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HIT Scotland

HIT Scotland raises over £100k at biggest ever POETS lunch 

“To welcome more than 600 people from across industry and to raise more than £100,000 is an incredible achievement"
Gravity

Gravity Beer Festival returns to Summerhall later this month

Organised by Edinburgh brewer Barney’s Beer, the festival takes place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September
Swinney

Swinney backs Scotch Whisky Association call for spirits duty cut

“Duty rises have placed undue pressure on the industry and I echo calls for the UK Government to address this unfairness"
The Shaker

Encore Bars unveils its new ‘all-out party bar’ The Shaker

The Shaker is a late-night destination built around a simple formula – ‘great cocktails, big tunes and a proper night out’
Two pints of Tennent's Stout on a bar.

Wellpark enters the stout game with the launch of Tennent’s Stout

Tennent's has officially entered the growing stout category with the launch of Tennent's Stout
Generation Z

Generation Z expresses a preference for their parents’ pints

Younger beer drinkers are ordering the cask ales they remember their parents and grandparents drinking at the pub
Seamill

Pairing duck with a Tennent’s Pinot Noir at Seamill Hydro

"The Tennent's reps are great – they're normal, they’re friendly, and they’re great with the staff as well"

Drinks industry spokespeople share their own whisky stories

"That’s something Scotch does exceptionally well. Every distillery has a story, and sometimes those stories become part of your own”

Understand the conditions of your lease before you sign it!

Too often, operators only discover later that their lease contains obligations which are more onerous than anticipated

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