Edinburgh bartender has Southern spirit
AN Edinburgh bartender emerged victorious at the 2017 Southern Showdown Competition.
Nicole Sykes, of The Voyage of Buck, in Edinburgh, beat five bartenders from other...
The Plumpy Duck is new on the bill
A NEW restaurant has opened within The Bowfield Hotel & Country Club in Howwood, Renfrewshire.
Forming part of a £1.5 million investment by parent company...
Drinks giant backs festival
DIAGEO Reserve brands has been announced as the headline sponsor for the inaugural Edinburgh Cocktail Festival, which got underway today.
The month-long festival, running from...
Thai takeover of Scots hotel group
SCOTTISH hotels firm the Crerar Hotel Group is to be sold to a Thai conglomerate for an undisclosed sum.
The deal, which is expected to...
Whisky bottler in distillery move
INDEPENDENT whisky bottler Douglas Laing & Co is set to begin production of its own whisky after unveiling plans to build a distillery on...
Store deal for Fife distillery
ST ANDREWS-based drinks firm Eden Mill has signed a £1.1m agreement to supply Aldi’s 74 stores in Scotland with a selection of gin and...
On-trade spirits sales top £6bn
ECONOMIC and political uncertainty was one of the central topics discussed at the launch of the latest William Grant & Sons Market Report.
The publication,...
New head chef at island hotel
THE five-star Isle of Eriska Hotel has appointed a new head chef.
Conor Toomey, who is originally from South Africa, joined the team at the...
Glasgow bartender has Tales to tell
A GLASGOW bartender enjoyed a trip to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans after winning a global competition with Brockmans gin.
Sebastian Stanczyk, of...
Rum: the final frontier
ABERDEEN bartender Ryan Rhodes will head to Nicaragua next month after being named UK champion in a cocktail competition.
The contest, for Nicaraguan rum brand...
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