DropWorks co-founder Lewis Hayes believes the UK distiller’s product recipes mean the fledgling business can win over rum drinkers.

Scotch whisky has become the first international product to receive protected geographical indication (GI) status in Argentina.

Irish investment company Kerga has acquired Münsterland J Lülf, a German RTD specialist, for an undisclosed sum.

Earlier this year, it emerged Pernod Ricard was weighing up the idea of selling the brand. The potential sale of Mumm Champagne has attracted a number of interested parties, Just Drinks understands.