A bartender is adding a lime to a gin and tonic mix in a glass.

Local motion is in full swing

STAYING ‘local’ for over a year as a result of the pandemic may have had plenty of people climbing the walls but it also led to many getting better acquainted with the area in which they live – and the producers within it.
A red cocktail is on a marble table infused with berries and mint leaves.

Flavours are a growing trend

AS a country with a famously sweet tooth, it’s probably no surprise that there seems to be a growing demand for flavoured spirits in the UK.
A masked waiter is serving orange juice to customers.

Brexit and COVID bring changes

EMPLOYMENT law is complex, with a raft of policies and procedures to be implemented and adhered to.

Gin a decade in the making

Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay has released a special bottling of its gin, The Botanist, which has been a decade in the making

A spirited launch

Kopperberg is growing its presence in the spirits market with a new range of flavoured vodkas

It’s time to be bold by the glass

Quality over quantity and an adventurous by the glass selection – those should be among the top considerations when it comes to a wine offer for the weeks ahead

Penny drops in hospitality

Neil Forbes, chef director at Café St Honoré in Edinburgh, answers questions on sustainability in the hospitality sector

A movement that can’t be ignored

In the drinks industry, the need to become more environmentally-friendly has led to a number of major investments and initiatives in recent years as producers look to reduce their carbon footprint

High-end interest due to continue

The ‘premiumisation’ of the on-trade – with customers willing to trade up to more ‘top-shelf’ products – had been a well-established trend by the beginning of last year

The best standard is now the norm

Even as customers flock back into premises to enjoy a cold pint, brewers have warned against complacency in product and service

Columns

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