Distillery will be resurrected
ONE of Scotland’s oldest whisky distilleries is to reopen following its acquisition by an Australian businessman.
David Prior has pledged “substantial investment” in Bladnoch Distillery,...
Arran gets set to double production
Isle of Arran Distillers has announced expansion plans which will allow it to double production next year.
Two new pot stills have been ordered, which are...
Mango brings the tropics to Glasgow
Team behind Boteco do Brasil launches new venue packed with Latin flair
THERE’S been a small Latin invasion mounting in the Scottish on-trade over the...
HIT list expanded for 2016
The Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland has unveiled three new scholarship categories for its 2016 programme ahead of the launch of the next application period...
First place for Bon bartender
An Edinburgh bartender has triumphed over more than 100 other mixologists to win a trip to San Francisco.
Jonny Gausinet, of the Bon Vivant on Thistle Street,...
“Tremendous respect” for Gillan
THE Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has paid tribute to Dr Evelyn Gillan, head of Alcohol Focus Scotland and prominent health campaigner, who passed...
Cider brand is mixing it up
OVER 20 bartenders from across Scotland gathered at the LA Group training centre in Glasgow earlier this month for the first ever Rekorderlig Jam.
The...
Recessionary spending remains
SPENDING habits formed during the recession have been retained by consumers visiting the on-trade, according to William Grant & Sons UK’s annual market report.
The...
Trade hits out at wage hike plan
Licensed trade figures have criticised the introduction of a National Living Wage (NLW), unveiled in UK chancellor George Osborne’s first Budget of the new Parliament.
The...
Record trade as wind stops play
Hospitality operators enjoyed record trade after weather stopped play at The Open Championship in St Andrews.
More than 200,000 golf fans attended the 144th tournament,...
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