Business is still going strong for Southern Independent Liquor a year on since it sold its liquor wholesaling and marketing group to ALM. SIL has said that business has been steady over the last 12 months, following its change over to a new service as a bonded storage and third party logistics provider for liquor and general goods. “Last year’s asset sale agreement between SIL and Australian Liquor Marketers was a ...

Blue Moon has launched its award-winning summer seasonal Summer Honey Wheat in Australia. Summer Honey Wheat remains a seasonal favourite among Americans with its subtle flavours of orange blossom honey and orange peel, and is expected to see similar success here. Available in draught and 330ml packaged formats, Summer Honey Wheat is a filtered wheat ale with an ABV of 5.2%. The beer is currently being sold in Vintage Cellars and select ...

The Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has issued the New England Hotel in Armidale with several penalty notices for serving alcohol to an intoxicated person as well as breaching a licence condition. The sentence, which was decided on Monday, also includes fines of up to $3,000. According to the office, an employee of the New England Hotel was seen serving three vodka based drinks to a male patron who was already ...

Renowned film director Quentin Tarantino is in Australia promoting his latest film and, upon learning of Mr. Tarantino’s affection for Victoria Bitter, the team at CUB planned a surprise at a press call in Sydney last Friday - presenting him with a personalised six-pack. To make it happen, CUB enlisted the help of Orora who were able to turn around the can design and production in two days. “Orora strives ...

The award-winning team at Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Pty Ltd (ETF), one of Australia’s premier trade exhibition organisers, is looking for an Exhibition Sales Executive to join The Drinks Industry Show team based in Sydney. The Drinks Industry Show brings together producers, distributors and buyers from all areas of the drinks industry. In its second year, the trade event will showcase the best in wine, beer and spirits from across ...

The CEO of the Australian Hotels Association in Western Australia has publicly criticised the Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education’s latest report ‘Risky Business’. Bradley Woods has knocked back claims that the alcohol industry is dependent on “risky drinking”; saying that the validity of the report is questionable. The report, which was published on Tuesday, is saying that consumers who drink more than the recommended health guidelines suggest are the ...

John MacKinnon, Executive Sommelier at Shangri-La Hotels, Sydney, and Joel Beerden, a freelance writer, have received recognition for their exceptional WSET examination results in the last academic year. MacKinnon, who completed the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines and Spirits, won the Fine Wine Partners (FWP) Scholarship and will receive a $1,000 grant towards further wine studies and $1,000 towards a cellar from FWP’s portfolio, as well as an engraved ...

Floyd O’Toole has been appointed as Coopers Brewery’s new Sales Manager for the Northern Territory. O’Toole will help support recent growth of the company’s beers in the state, which now represents around 2.4 per cent of Coopers’ total sales. During the six months to December 31 2015, Coopers recorded an overall 3.6 per cent increase in NT sales, driven by a 20 per cent rise in sales of Coopers Mild 3.5% and 6.9 ...

A new Japanese whisky will land on Australian shores this coming February when Suntory Whisky releases the latest Yamazaki Sherry Cask. The 2016 expression is of limited quantity and only 246 bottles are set to be allocated to specialist whisky retailers and bars in this market. The whisky has been created by Chief Blender and Great Grandson of Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii, Shinki Fukuyo, and if the 2013 cask is anything to go off, stocks won’t ...

Merivale’s food and wine festival is set to return next month, bringing together top restaurants and bars in Sydney over five jam-packed weeks. Located at ivy, each year the festival provides Merivale’s venues the chance to showcase their best dishes, wines, Champagnes and cocktails to consumers in Sydney. Mr. Wong, The Paddington, Coogee Pavilion, est., Papi Chulo, the soon to be opened Queen Victoria Enmore and The Newport and Fred’s will kick ...