Winners and highly commended finalists
Spirits Bar of the Year, sponsored by Bacardi-Brown Forman Brands
Winner: Bond No.9, Edinburgh
Highly commended: 99 Bar & Kitchen, Aberdeen; Treacle, Edinburgh.
Whisky Bar of the Year, sponsored by First Drinks
Winner: Fiddler’s, Drumnadrochit
Highly commended: Bon Accord, Glasgow; Whiski Rooms, Edinburgh.
Wine Award, sponsored by Forth Wines
Winner: Stravaigin, Glasgow
Highly commended: Divino Enoteca, Edinburgh; Kinloch Lodge, Skye
Community Pub of the Year, sponsored by McEwan’s
Winner: The Kimberley Tavern, Glasgow
Highly commended: Grays Inn, Aberdeen; The Parkville, Blantyre
Refurbishment of the Year, sponsored by Business Cash Advance
Winner: The Waterside, Seamill
Highly commended: Dalziel Park, Motherwell; Vespbar, Glasgow
Barperson of the Year, sponsored by Molson Coors
Winner: Alec Trousdale, The Queen’s Arms, Edinburgh
Highly commended: Rhona-Kathryn Burton, The Bungo, Glasgow; Peter Brown, Linlithgow Bowling
Club
Beer Quality Award, sponsored by Tennent’s
Winner: Cheers Café Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh
Highly commended: The Fly Half Bar, North Berwick; The Pot Still, Glasgow
Cocktail Bar of the Year, sponsored by Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Winner: Orchid, Aberdeen
Highly commended: Hyde Out, Edinburgh; Tiki Bar and Kitsch Inn, Glasgow
Mixologist of the Year, sponsored by Pernod Ricard and Bar Nomadics
Winner: Mal Spence, Blythswood Square, Glasgow
Highly commended: Dean Evans, the Finnieston, Glasgow; Iain McPherson, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Award for Best Smoking Facilities, sponsored by Imperial Tobacco
Winner: the Rooftop Terrace at 29, Glasgow
Highly commended: Ardlui Hotel, Loch Lomond; Cheers Café Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh
Year of Sport Award, sponsored by Heineken UK Winner: Campus, Glasgow
Highly commended: Rhoderick Dhu, Glasgow; Westport Bar, Arbroath
Restaurant of the Year, £35 and over category, sponsored by Bunnahabhain
Winner: The Roost Restaurant, Bridge of Earn
Highly commended: Brian Maule at Le Chardon d’Or, Glasgow
Restaurant of the Year, £35 and under category, sponsored by Bunnahabhain
Winner: Stravaigin, Glasgow
Highly commended: Wedgwood the Restaurant, Edinburgh
Independent Pub or Bar of the Year, sponsored by Kopparberg Cider
Winner: the Oak Tree, Balmaha
Highly commended: Sygn, Edinburgh; Vodka Wodka, Glasgow
Social Responsibility Award, sponsored by Diageo GB Winner: Campus, Glasgow
Highly commended: Bond No.9, Leith; Cheers Café Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh
Family Outlet of the Year, sponsored by Coca-Cola Enterprises
Winner: West, Glasgow
Highly commended: the River House Restaurant, Stirling; the Waterside Bistro, Haddington
Late Night Venue of the Year, sponsored by Red Bull
Winner: Metropolitan, Glasgow
Highly commended: Slouch, Glasgow; Sugar Cube Nightclub, Glasgow
Inspiration Award, sponsored by Carlsberg
Winner: Stravaigin, Glasgow
Highly commended: Mundell Music, The Green Hotel, Kinross; Royal Mackintosh Hotel, Dunbar
Licensee of the Year, sponsored by Wallaces Express
Winner: Dale Monk, the Crofter, Fort William
Highly commended: Stephen McDonald, Lounge and Room, Largs; Graham Suttle, Lebowskis, Glasgow
Award for Community Giant, sponsored by Johnnie Walker
Winner: Martin Young, Mains of Scotstown Inn, Bridge of Don
Highly commended: Keren Cafferty, The Puffer Bar & Restaurant, Easdale; Stephen McDonald, Lounge
and Room, Largs
Independent Multiple Operator of the Year, sponsored by Smirnoff
Winner: PB Devco
Highly commended: Lynnet Leisure; Maclay Inns
Entrepreneur of the Year, sponsored by Punch Taverns
Winner: Malcolm Simpson, co-founder SimpsInns
Award for Industry Achievement, sponsored by Maxxium UK
Winner: Harry Hood, founder, Lisini Pubco
Image – Kate Thornton at the SLTN Awards 2012.
