Drinks News Digest

The drinks sector continues to diversify at speed, with brands pushing into new flavours, formats and functional territories across alcohol, low/no, soft drinks and wellness‑led innovation.

This edition of the Drinks News Digest brings together 13 of the latest launches and developments shaping the market — offering a snapshot of where momentum is building and how consumer tastes are shifting across the drinks landscape.

Here is your drinks news roundup.

To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Rodney Jack at [email protected] or Inês Coutinho at [email protected].

Spirits, liqueurs & wines

• Circumstance Distillery debuts rolling release and age statement

• Queen’s Roger Taylor launches luxury Rosé

Coffee

• Arctic Coffee introduces market-first iced decaf
• Kenco targets next-gen coffee drinkers

Processing technology

• Patent-pending fermentation technology reduces juice sugar and calories

Low & No alcohol

• Freixenet adds non-alc aperitivo to portfolio

Mid-strength

• Quarter Proof disrupts retail with Sainsbury’s listing

Packaging

• The Uncommon introduces lightweight bottle range
• Gentlebrand’s SmartWeighting balances sustainability and aesthetics

RTDs, cocktails & hard seltzers

• Nostalgia drive: BrewDog shakes up summer RTD category
• Nescafé enters chilled aisle with RTD Iced Latte
• CCEP capitalises on social occasions with Absolut extension

Sustainability

• YLEM Energy helps Brown-Forman halve energy consumption