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Southern Comfort hits the streets for London Cocktail Week

Hi-Spirits breaks out the brands for London Cocktail Week

Hi-Spirits will be celebrating the capital’s booming cocktail culture by putting some of the biggest brands in its portfolio in the spotlight during London Cocktail Week.

Southern Comfort, Buffalo Trace bourbon, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and the classic Italian Fratelli Branca liqueur range will all be featured, with the cocktail cognoscenti able to enjoy a range of £6 drinks at selected bars throughout LCW, which runs from October 2 – 8.

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Rupert Farquharson, managing director, Provenance Inns

Provenance Inns appoints new managing director

John Porter

Provenance Inns has announced the appointment of Rupert Farquharson as managing director. An experienced hospitality and drinks trade professional, Farquharson takes up his new role as the seven-strong gastropub and hotel operator gears up for the next phase of its growth.

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Tom Davies and Peter Furness Smith of Brakspear Pub Company

Ex-McMullens chief becomes non-exec at Brakspear

John Porter

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has recruited Peter Furness-Smith as a non-executive director, with a particular focus on helping to develop the company’s expanding managed estate. Furness-Smith retired this summer from McMullens, the Hertfordshire brewer and pub retailer, where he served nearly 20 years as managing director. McMullens has 85 managed and 35 tenanted pubs.

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Unique Hospitality Management has taken on its seventh pub, Star Pubs & Bars’ owned venue The Fox Inn at Boars Hill, Oxfordshire

Magnificent seven: Unique Hospitality Management expands further with Star Pubs & Bars’ site

John Porter

Unique Hospitality Management has taken on its seventh pub, Star Pubs & Bars’ owned venue The Fox Inn at Boars Hill, Oxfordshire.
The lease of the Fox Inn, which is situated between Oxford and Abingdon, has been acquired from MLC Pubs and Unique Hospitality Management is investing £350k in the venue. The pub is currently being refurbished September and will reopen on Thursday, 21 September.

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at the White Hart in Tongham, (l-r) Miles Chesterman, Hogs Back head brewer; pub team member Gemma Elstob and Hogs Back MD Rupert Thompson

Hogs Back Brewery offers beer at 1992 prices to mark 25th birthday

John Porter

Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery is celebrating its 25th birthday this month by turning back the clocks and offering its flagship Traditional English Ale (TEA) at 1992 prices in a handful of pubs close to the brewery in Farnham.

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Unique Hospitality Management Dessert Burger

Buns on sweets: Pub company’s National Burger Day charity dish aims to hit the sweet spot

John Porter

Unique Hospitality Management is hoping to hit customers’ sweet spots this coming National Burger Day (Thursday, 24 August), with a dessert burger on offer as part of the annual celebration of the bunned beauty.
The dessert burger, which is made with a doughnut bun, chocolate brownie patty, set custard, raspberry “ketchup” and sweet polenta chips served with a vanilla and blueberry milkshake is on the menu at all six Unique pubs.

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Gender Swap Hop causes confusion at Hogs Back Brewery

John Porter

A spontaneous sex change has caused eyebrows to be raised at the Hogs Back Brewery in Surrey. The culprit is a Farnham White Bine hop plant which has switched from female to male.

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High Hopes for the Hogs Back Brewery Hop Harvest

John Porter

Hogs Back Brewery is on track for a bumper crop of hops as it enters the all-important final weeks before the 2017 harvest.

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Brakspear Honey Bee raises £2,890 for Friends of the Earth Bee Campaign

John Porter

Brewer and pub company Brakspear has donated £2,890 to Friends of the Earth generated from sales of its Honey Bee, a seasonal honey ale sold in its pubs during April and May.

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Trace Distillery Bourbons at Buffalo Bourbon Empire

Where the Buffalo Roam: Buffalo Trace pop-up bar goes on tour

John Porter

Buffalo Trace Bourbon is taking its acclaimed pop-up bar on a summer tour of four UK cities, starting at the Edinburgh Festival and ending in London Cocktail Week. The move is part of a strong package of support by UK distributor Hi-Spirits for the Buffalo Trace brand as sales of American whiskey continue to grow.

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New branding for Hogs Back Brewery TEA as the brewery marks its 25th anniversary

New design for Hogs Back Brewery TEA

John Porter

Hogs Back Brewery is launching a new design for its flagship TEA – or Traditional English Ale – with the aim of updating the brand while retaining the heritage which has made it one of the leading regional ales in the South East.

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Tuaca redesign focuses on Italian heritage

Tuaca Redesign Celebrates Classic Italian Heritage

John Porter

Tuaca Liquore Italiano has been given a design makeover that celebrates its authenticity and heritage. The new bottle design aims to broaden the brand’s appeal as consumers’ passion for spirits with provenance continues to grow.

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