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Innovative menu means there’s more to The Malletsheugh than curry

In only its second year, the family-run restaurant has already built considerable loyalty amongst Glasgow’s curry fans.
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Scottish Rum Festival returns to Glasgow’s SWG3 for its 5th anniversary

This showcase of Scotland’s ‘dynamic and fast-growing’ rum scene will once again take place at SWG in the cty’s West End.

Game, set and match to Meldrum House’s marketing team

Ahead of this year’s Wimbledon, the Aberdeenshire venue will host a one-off event featuring Judy Murray OBE.
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Sales up in Scottish bars and pubs, with customers still spending

World beers, premium ciders and low and no-alcohol products are said to be among the big success stories – as well as stout.
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BrewDog marks Punk IPA’s birthday with cheap Bank Holiday pints

From this Friday, 18th April to Monday 21st April, ‘a pint of Punk’ will cost only £1.92 in nearly all of the brewers’s Scottish bars.
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Champagne on Gordon Street at voco Grand Central’s summer pop-up with Veuve Clicquot

Created in partnership with champagne house Veuve Clicquot, the pop-up is an extension of the hotel’s award-winning Champagne Central bar.
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Chef Maule teams up with Glaschu’s Brown for springtime tasting menu

The five course tasting menu offers a ‘unique blend of Maule’s French flair and Glaschu’s commitment to showcasing the finest Scottish ingredients’
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Bartenders invited to enter Nc’nean Creations cocktail competition 

The competition has become one of the most popular on the circuit, thanks to its creative briefs, one-to-one mentoring, and expert feedback
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Cuvée closes the ‘gap in the market’ for a Woodlands Champagne bar

The new venture follows on from Merchant Pubs and Bars acquisition of the townhouse, which also includes The Drake pub.

Scottish Pubs Code gives tied publicans options – but think carefully

Tied pub leases have been a feature of Scotland’s hospitality sector for hundreds of years, but new legislation could mean significant changes.

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LEGAL
Jack Cummins
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
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