Leading lights shine at 20th SLTN Awards
The leading lights in Scotland’s licensed trade enjoyed their well-deserved moment in the spotlight at this year’s SLTN Awards.
Comedian Jimmy Carr presented awards to...
Billy’s big pursuit of perfectly peated Speyside spirit
Independent Scotch whisky distillery The GlenAllachie has launched a new peated single malt Scotch whisky – Meikle Tòir.
‘Immediate robust support’ crucial as Boxing Day lockdown looms
An “additional upweighted ‘extraordinary’ package of funding” must be urgently identified from Scottish and UK government budgets to support hospitality businesses and the supply chain when further coronavirus lockdown measures kick in on Boxing Day, business trade groups have said.
The Famous Grouse takes flight from Edrington to William Grant & Sons
Edrington described the move to exit the blended Scotch category as ‘the next stage of the company’s mission to be the world’s best at crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands’.
Rye Stone cowgirl
Dundee bartender Amy Carmichael will be heading to Lynchburg after coming out top in a cocktail competition for Jack Daniel’s
Jim Robertson marks 40 eventful, musical years at The Kempock in Gourock
For the last four decades, Jim is in the bar seven days a week, most of the time single-handed, and despite now being the longest serving publican in Inverclyde, he has no firm plans to retire.
Scottish trade taking biggest hit in UK, says SLTA
Scotland's bars and restaurants are taking the biggest hit in UK following the implementation of the 10pm ‘curfew’, the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has said
Former Tennent’s boss joins Inverarity Morton board
Former Tennent Caledonian Breweries (TCB) chief executive Brian Calder has joined wholesaler Inverarity Morton as a non-executive director.
Calder – the former boss of...
English operator Arc Inspirations secures capital and looks north
Manahatta Edinburgh will be that brand’s tenth UK venue, promising a ‘glamorous, exciting cocktail bar perfect for glam get-togethers’.
Anger at ‘police patrol’ reports
Trade slams suggestion of World Cup ‘violence and disorder’.
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