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South African Cape Fine & Rare Auction 2021 lots revealed South Africa's prestigious Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction has announced the lineup of wines to be auctioned at its 2021 event. Taking place on 22 May 2021, the auction comes after a particularly challenging year for the South African wine industry and will feature many sought-after bottlings. The lots going under the hammer include bottlings preserved since the 1960s, wines produced under South Africa's pioneering Old Vine Project, and high-quality wines from the country's most successful vintages - 2009 and 2015. Some of the rarest...

Souther Glazer's signs deal with Foley Family Wines Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits has signed a national distribution deal with Foley Family Wines (FFW). A family-owned and operated producer and marketer of luxury wines, FFW was established in 1996 by Bill Foley and now manages a portfolio of wines from a number of highly acclaimed vineyards. The company owns 15 estates across California, including in Napa Valley and Sonoma County, seven estates in New Zealand, including in the celebrated winemaking region of Marlborough, and three estates in the Northwest US states of Washington and Ore...

Five Rivers Indian white spiced rum launches in UK Indian spirits producer the Sanghera Rum Company has launched the country's first white spiced rum: Five Rivers. The spirit is made with sugarcane grown on the Sanghera family's farm in Punjab, northern India, and is redistilled with Indian spices including cardamom, cassia, cloves, coriander and ginger to create the final liquid. It is bottled at 40% ABV and made without added sugar or flavourings. Its producer says Five Rums has stewed fruit and citrus spice aromas, notes of sweet clove, cinnamon and cardamom on the palate and a long, pe...

Customise a cask with Hyde Irish Whiskey Hyde Irish Whiskey is giving trade customers the chance to create a custom cask of its whiskey. The new customisation service will enable trade buyers to purchase a personalised cask of its single malt Irish whiskey, finished to their specificiations to create a bespoke flavour profile. After six to eight years' ageing in first-fill, flame-charred ex-Bourbon casks, the Hyde single malt whiskey is then finished for an additional six months in a cask of the consumer's choice, with more than 20 cask types to choose from. Cask finishing options include...

Bacardi launches Mix Lab cocktail app Bacardi is branching out into a new area of the spirits market with the launch of its own cocktail app. Mix Lab helps cocktail lovers to create recipes based on the ingredients they have to hand at home, while also offering bartenders a platform to showcase their expertise and build their reputation. Born from a growing trend for at-home cocktail making, which has been spurred on by hospitality shutdowns due to Covid-19, Mix Lab is designed to cater to all levels of cocktail maker, from novice to expert.  According to research by Nielsen, some 40 per...