Scotland’s Top Brands 2023 – Tennent’s is still king of the castle
Figures provided by CGA show drinks sales through Scotland’s bars, pubs and restaurants have grown by over £200 million in the course of the past year – to £2.2 billion.Â
Heineken highlights Scotland’s greenest pubs and bars
Entrants this year include the Tigh an Truish Inn in Oban, The Red Squirrel in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, and The Village Inn in Keiss, near John O’ Groats
São Paulo World Class finals select Jacob Martin as global winner
CANADA’S Jacob Martin has been named as Diageo’s 2023 World Class Global Bartender of the Year, topping over 10,000 other elite bartenders who entered this year’s competition.
Scotland’s Crerar Hotels named as AA’s ‘Hotel Group of the Year’
The group, which has seven properties in some of Scotland’s most spectacular locations from Ballater to Inveraray, has emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than ever
Scotland’s distillery in the sky opens for business at Port of Leith
A malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh was a long nurtured ‘pipe dream’ of wine merchant Ian Stirling and finance director Paddy Fletcher – but is now ‘surreal' reality.
Despite tough conditions, Innis & Gunn posts strong financial results
The brewer has maintained its position in the off trade as Scotland’s number one craft beer brand, and in the Scottish on trade is currently the fastest growing premium lager in the Top 5.
AA names Leith’s floating Fingal as Scottish Hotel of the Year
First opened in 2019, the former Northern Lighthouse Board tender was developed – and is now managed – by the award-winning team in charge of the berthed-nearby Royal Yacht Britannia.
Buzzworks’ winning formula gives it confidence to expand
Independent bar and restaurant operators, Buzzworks Holdings, is ‘looking to explore new growth opportunities’ following strong trading results across its entire portfolio of 20 venues.
Johnnie Walker lights up Edinburgh to launch Blue Label ‘Elusive Umami’Â
Johnnie Walker has unveiled Blue Label Elusive Umami – a pioneering expression inspired by the enigmatic flavour also known as the fifth taste.
The limited-edition...
Pitlochry’s McKays Hotel supports youth mental health charity
Shocked by the untimely loss of a rugby-mad teenager, Highland Perthshire bar and restaurant owner Richard Drummond resolved to raise money for youth mental health charity BraveMind for the duration of the Rugby World Cup.
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