The week in pictures

Diageo’s charismatic and energetic whisky ambassador Colin Dunn, leads guests through a Talisker tasting at The Whisky Shop’s flagship store in London’s Piccadilly.

Guests at the Talisker tasting were able to enjoy the brand’s 10-year-old, Storm, Port Ruighe and 18-year-old expressions. The big guns then came out with Talisker’s 30-year-old and 35-year-old available to taste.

The Spirits Business sales director Joubert Grant and editor-in-chief of the drinks business, Patrick Schmitt are joined by Vanessa Braxton, the president and CEO of Black Momma Vodka during the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair.

The team from The Glenlivet distillery visitor centre celebrates with TV presenter Lorraine Kelly after being named the best visitor attraction 2013 at the Scottish Thistle Awards ceremony, organised by VisitScotland.

The Grolsch “Green Light District” tour of Brighton kicked off this week with the Temple Bar lit up green and a Grolsch VIP waitress service. Temple Bar customers enjoyed a drink and Michael Bosanko, top light graffiti artist, performing live.

David Campbell, founder of FromVineyardsDirect.com, standing by Susanne Janotka from the Esterházy Estate in Austria as she shows off a bottle of Esterhazy Estoras Blaufränkisch-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, the latest addition to the FromVineyardsDirect.com portfolio, during a winter tasting at The Chelsea Gardener in London.

President of Havana Club and Cuba Ron, Juan González; managing director of Havana Club Jérôme Cottin Bizonne; and CEO of Pernod Ricard, Pierre Pringuet, as Havana Club International celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Museum of Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba.

Kathrine Larsen MS, of Zuma in London, is presented with an engraved decanter for becoming the Young Sommelier of the Year, sponsored by The Guild, during the Wine Guild of the United Kingdom’s Winter Banquet at the Vintners Hall, London.

Neil Boyd, director of malts for Ian Macleod Distillers with Lewis Calder and Jamie Stevenson from London Scottish rugby club as the brand kicks off a three-year partnership with the club to be its official whisky.

A guest tries some wine during the largest gathering of Rías Baixas producers in the UK, which took place on Monday in central London with the Rías Baixas Mini Fair. Thirteen producers were present with their wine ranges and well over 100 members of the press and trade came to taste.

Members of the trade at the Bulgarian Embassy were given a chance to taste a range of wines from producers across the country. The event was declared a great success and a steady flow of visitors (including db) rolled in throughout the day. Bulgarian wine producers have recently declared their intention to return to the UK market.

His Excellency Pedro Passos Coelho (left) prime minister of Portugal and Johnny Powell, director of Sogrape Vinhos’ UK agency house Stevens Garnier. The Portuguese producer sponsored this week’s Canning House Lecture in London, where Coelho spoke on the subject: “Portugal, Europe and Latin America – renewing the transatlantic link”.

A bartender mixes drinks at an evening dedicated to drinks from Sweden. The Swedish Trade and Invest Council had picked a selection of Swedish beer, cider, gin and akavit to show to the trade as part of its Try Swedish! campaign. Total food and drink exports to the UK from Sweden have rose 17% between 2011 and 2012. Can you spot db‘s Rupert Millar in the background?