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A man plays with a football in the street

Scotland versus Germany kicks off an on-trade summer sports bonanza

No single brand is more identified with the Scottish National Football team than Tennent’s, with a relationship dating back almost half a century.
A heavily tattooed bartender strikes a rock pose

Charlie Brown’s bring the patter, Franklin & Sons bring the fizz

In the first of a new series, SLTN pops into Charlie Brown’s in Glasgow to chat to Elyse Vonn Ruinn about the bar's use of quality craft sodas in its cocktails.
A woman smiles in a football stadium

Scottish firm wants to offer hospitality a new deal for its rubbish

Kelly Lock of the NWH Group is keen to forge a mutually beneficial partnership between hospitality and trade waste uplifters.
A bartender behind his bar, wearing a panda-themed apron

Edinburgh bartender McPherson pushes the boundaries of mixology

Over the past decade Iain has ascended to become an ambassador for the cocktail scene in Edinburgh and Scotland.
A bearded young man behind a bar

Evan takes us on a 60’s journey from South Africa to Manhattan

'A bourbon-based drink that I have lifted with cherry notes and one of my favourite new wines from Springfontein in South Africa.'
A smiling bespectacled young man drinks a cocktail

Morgan and Midori fly us to the moon in a 1960’s space race

'Take your protein pills and put your helmet on, and join me on this journey through the decade'
A woman with dark hair creates a complicated drink behind a bar

Carrie paints the 60’s with pop art, Warhol and Campbell’s Soup

"Andy Warhol was the man who said that in the future, everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame."
Veteran bartender and mixologist Brad Price in a formal suit against a carved wood background

Three accessible new serves from Edrington UK’s cocktail specialist

Veteran bartender and mixologist Brad Price is the man who creates new and exciting cocktails using the company’s world-class spirits.
A brightly lit room full of whisky bottles on display

Diageo archive in Menstrie is a drinks geek’s dreamland

The facility houses documents, bottlings and other historic artefacts from each of the company’s brands, from century-old ads to recent special-editions. 
A young blonde woman serves behind a bar

Mari’s twisted Sidecar offers the real taste of 1960’s Scotland

'Let’s face it, the people in the steelworks and shipyards weren’t drinking sidecars and Martinis – it was McEwan’s Export or Heavy.'

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus