Rod Stewart rock and rolls out the barrel…
When 1970s rock icon Rod Stewart first met whisky industry veteran Duncan Frew at a Celtic game, they hit it off right away and went on to drink ‘a lot of whisky and a lot of cocktails’.
Lower alcohol, lower calorie Genius beer launched on draught
The launch was scheduled to coincide with this year’s Rugby World Cup, with 5p from every beer sold going to the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, founded by rugby legend Doddie Weir.Â
Planning permission secured for two new Campbeltown distilleries
It’s been some time since a new distillery was opened in Campbeltown. Although the area once hosted scores of distilleries, there are currently only three in operation.Â
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
Spirits company strengthens its globe-trotting credentials
Acquisitions mark the 'start of a new era' for International Beverage, and a strategy that will see it adding high quality brands across a range of categories
New online portal aims to lead local producers to national markets
The new directory for the Scottish wholesale food and drink sector forms part of the Scottish Wholesale Association's wider work to develop wholesale as a primary route to market.
Young, gifted and green – drinks company goes carbon neutral
EDINBURGH-based spirits bottler, Young Spirits, has announced that it is now carbon neutral.Â
Greene King offers its staff a better deal and ‘a balanced life’
The initiative includes an improved paternity leave policy and improvements to the company’s compassionate and emergency leave .
Inverarity Morton’s Evolution show wows in Glasgow
This year Inverarity split the venue into different ‘zones’, each themed around a different drinks category, attracting more than a thousand hospitality professionals
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
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