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Spotlight: Berry Bros. & Rudd
Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant. Founded over 325 years ago, in 1698, the family-owned business still trade from their original home of No. 3 St James’s Street in London. 
Spotlight: Moon Import
Moon Import is a highly regarded Italian importer of fine spirits and wine. The company was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980, a man whom had previously worked for Pernod from 1970 to 1979, but when Pernod reduced its activities in Italy, he took his...
Signatory Vintage Special
The Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co. was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who had previously managed the distinguished Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh. A Signatory Vintage bottling plant was originally based in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh....
Wm Cadenhead Focus
Wm Cadenhead was established in 1842 and is Scotland's oldest independent bottler, currently owned by J&A Mitchell (proprietors of Springbank), who bought the company in 1972. Their owner, Hedley Wright, sadly passed in 2023 and the company was left...