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Monthly Archives: April 2017

Don’t miss chance to shine at SLTN Awards

There are just three weeks left to enter this year’s SLTN Awards, and judges are champing at the bit to get out and visit...

Whiskies with a new look

Ian Macleod Distillers’ whisky brands Pig’s Nose and Sheep Dip have both been given a facelift with new label and carton designs. Both redesigns are said...

Pulling out all the stops in Paisley

FOOD and drink took centre stage in Paisley last weekend as the UK City of Culture candidate’s Abbey Close flourished with more than 30...

New boards must understand trade

Incoming councillors should take time to learn about the business By Dave Hunter SCOTLAND’S incoming licensing boards should take the time to learn about the licensed...

Mixed views of review site

Calls for verification system and greater control By Jack Walsh A NEW partnership between VisitScotland and TripAdvisor is said to hold the potential to inject up...

Full tale of event hasn’t been told

Cocktail festival expected to boost profile of Scottish bartending THE organiser of bartending festival Tales of the Cocktail expects the event’s tenure in Edinburgh to...

A Fierce expansion

ABERDEEN-based craft brewer Fierce Beer is set to expand production after securing funding from Barclays bank. The £120,000 funding package will go towards the cost...

An on-trade heavy hitter

Rum remains a staple of many back-bars FROM the tried and tested ‘rum and Coke’ to cocktail staples like the Daiquiri, Mai Tai and Mojito,...

Spirits firm looks to liqueur

SCOTTISH spirits firm William Grant & Sons has added whisky liqueur Drambuie to its portfolio of premium brands.  Previously distributed in the UK by Bacardi...

Stirling spirit scoops new business award

A GIN created by a Stirling couple in their kitchen scooped the Best New Business Award at the inaugural Scottish SME Business Awards. Cameron and...

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus