Award-winning Aberdeen cocktail bar Orchid has been put up for sale
Orchid first opened on Langstane Place in 2009, and quickly picked up an array of accolades, including winning SLTN’s Best Cocktail Bar in Scotland award four times.
Bramble founders focus on great drinks and service in a tough market
The bars owned by veterans Mike Aikman and Jas Scott have been staples of the Edinburgh scene for years, with Bramble having first opened its doors back in 2006.Â
Birra Moretti overtakes Carling as the UK’s most popular draught lagerÂ
Recent market research by CGA found that draught sales of the Heineken-owned Italian lager brand had increased 9.6%Â compared to the previous year.
Stocking homegrown brands can give your bar a point of difference
The need for venues to offer their customers something different means Scottish-made products should always be able to earn their space on the bar.
D&G’s Ninefold expands its range as customers wake up to local rums
Kit Carruthers launched Ninefold Rum in 2019 after converting part of his family estate in Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, into a distillery.Â
Defeated at dominoes, bartenders miss out on Caribbean holiday
In Scotland’s second big sporting upset of the summer, our team at a bartenders domino tournament got to the final only to be beaten by the English.
Greene King trials return and refill of glass bottles sold in its pubs
The refillable bottle initiative, which encompasses beer, cider, spirits, wine and soft drinks bottles, is being trialled in 22 pubs across the north-west of England.
Ralston marks 10 years of Aizle – that ‘little restaurant with no menu’
Ralston is a strong advocate for work life balance, and was one of the first chefs in the UK to implement a four-day-week back in 2018.
Elyse Von Ruinn triumphs over cocktail competitors from across the UK
Franklin & Sons' Flavour in Motion competition challenged competing UK bartenders to recreate the first cocktail they ever learned to make behind the bar.
This October, new laws will transform hospitality tipping practices
The new legislation requires tips to be distributed fairly to all workers without any deductions – and businesses must start keeping records of how tips are managed.
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