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The top stories and latest news, dedicated to the licensed trade in Scotland.

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Buck’s Bar’s sixth Scottish site to tee off in St. Andrews following private deal

Acting for Phil and Annie Wishart of Ziggy's, Cornerstone Business Agents said it was ‘delighted' to have sealed the deal with Buck’s Bar.

Flame on as Yakitori Shack opens up a permanent spot in Finnieston

The kitchen uses high-temperature binchotan charcoal imported from Japan, that some consider the best in the world for the way it smokes and sears.
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Franklin & Sons ‘Flavour in Motion’ competition offers winning bartender £2500

Competitors are invited to recreate the very first cocktail they learned to make – but use the professional techniques and skills they have since developed.

Mairi captures SLTN’s Spirit of the Sixties with a ‘Lil’ Pink Pill’ cocktail

Sebb's bartender wins SLTN’s Spirit of the Sixties: Revolution! cocktail competition, besting a diverse field of competitors from Glasgow, Dundee, Fife and Moray.

Perth Cocktail Week returns to ‘The Fair City’ for a second year of special...

Venues signed up include Crido’s, Old Ship Inn, That Bar Lounge, Kisa’s, Brown & Blacks, The Bank Bar, Sandeman, Broth3rs Restaurant, and the Salutation Hotel.  
John Howard and Scott Smith at the Captain Darling in Stockbridge (Pic: Alix McIntosh)

Ã’ir Group’s new pub and restaurant to be the ‘Darling’ of Stockbridge

The Captain Darling is described as the first 'in a series of new openings' that the Ã’ir Group has lined up over the next nine months.

Tigerlily’s wine range is important to the overall dining experience

"We want to make sure that our wine selection reflects a high level of quality and sophistication, and Cloudy Bay represents both these values."
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New Malibu campaign is inspired by an increasingly serious issue

Pernod Ricard's rum-based coconut liqueur is encouraging workers around the UK to take more time for themselves this summer.

Rotunda renovation advances as £100,000 cupola installed on top

Keith Vallance of owner developers Forrest Group said: “This is a big step forward for this massive project – and it feels like it too."
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‘Monumental’ 2025 success sees Edinburgh Bar Show planning for 2026

Curated by Panda & Sons' Iain McPherson, and Jamie Faulds and Gary Anderson of Edinburgh Cocktail Week, the 2025 show attracted 1450 trade professionals.

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