Making the complex simple with whisky
Knowledgeable staff can make Scotch more accessible to the masses
FROM malts to blends and Highlands to islands, there’s a lot to consider when it...
Ale award for Foresters
THE Foresters Arms in Aberdour has been named CAMRA Kingdom of Fife Pub of the Year for 2015.
The pub topped the region following a...
Great Odin’s single malt
EDRINGTON, the firm behind Highland Park, has released the last of the distillery’s Valhalla Collection of limited edition whiskies.
Bottled at 55.8% ABV Highland Park...
Molson Coors prices up
MATTHEW Clark, the free-trade distributor of Molson Coors products in Scotland, has announced price increases across the brewer’s portfolio.
A statement from the company said...
Is cask flavour of the month?
Category continues to attract new drinkers, brewers say
BEER has been big in the on-trade in recent years; and while much of the focus has...
Revamp for Bacardi
BACARDI rum has a new look following a packaging update across the core range.
The new bottle design is slimmer and taller and is said...
Whisky bar is one for the ages
Thompson brothers build a range from different decades at award-winning Dornoch venue. Dave Hunter reports
BROTHERS Philip and Simon Thompson are, unashamedly, whisky geeks.
In their...
Brewer-band collaboration
EDINBURGH-based brewer Barney’s Beer has joined forces with Scottish indie rock outfit Idlewild for the release of a limited edition beer to celebrate the...
Instil to launch Kiwi collection
A COLLECTIVE of New Zealand craft brewers has appointed Instil Drinks Co, the beer and spirits division of Bibendum, as its UK agent.
Instil will...
SWA at Westminster
REPRESENTATIVES from the Scotch whisky industry met with the Treasury to put forward their case for a 2% cut in spirits duty.
Members of the...
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