• Mixologists agreed that communicating with customers and helping them navigate the cocktail menu is key to creating a quality festive experience.

Mixologists causing a stir this Christmas

The right festive cocktail can offer something special this season CHRISTMAS party season is here, and Scotland’s bars and pubs can expect to see a...
• The app guides users on a route through Edinburgh which passes the city’s famous landmarks.

Digital touch for whisky tour

Scotch Whisky Experience launches capital ‘adventure’ app THE Scotch Whisky Experience has launched a new mobile app which encourages users to explore Edinburgh’s long association...

Share the traditions

Campaign celebrates the unusual A CHRISTMAS campaign for American whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s urges consumers to celebrate their own ‘unusual traditions’ this festive season. The spirit’s...
• Black Bull whisky sponsored the 2014 British GT winning Ecurie Ecosse BMW Z4 race car.

Black Bull racing ahead

PRODUCTION of Black Bull whisky at a new self-contained blending and bottling facility got off to a racing start when Scottish motorsport team Ecurie...

The WKD side of Santa Claus

RTD brand WKD has taken on the role of secret Santa this month as part of a campaign to promote the brand over the...
• The burn runs by the Speyburn distillery.

Speyside salmon saved by distillery

SINGLE malt whisky distillery Speyburn has celebrated the completion of a sustainable environmental project to increase local fish populations. The scheme was sponsored by...

A festive blipp on the radar for cider brand

MAGNERS’ parent company C&C Group has relaunched the brand’s ‘Blippar’ promotion ahead of Christmas. The activity, which runs until the end of January, encourages pub...

New anCnoc single malt released

THE firm behind anCnoc whisky has released a limited edition 18 year old expression of the Highland single malt. Matured in Spanish oak ex-sherry casks...

Games gold for Famous Grouse

SCOTLAND picked up another Commonwealth ‘gold’ when The Famous Grouse Commonwealth Games single malt was named one of the winning whiskies in Jim Murray’s...
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A taste of smoky mist

BURN Stewart, the firm behind Bunnahabhain, has unveiled a limited edition expression of the single malt. Bunnahabhain Ceòbanach, which means ‘smoky mist’ in Scots Gaelic,...

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