Australia: Halewood buys Ironbark Distillery, sets up new division
Halewood, the UK-based wine and spirits firm, is expanding its footprint in Australia by buying local spirits firm Ironbark Distillery and setting up a dedicated Australian division, according to a report in Spirits Business. Based in New South Wales, Ironbark Distillery markets vodka, gin, rum and moonshine, which are described as being produced using local […]
UK: Halewood acquires rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers
Halewood, a UK wine and spirits specialist, has announced the acquisition of spiced rum brand Dead Man’s Fingers from Cornwall-based Rum & Crab Shack. The deal takes Halewood’s premium rum portfolio to four brands. The firm also markets Rum Sixty-Six, Liverpool Rum and Sadler’s Peaky Blinder Spiced Rum. Dead Man’s Fingers was created in 2015 […]
UK: Halewood looks to open distillery in Wales
UK based beverage company Halewood has announced plans to open a new whisky distillery in North Wales that would reportedly be the first distillery in the region for over 100 years. According to the proposal, the company is seeking to convert a 6,000 sq ft warehouse near Bangor into a distillery to produce Welsh whiskey, […]
UK: Lambrini launches new app to “keep consumers safe”
Halewood International, the makers of Lambrini, has unveiled plans to launch a free app designed to encourage more responsible drinking over the upcoming festive period. The virtual BodyGuard app is free to download for iPhone and Android users and displays an alcohol monitor to count the number of units consumed, as well as a “Get […]