SCOTT WRIGHT
ARBIKIE, the Scottish craft distiller, has declared export opportunities are still open despite Brexit uncertainty.
The distiller, which sources the ingredients for its spirits from the Angus land its owning Stirling family have farmed for four generations, has secured new deals with distributors in Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Germany. And it is continuing to target further expansion, stating that the “cocktail cities” of the US and Asia are its sights.
The European expansion deals come after Arbikie took its first steps in the export market with a US distribution deal late last year, under which it has been driving sales in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Iain Stirling, who runs Arbikie with brothers John and David, said: “We are delighted to have agreed these new export distribution deals as we celebrate our fourth birthday. Our aim has always been to disrupt the spirits market by stressing the traceability of our base ingredients and how this impacts on flavour. Our global consumers are very much buying into the opportunity to trace the ingredients in their spirits.”
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