UK wine and spirits merchant Berry Bros & Rudd has added four rums to its ‘The Classic Range’.

The inaugural Global Cider Masters sees Somerset, South Africa and Spain shine among the samples from right around the cider-producing world.

Following launches in the UK and Hong Kong, environmentally conscious wine brand ‘Sea Change’ has launched in mainland China.

Shaun McCarron, co-owner of The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh, on drinking a special bottle of 1988 Cheval Blanc, his admiration of chef Gary Usher, and accidentally spraying himself in the face with vintage Champagne mid-service.

Abertay University in Dundee has closed its student union bar after sales dropped by two thirds in the last five years.

Seresin Estate, the Marlborough winery owned by cinematopgrapher Michael Seresin, will move its UK distribution from Louis Latour to Enotria&Co next year.

This week in the world of drinks: bartenders and brand ambassadors take part in the hospitality industry’s answer to Takeshi’s Castle; human bartenders triumph over machines at the Barbican; Hendrick’s Gin opens a laundrette in Shoreditch; and a distillery takes a trip on the river to gather grain in a 100-year-old barge.

Breweries in Texan will be able to offer beer-to-go for the first time from next month, following a change in the state’s legislation, which also allows beer and wine delivery. 

William Grant & Sons-owned gin brand Hendrick’s is upping its experimental marketing stakes with a pop-up gin experience in a laundrette in Shoreditch.