese whisky, the 'world famous DI Dozen', Vodka in the US, South African wines, Best Bars and then the usual favourites.

DI Dozen 2011 finalised

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

We have just finalised the DI Dozen for 2011. �these are the products, companies, categories, sectors that have caught our eye...

Feeling like a Harrods dummy

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

I was in a Harrods window yesterday. How did I feel? Yes, you guessed it. A bit like a dummy. Martell Cognac has taken about three windows until October 22. One window has a immense cabinet filled with all sorts of Martell goodies...