By: Rupert Hargreaves

Managing Editor Rupert Hargreaves is City AM's Managing Editor. He also edits Whisky Business: City AM's monthly look at the world of whisky and covers the insurance sector, including Lloyd's of London. Before joining City AM, he helped lead the digital team at MoneyWeek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine. Rupert has over 15 years of experience in financial journalism and holds qualifications from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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Whisky Business: A New Zealand brand blazing a trail

December 11, 2025

Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. If you’re looking for exciting ‘new world’ whiskies, New Zealand is a good place to start. In many respects, the country’s whisky industry is still in its infancy, but it’s carving out a niche in the market by leaning into New Zealand’s strengths. The country’s [...]
Somerset Cider Brandy: The UK’s most sustainable spirit

December 10, 2025

The Somerset Cider Brandy Company claims to produce the most sustainable spirit in the UK, a bold statement, given the range and variety of products on the market. However, as managing director, Matilda Temperley tells City AM, apple trees, in particular cider apple trees, are one of the most environmentally friendly crops on the planet. [...]
Penderyn: The spirit of Welsh whisky

November 13, 2025

Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. Since the early 2000s, around 100 new whisky distilleries have opened in the UK (exact numbers are difficult to confirm). The boom has been particularly notable outside Scotland, where producers, unencumbered by the rules governing Scotch whisky, have been able to set up experiments with [...]
Sherry cask whisky: Five top sherry bombs for the perfect winter dram

November 13, 2025

Sherry cask whisky is one of the most popular and sought-after styles of whisky on the market, with sherry casks being used by Scotland’s distilleries for well over 200 years. These casks, typically Spanish oak, were used to transport sherry from Spain to the UK and arrived in the ports of Glasgow and Leith in [...]
Fidelis launches new Lloyd’s syndicate with backing from Blackstone

October 31, 2025

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP) has announced the launch of Syndicate 2126 with backing from Blackstone, expanding its footprint in the Lloyd’s of London market just 18 months after entering. The new syndicate followed in-principle approval from Lloyd’s and will be managed alongside Fidelis’ existing Syndicate 3123. Blackstone has committed dedicated three-year capacity to back the [...]
The angel’s share: The unique challenges of whisky lending

October 30, 2025

At its core, the process of lending money to businesses isn’t particularly complex. Banks and other lenders price loans based on the risk of lending, calculated by assessing a company’s assets, liabilities and cash flow. But how do you price the risk of a business that requires a substantial upfront investment, won’t see a return [...]
Stablecoin regulation: UK urged to act faster on crypto or fall behind

October 24, 2025

Over one thousand crypto supporters gathered in East London at the E1 club on Wednesday for Stand With Crypto’s inaugural UK rally. The rally followed the close of the Zebu Live Conference and the London Blockchain Conference, bringing crypto enthusiasts from all over the world to London. Stand With Crypto’s movement Stand With Crypto, a [...]
The Whisky Exchange’s top creative cask bottlings

October 16, 2025

City AM has teamed up with the Whisky Exchange to showcase some of the company’s most creative and innovative spirits. This month, it’s the turn of the creative cask bottlings, whiskies and rums bottled in unique and interesting casks that showcase the best of the spirit and innovation in the industry. As part of the [...]
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s colour evolution

October 16, 2025

Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. Over the past couple of decades, single malts have become synonymous with the Scotch whisky category. While blended Scotch, which uses a blend of different whiskies from various distilleries, still accounts for around 90 per cent of industry volume, single malt whisky, matured and distilled [...]
Scotch Whisky Association calls for spirits duty freeze as industry headwinds grow

October 15, 2025

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has urged the UK Government to impose a multi-year freeze on spirits duty, warning that continued inaction threatens jobs, investment and Treasury revenues. In a submission ahead of the autumn Budget, the trade body stated that recent duty increases had cost the Treasury £700m while placing a £12 tax burden [...]

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