Wetherspoon to slash prices of drinks on Brexit Day January 20, 2020 Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is planning to celebrate Brexit by slashing the prices of a selection of drinks on 31 January as the UK leaves the EU. The offer will reduce prices of drinks from across Europe, including Estrella Galicia, Beck’s and Peroni, by around 60p. The promotion – which will run until 29 February [...]
A haunt of filmstars in search of peace and privacy, Palm Springs is California’s worst kept secret December 20, 2019 Palm Springs is a balmy Californian desert town about 100 miles east of Los Angeles, and ever since the 1930s, Hollywood actors have been retreating here to escape fans and flashbulbs. Famous for its Insta-ready palm trees and stark, mid-century modern architecture, it provides a great base for hiking and horse riding, as well as [...]
World’s largest whisky collection expected to fetch £8m at auction December 9, 2019 Auctioneers have unveiled what is believed to be the world’s largest private collection of whisky to ever go under the hammer. The collection, which is expected to fetch between £7m and £8m at auction, includes over 3,900 bottles. Read more: South African drinkers get their whisky fix with post-Brexit trade deal It was built up [...]
How whiskey became Kentucky’s multi-billion dollar cottage industry October 30, 2019 Standing in the private dining room of a Louisville hotel, I angle a roasted marrow bone towards my face and pour a shot of Wild Turkey down the emptied channel. It sluices the remaining beef fat into my mouth, adding a rich, silky finish to the oaky caramel of the bourbon. A cheer goes up [...]
Scotch whisky producers sound alarm as US slaps tariffs on EU goods October 18, 2019 Scottish whisky producers have warned that the US’s new 25 per cent tariffs on imports of single malt Scotch, which have come into force today, are “very bad news for our industry”. Read more: WTO gives go-ahead for $7.5bn of US tariffs on EU goods The Scottish whisky business is just one of many across [...]
70 years after the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, we visit Orwell’s remote Scottish island home September 6, 2019 The Hebridean island of Jura has a particular fascination with 1984. Time seems to stand still here, like the early morning mist that lingers about the island’s rolling valleys. But that’s not to say that the small population obsesses over the goings on in Dallas, wears leg warmers, or puts up with Madonna’s Like a [...]
Fevertree Drinks shares worth £36 despite sell-off July 24, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Slower growth is never good news for highly-rated stocks, but Fevertree still has plenty of fans. Runaway success stories like Fevertree Drinks (LSE:FEVR) don’t come around often, which is why yesterday’s latest slide for the AIM stock should alert investors to a potentially enticing entry point. The sky-high valuation has weakened considerably since early [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Cleonte can strike again for Balding in the Chester Cup May 9, 2019 LOOKING at the previous winners of this afternoon’s SportPesa Chester Cup (3.35pm) and there is one surprising omission from the list of successful trainers. Mark Johnston, who last season became the most successful trainer in British racing history when he saddled his 4194th career victory, does not appear on the roll of honour. Yet, that [...]
Fevertree’s remarkable turnaround April 5, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. A 15 per cent trading range following annual results shows how divided opinion is on this AIM favourite now. Having accelerated from £158 million at IPO to a £3 billion-rated company in just over four years, posh mixers firm Fevertree Drinks (LSE:FEVR) underlined again today why it is regarded in [...]
Fevertree profits fizz despite UK sugar tax hit to margins March 26, 2019 The glass was half full at Fevertree today as it reported a surge in profits and revenue for 2018. Read more: Fevertree sales fizz as tonic maker cheers bumper summer The figures Profit after tax rose 26 per cent year on year to £61.8m in 2018, even as the profit margin was squeezed almost two [...]