Producers both large and small are embracing solar power
SOLAR power has been the talk of the drinks industry in recent weeks, with drinks giant Diageo and Edinburgh craft brewer Stewart Brewing both unveiling significant investment in the green energy.
Rejuvenated Edinburgh pub is declared a ‘Community Hero’ Â
IN recognition of its hard work on behalf of local causes, The Waverley Inn on Edinburgh's Southhouse Broadway has been given a Community Hero Award.
La Vita helps make magical memories!
Restaurant group La Vita has been praised for raising over £40,000 for the charity When You Wish Upon a Star in Scotland, in support of its mission to grant wishes for children aged 4-16 who live with life threatening illnesses.
Small plates, wine and good times on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
AMIDST the tartan, tradition and tourists of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, Murray Ainslie’s newly opened restaurant and wine bar venture, The Black Grape, stands out as a refreshing oasis of modern European cool.
Easter Bank Holiday brings a bookings boom
Consumers defied the cost-of-living crisis with a 14% increase in Easter Bank Holiday hospitality bookings compared with 2022.
The Jolly Judge scores a hat-trick of CAMRA awards
The Jolly Judge, just off Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has been named as the 2023 winner of the CAMRA Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch’s Overall of Pub of the Year, as well as Edinburgh Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year.
It’s all about agave at Glasgow’s first Mezcal and Tequila Festival
The Copita Mezcal and Tequila Festival promises to bring ‘a celebration of exceptional spirit’ to the city’s Briggait market hall on Saturday, 29th April, at an event dedicated to the authentic appreciation of agave drinks.
Local pubs remain the ‘bedrock’ of UK communities
In its new report ‘Serving King and Country: The Great British Pub at the heart of communities’ Green King argues that as pubs still play such an important role in UK society, more should be done to protect them.
Industry heavyweights back ‘Modern Face Of Whisky’ photo resource
A coalition of eleven whisky industry heavyweights has just launched a new library of stock images, free to use for the media and content creators, depicting women and people of all genders, races and ages enjoying a variety of unbranded whisky serves.
Leith’s Lind & Lime Gin achieves organic certification
After five years of using only organic materials in all aspects of its production, Leith-based Lind & Lime Gin has been formally awarded organic certification by the industry standard-setting Scottish Organic Producers Association.
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