A year of celebrations ahead as SLTN marks its 60th anniversary in print
In what’s sure to be another eventful year for the Scottish hospitality industry, we’ll be looking back at some of the biggest developments in the trade over the past six decades...
SLTN Award-winner Zach is a champion for Scotland’s bartenders
Zach Sapato, who was given the 2023 SLTN Hospitality Hero Award, started his bartending career in Illinois, going on to win US-wide cocktail competitions for Amaro Montenegro and Angostura.
Simon Keane’s strategy for Malone’s pubs and spirits – go big or go home
At a time when many hospitality businesses have battened down the hatches against the economic storm, the Malone family has correctly read the conditions and steered a course to success.
Edinburgh’s Copper Blossom relaunches looking towards 2024’s cocktail trends
The George St venue now boasts contemporary decor, revamped lunch and dinner menus and a ‘buzz for bubbles’ feature where a button summons a bottle of prosecco to their table.
Hospitality must offer inclusion for non-alcohol drinkers too
While the trend towards ‘low&no’ drinks has been around for a while now, it would be a mistake to assume that everyone - on either side of the bar – fully understands the category.
Which drams will whisky makers be having at Hogmanay?
What's the perfect dram for Hogmanay? It’s a tough question. Make the right choice and the new year is off to a flying start. Choose poorly and you’ve just started your year on a bum note.Â
Industry professionals share their favourite whisky experiences
As drammers across Scotland prepare to build their 2024 malt memories, who better to share some of their own favourite recollections than people within the industry itself?Â
Murphys pick a winner to hold the reins of their unruly whisky collection
Julia Fletcher-Smith, general manager of The Pot Still, has good reason to smile as the Glasgow institution heads into a festive season of celebratory drams and toasts to the New Year.
Stout wars – challengers battle for a bigger share of the dark side
There’s a lot of smaller players active in the stout market, but 97% of the total category volume sold is on draught, and the vast majority of that is Guinness.
Mixed drinks can help to make whisky more accessible
Hghballs, cocktails and food pairing could be among the ways to grow whisky sales in the coming weeks, with festive customers open to trying something new over the festive season.Â
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Jack Cummins
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
