Operators indulge in new venture
Former Souter Johnnie’s Tavern relaunched as ‘cocktail gastropub’
By Graeme Murray
A HUSBAND and wife team who have run a Dumfries nightclub for the past...
Cask tribute to musician Marra
A CASK ale named after Scots musician Michael Marra’s most famous song has been launched at a Dundee bar.
The Tay Bridge Bar began selling...
Cannonball fired up for a fresh start
ONE of the Royal Mile’s most historic buildings has been transformed into a new restaurant.
Cannonball House, which is said to date from the 16th...
Wm Grant buys Drambuie
WILLIAM Grant & Sons, the family-owned drinks company, has bought the firm which owns the Drambuie whisky liqueur.
Wm Grant said the Drambuie Liqueur...
Record revenues for pub group
PUB giant JD Wetherspoon has announced record revenues of more than £1.4 billion in its latest financial year.
Its figures, ending July 27 this year,...
City distillery launches
WHAT is claimed to be the first gin and single malt distillery in Glasgow for more than a century has opened its doors.
The Glasgow...
Young consumers get real about ale
Category appealing to a new generation, CAMRA report says
NEW research by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) claims more young people are drinking real...
Brewer unveils new craft lager
INDEPENDENT brewer BrewDog has launched a new craft lager, which it claims will “redefine” Britain’s most popular beer style.
This. Is. Lager. – a 4.7%...
Silver celebration for hotel director
Alan Hill marks 25 years at Gleneagles ahead of Ryder Cup
By Gillian McKenzie
GLENEAGLES’ hotel director Alan Hill has just marked a milestone 25 years’...
Bourbon country for Edinburgh bartender
EDINBURGH bartender Michael Braun managed to bag himself an all expenses-paid trip to Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky as Scotland’s winner of the Buffalo...
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