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The first cut is the sweetest

Isle of Arran Distillery has broken ground on the site which will be home to its new production facility. The new distillery at Lagg, in...

More buzz for Ayrshire group

SCOTTISH multiple operator Buzzworks Holdings has again been named in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For. The Prestwick-based operator made it into...

G1 snaps up The Scotsman Hotel

G1 Group has acquired The Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh for an undisclosed sum. The 69 bedroom hotel, which went into liquidation in June 2016, is...

Fairlie in Scottish first

RESTAURANT Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles has become the first Scottish restaurant to be inducted into luxury restaurant collection Les Grandes Tables du Monde. A collection...

Turret takes some time off

STAFF at Glenturret Distillery feared the worst when distillery cat Turret didn’t turn up for work earlier this month. Despite searching the site – from...

Smith takes the high road to trade

Local influences at centre of new-look Ayr venue By Jack Walsh IT’s fair to say no two routes to the trade are alike. Yet Jay Smith,...

Taking on the world one rum at a time

Gleneagles bartender heads to Berlin for Bacardi Legacy global final WINNING isn’t everything but it will send you on a trip to Berlin if you’re...

New look for Aberdeen pub

AN Aberdeen pub has been relaunched following a refurbishment ahead of its eighth anniversary. Located on Union Street, McGinty’s Meal An’ Ale has been given...

Old hand turns to new distillery

WHISKY industry veteran Willie Phillips has taken on a new role as chairman of The Ardgowan Distillery Company. Phillips, whose drinks trade experience includes 18...

Group to launch city aparthotel

The DRG eyes further expansion as it posts record results The group behind the Di Maggio’s and Café Andaluz restaurants has unveiled plans for an...

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Jack Cummins
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Andrew Dowson
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Neil Morrison
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