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Lure customers away from tap water with interesting soft drinks

The fact that millions of people across the UK are turning away from – or at least cutting down on – alcohol could be seen as a sobering statistic for pubs.

SLTN Award-winning Carriages is ready for a busy summer season

Carriages, in Kilmacolm, scooped Best Outdoor Area, in association with Magners, at the 2023 SLTN Awards, after a few years of change for the venue.

This sporting summer, it’ll all be kicking off at The Ark in Glasgow

How Scotland fares in the UEFA Euros is in the hands of the gods – but for The Ark, only the most pessimistic punter would bet against victory.

Exotic drinks predicted to prove popular with customers this summer

Foreign flavours – whether it’s world beer brands, wines or exotic spirits – will be in demand as customers seek out far-flung flavours

Thatchers, the first family of British cider, is still going strong

The company – founded in 1904 by William Thatcher – remains family-owned in 2024, with the fourth and fifth generations of the family now at the helm of the business. 

Tennent’s Lager is more than a beer – it is a part of Scottish...

Hugh Tennent couldn’t have known the mark he would make on Scotland's beer landscape when he returned from Bavaria in 1855.

Scotland’s oldest brewer continues to play a major role in the beer sector

Belhaven refuses to stand still - in the coming months it will unveil fresh branding for Belhaven Black, and gear up to launch McCallum’s Sweet Scottish Stout.

Younger drinkers expect to see plant-based dairy alternatives on the back bar

"I always had the dream of launching as a brand so when I was made redundant from my tech job at the start of Covid I decided to take the plunge into the drinks world."

Obituary: Ian Urquhart CBE, former head of Gordon & MacPhail

The driving force behind the company’s decision to purchase and re-equip Benromach Distillery in 1993, he played the lead role in creating that whisky's style

Public nuisance complaints can be the death knell for venues

The owner of a bar with a popular musical entertainment offering found himself on the receiving end of noise complaints from a single neighbour ...

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Jack Cummins
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson