Guidance on Labelling Gin Liqueurs and Spirit Drinks
1st October 2025
As part of the ‘Primary Authority’ partnership with The Gin Guild Limited, Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards have assessed the labelling requirements for labelling of Read more
Labelling Requirements for Businesses creating low / no alcohol drinks intended to imitate Gin
14th July 2025
As part of the ‘Primary Authority’ partnership with The Gin Guild Limited, Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards have issued Primary Authority Advice that is Assured Read more
The Gin Guild’s Gin Navigator – Gin Explained
12th July 2024
Gin has been around for hundreds of years. Most know that it is a spirit flavoured with botanicals and that the key botanical is juniper. Read more
Alcohol alternatives – new rules and guidance
14th November 2023
Following a public consultation earlier this year, CAP has announced new rules on alcohol alternative product advertising which will come into force on 14 May 2024. These rules Read more
Latest guidance from CAP
14th September 2023
Fake Endorsements In Ads Makes Everyone Sad: A Look At Influencer Reviews “I heartily endorse this event or product”, Krusty the Clown once stated, but Read more
Differences between the Spirit Drinks Requirements for the British market and the European Union / Northern Ireland market
15th September 2021
The new EU Spirits Drinks Regulation 2019/787 as amended by EU 2021/ 1465 replaces Regulation 110/2008 in the European Union (EU) and Northern Ireland (NI). Read more
Misleading labelling is Hard to Swallow
17th May 2021
Drinks retailers need to recognise their obligations to describe products correctly, advises The Gin Guild, as it continues its campaign to challenge “deliberately misleading” labelling Read more
Staying on top of Intellectual Property
26th April 2021
Ciara Cullen, a Partner at international law firm RPC (and a previous Ginposium speaker), and colleagues have issued a helpful reminder and update on intellectual Read more
Gin Guild trade enforcement, a proven role
28th September 2020
The Gin Guild, working with the support of our retained Solicitors Birketts LLP, who were instructed and on standby to issue civil legal proceedings, took Read more
FREE POSTER: Safe Handling of Gin
5th December 2019
Playing with fire – Safe handling of gin The excitement and interest in gin is a cause for celebration. An explosion in brands is one Read more