Edinburgh is first to set a ‘tourist tax’ rate of 5% on accommodation
When the scheme goes live, hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast and short-term let visitors will be charged 5% of their daily accommodation/room rate, capped at seven consecutive nights.Â
Bartenders’ sponsored activities raise much-needed cash for charities
Showing the trade's caring side are Stevie Aitken, half-marathon running co-owner of Ruma in Edinburgh, and Julia Fletcher Smith, soon-to-be-shaved general manager of The Pot Still in Glasgow.
Innis & Gunn lager named as Scotland’s best at the World Beer AwardsÂ
Innis & Gunn’s Lager beat some big international names, including Estrella Damm, Madri, Stella, Becks, and Chang, as well as besting local market leaders Tennent's and Heverlee.
Monkey Shoulder brand ambassador talks whisky, cocktails and Scottish bars
The blended whisky brand reaffirmed its commitment to cocktail culture earlier this year when it sponsored SLTN’s Spirit of the Sixties competition, along with Inverarity Morton.Â
Scottish gin producers celebrate three-star success at Great Taste Awards
Operated by the Guild of Fine Foods, the awards recognise quality food and drink products from across the UK - and only 2% of products are awarded its coveted three-star status.
Brand new Benbecula distillery makes 150 casks available for sale
The 250-litre first-fill ex Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry casks are being sold for £8000 and £7500, respectively. The buyers' names will be recorded on the walls of the distillery.
OnlyDrams – The government’s Orwellian history with our distillers
The opening line of ‘1984’ feels apt for the start of this article covering the British Government’s historical bureaucratic mistreatment of the Scotch whisky industry.
Brewgooder spearheads Fairtrade beer with launch of fonio supply chain
The brewer is the first to harness the ‘super grain’ in a commercially available UK beer – Brewgooder Fonio Session IPA – but has made the fonio supply chain ‘accessible to all’.
Inaugural Perthshire Eat Week foodie festival unveils its launch line-up
More than 20 venues have already signed up for the initiative which begins this Friday. To get access to the festival deals, diners need to sign up for a free Perthshire Eat Week pass.
Crerar Hotels group doubles down on its dog-friendly credentials
The AA Small Hotel Group of the Year is well-known for its welcoming attitude to guests’ pets, but it is highlighting that with a new ‘Dogs of Crerar Hotels’ marketing campaign.
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