Monthly Archives: December 2011
Order malt online this season
A NEW website promising to revolutionise the way whisky is purchased – for the trade and consumers – has just been launched.
WhiskyMarketplace.com adopts a...
A dram fine experience
THE Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh has picked up a top award.
The Royal Mile venue was named Best Visitor Experience 2011 by the Association...
No such thing as test perfection
A FEW months ago I drew attention to a worrying trend in relation to test purchase failures.
Licensing boards had started to use their immediate...
Suits you sir!
STUCK for a gift idea for the whisky lover in your life?
If your budget extends to £3000, one Islay malt might just have the...
BII chief quits for new role
THE chief executive of trade body BII has left the organisation after three years at the helm.
Neil Robertson has taken the role of director...
Glasgow restaurant group makes first capital move
CHRISTMAS has come at a good time for the Kama Sutra Restaurant Group.
The Glasgow-based Indian food operator, which was formed in September last year,...
Liqueur aims to be extraordinary
WHISKY liqueur Drambuie is preparing for its most lucrative time of year with significant marketing activity in Scotland and the UK.
A TV ad...
Aldi counts down to festive 40
A 40 year old single malt whisky costing less than £50 is set to hit the shelves of discount retail chain Aldi today (December...
Ghosting in from Iceland
ICELANDIC craft brewery Einstök Ölgerd has released a limited edition ale in the UK in time for Christmas.
Doppelbock, which means ‘unique’ or ‘distinctive’ in...
Howie shows he’s a cut above
SIMON Howie, the chairman of Perthshire-based butcher Simon Howie Foods, has been awarded the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Business Award.
Howie started his career in...