SLTN Award-winning bartender is upbeat about Glasgow’s burgeoning cocktail scene
Liam, who tends bar at Glasgow speakeasy The Absent Ear, started his career at Glasgow’s Oran Mor before moving out to Melbourne and working at a Japanese whisky and sake bar.
Soft drinks present a significant opportunity for licensees this summer
Soft drinks sales surged by 60.3% year-on-year across licensed venues to just shy of £4.6 billon in 2022. And Britvic suspect this is set to continue growing.
Customers want a quality experience as well as quality spirits
Spirits companies reckon that bar and pub customers are increasingly looking for something special as household budgets continue to be squeezed.
Whisky wolves are on the hunt!
FINE malt and grain whiskies took centre stage in a recent event from whisky company Wolfcraig Distillers.Â
A blistering time for on-trade beer, as lager rules supreme
After a blistering June, Scotland’s bar and pub operators will be hoping for more of the same in July, with beer sales likely to be the big winners again.Â
Meet the Maker: William Woodburn
Blur 69 Vodka comes in four flavours: Original, Watermelon, Pineapple and Blue Raspberry, which are all 40% ABV.Â
Lisini Pub Company has net zero squarely in its sights as it focuses on...
Lisini Pub Company has net zero squarely in its sights as it focuses on sustainability
Hard work is paying off for Moffat licensee
Sasha Carlyle, the daughter of veteran operators Jim and Karen Hughes, spent much of her childhood in her parents’ hotel, The Black Bull, as they worked flat out to make the venture a success.Â
Darker drinks can still bring the heat
THERE’S a stereotype that warmer weather steers people towards lighter spirits while cooler, shorter days increase demand for darker drinks – but there are plenty of summer serves that suit dark spirits just fine.Â
Glenmorangie: Talking elevated cocktails at the Commons Club
In the second of our series of columns with Glenmorangie, SLTN checks into the Commons Club at Virgin Hotels Edinburgh to talk elevated cocktails with head of mixology Leon Wilkes Back.
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