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Liam Grogan of Glasgow’s The Absent Ear declared 2022’s cocktail king

Liam Grogan seems to have as much fun presenting his finished drinks as he does experimenting with their recipes – and that inventive enthusiasm has now been recognised with the award of the Scottish hospitality sector’s top cocktail title, the SLTN Mixologist of the Year.

RED Sky delight, as Radisson’s rooftop bar is named Scotland’s Best Late Night Venue

Boasting the same sound system as some of the iconic Ibiza venues that defined the ambient scene, the Sky Bar has big name DJs playing regularly, from George Bowie and his Generation GBX club classics events to Mark Doyle’s Hed Kandi and Stevie Lennon’s Floorfillerz
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Industry open letter calls for delay of DRS

Business owners and representatives from across the Scottish hospitality and drinks industries have signed an open letter to economy minister Lorna Slater, calling on her to postpone the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.

St Luke’s & The Winged Ox ride the whirlwind to top award

Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox has been named Scotland’s ‘Music-led Venue of the Year’ in the country’s top hospitality sector awards.

‘Ordinary just isn’t good enough’ for Gordon Ramsay’s new gin

Eden Mill Distillery has partnered with world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to create Ramsay’s Gin, using botanicals selected from the wild coastline of Fife

Why work from home when you can work from the pub?

A WHOPPING 98% of people currently working from home would be interested in a ‘work from the pub package’ if such a thing was on offer in their local.
Industry Achievement Award winner Malcolm Simpson, SimpsInns

Founder of Ayrshire hospitality group takes top trophy at 2022 SLTN Awards

The co-founder of one of Scotland’s leading independent hotel and restaurant businesses took the top accolade at the 26th SLTN Awards in Glasgow.

Cru to relaunch Bar One as new venue

Highland hospitality group Cru Holdings will call last orders at its Bar One cocktail bar this month as it prepares to reopen the venue as an entirely new concept before Christmas.

Scottish pancake pioneers set up shop in the heart of London

Already serving in excess of a million pancakes per annum, Scotland's Stack & Still is taking over a site in London's Leicester Square, where it can squarely target the droves of families and tourists that frequent the capital's famed cinema district.

Rare gins on show in Stirling

Stirling’s SpiritFEST is right now in full swing, book-ended by the back to back weekends of the Stirling whisky and gin festivals.

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