Monthly Archives: December 2011
Highland lodge is top of the class
A HIGHLAND hotel has beaten competition from across the UK and Ireland to triumph at Conde Nast Johansens 2012 awards for excellence.
Loch Ness Lodge...
Why we need a minimum price
THE case for minimum pricing was set out by Scotland’s top civil servant on alcohol before a major licensing conference in Glasgow last week.
Addressing...
Whisky on the brain
GLENEAGLES bartender David Sinclair was this month declared the Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind for 2011.
The competition, which seeks to find the UK on-trade’s top malt...
Crabbie’s turns the telly ginger
DRINKS firm Halewood International is banking on ITV drawing a big audience share for its Christmas output in the coming weeks.
The company’s Crabbie’s Alcoholic...
Scots top restaurant tax probe list
MORE Scottish restaurants are being investigated for tax evasion than elsewhere in the UK.
A team set up by HMRC to investigate restaurants and takeaways...
A vintage year for Dalmore
DALMORE Distillery has released a 1995 vintage whisky, available exclusively at The Whisky Shop this Christmas.
Chosen by distillery manager Ian Mackay, the Distillery Manager’s...
Showcase your pub this Christmas
OPERATORS can look forward to long-term benefits if they get the basics right this Christmas.
That’s the message from John Gemmell, trading director north at...
North Berwick hotel takes top service award
MACDONALD Hotels & Resorts is celebrating after its Macdonald Marine Hotel & Spa in North Berwick scooped a top customer service award.
The 83-bedroom hotel...
A year of mixed fortunes for trade
MORE grim news reached us last week of high-profile failures in the Scottish hospitality industry.
The slide by the parent companies of The Scotsman hotel...
Bell’s bigging up the blends
DIAGEO is bidding to boost its Bell’s blended whisky brand with a new television advertising campaign.
The new ad, appearing now, promotes the benefits...
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