Leamington-based beer brand tipple of choice at celebrations for global hotel awards

The full Empress range was the only beer on tap at pre-parties for the awards hosted by The Langham Hotel, as well as an after-party held at Michel Roux Jr’s Wigmore Tavern. Photo supplied

A Leamington-based beer brand was the tipple of choice at celebrations for the recent World’s 50 Best Hotels awards in London.

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The full Empress range was the only beer on tap at pre-parties for the awards hosted by The Langham Hotel, as well as an after-party held at Michel Roux Jr’s Wigmore Tavern.

Global sales director Nicos Charalambous said: “We were absolutely honoured to be the beer of choice at the pre-parties and after-party for the World’s Best 50 Hotels at The Langham Hotel and the Wigmore Tavern.

"We already work with both, but for them to showcase our brand at such a prestigious occasion to so many guests was a bit of a dream come true.”

Empress was founded by Leamington-based entrepreneur Surj Virk in 2016 and is stocked by venues and restaurants across the UK.

The lager is also stocked in Waitrose and online.