Thomas Lowndes creates RTD cocktail range 8th January, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers The food and licensing unit of Edrington-Beam Suntory UK has launched a new bottled cocktail range, called 1826. Each RTD can serve five people and is made using Beam Suntory’s spirits The 1826 range of ready-to-drink (RTD) products has been launched by Glasgow-based firm Thomas Lowndes, the UK’s leading supplier of branded culinary alcohol. The company has been part of Edrington-Beam Suntory UK since 2015. The name of the RTD range comes from the year Thomas Lowndes founded his namesake business. The 1826 range comprises of four bottled cocktails: Old Fashioned, Cognac Espresso Martini, Smoky French Martini, and Mint Julep. Each RTD contains five servings and is made using a Beam Suntory spirit as its base.