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Ross Ketterer of Bar One and Kieran McAvoy of Dakota Glasgow discuss festive drinks.

DRINKING in moderation has been high on the agenda for some time, and while many pub and bar customers will be looking to treat themselves with alcoholic drinks this Christmas, brand owners reckon demand for low and no-alcohol will remain strong.

Cocktails and premium drinks help the consumer trade up for Christmas

Distell releases four special edition Scotch whiskies. CHRISTMAS came early for Scotch whisky fans when Distell, the South African drinks business which owns the Bunnahabhain, Tobermory and Deanston distilleries in Scotland, released limited edition expressions from each of its distilleries.

SCOTTISH drinks company Buck & Birch has launched a new spirit that it is pitching as an alternative to gin or vodka.

WITH trade having been disrupted – or cancelled entirely – for much of the past year, Scotland’s pub, bar and restaurant operators will be hoping to make up for lost time during the remainder of 2021.

TEQUILA has had something of a reputation in the UK for being a spirit that bar and pub customers shoot first and ask questions about later (or not at all).

LOCKDOWN and more nights at home have changed the way people enjoy whisky – and producers expect licensees to experience it first-hand as more customers return to the on-trade.

ONE of the true ‘must stocks’ of the past few years, gin is now just as likely to be seen on the back-bar of a community pub than the gantry of a city centre cocktail bar.

WHETHER it’s consuming fewer calories, less alcohol – or both – many pub, bar and restaurant customers are becoming more mindful of what they are drinking.