Fringe benefits for capital gin distiller
EDINBURGH-based craft gin distiller Pickering’s has launched a limited edition bottling to mark the 70th anniversaries of the gin’s original recipe and the birth...
Highland whisky is back by demand
TOMATIN Distillery has announced the return of The Antiquary 12 Year Old blended whisky after a three-year absence from the market, due to “widespread...
Meet the master of Scottish giants
THINGS could have gone much differently for Kirsteen Campbell, master blender of Scotch whisky giants Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse.
While studying for a...
Feverishly going after dark spirits
After seeing success in the gin market, Fever-Tree is eyeing up whisky
ALOT has changed since Fever-Tree launched its first premium tonic water in 2005.
The...
View from behind the bar: mixers
Just how important are premium mixers to Scottish bars? SLTN asked three bartenders for their views
David Bryce, bar training manager, Buzzworks Holdings
• How important is...
Feeling good with marketing push
NICHOLS PLC is looking to spread good feeling with the launch of a £2.2 million marketing campaign for its adult soft drinks brand, Feel...
Time to trade up on mixers
Benefits of a quality soft drinks offer there for the taking
AS sales of spirits stay strong, the capacity of premium serves to capture the...
New mixer has designs on gin
SEKFORDE Drinks has set out to challenge the norms of the classic gin and tonic with the launch of a new mixer, designed specifically...
Having a thirst for knowledge
Operators can cash in on consumers’ desire to learn more
CONSUMERS’ interest in the provenance of spirits has skyrocketed in recent years, bolstered by the...
Seasonal gin rocks up
CAITHNESS-based Dunnet Bay Distillers has launched a new, seasonal variant of its Rock Rose gin.
Utilising the same base botanicals as the original, Rock Rose...
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
