UK: Diageo rolls-out Smirnoff Espresso to UK
By James Wilmore | 19 March 2013
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Diageo is rolling out its coffee-flavoured version of its Smirnoff vodka to the UK.
The 37.5%abv Smirnoff Espresso is being launched in the UK next month, the company announced yesterday (18 March). The product is described as a “blend of Smirnoff Red with the natural flavour of espresso coffee... extracted from real coffee beans”. It will retail at GBP16.49 (US$24.90).
A previous version of Smirnoff Espresso was launched in May 2011 in the travel retail sector. Prior to that an espresso version of Smirnoff Blue was released in the US in March 2010. The product is also available in Thailand, India and Australia, according to a Diageo spokesperson.
Karen O’Shea, Smirnoff's western Europe marketing manager: said: “There is a significant opportunity to grow flavoured vodka sales in the UK, as we can learn from the US where flavoured vodka accounts for 18% of the total Vodka category."
In the UK, Smirnoff Espresso will be available in Morrisons and Tesco and on-trade outlets.
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Your article in March '13 said Smirnoff were rolling out Espresso Vodka for sale in the UK. It's now May 10th & still I can only find it at Heathrow Airport Duty Free from time to time & in Nice Airport & Milan Airport. Any idea when they are actually going to distribute for general sale ?
Colorati said at 4:46 pm, May 10, 2013
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