Mixologist finalists pick their favourites for Christmas and New Year
With the festive season just around the corner, SLTN asked our Mixologist of the Year finalists – Kim Toft, Ari Smith and Mari Chierchia – for their favourite festive tipples. Here’s how they replied...
Glasgow operators enjoy best year yet as venue marks tenth anniversary
Opened in 2014 by Scott and Evelyn McMillan, The McMillan is now owned and operated by the couple’s son and daughter, Miles and Mia, who bought the business from their parents three years ago.
The man in charge of Scotland’s top lager bows out after nearly five decades
Tennent’s master brewer Keith Lugton, who is retiring after 47 years, helped develop over 30 beers for the company, in addition to overseeing the production of the ‘Big Red T’ itself, Tennent’s Lager.
Brian Maule is enjoying life as he helps develop chef talent at Buzzworks
In 2023, after 22 years, Brian and wife Susan closed their award-winning Glasgow restaurant Brian Maule at Chardon d’Or as rising costs and lower footfall took a heavy toll on the business.
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.
60 Years of SLTN sponsored article: A wide world of wonderful wine
It wasn’t 60 years ago when C&C’s Kenny Gray began his drinks career – but he still remembers a licensed trade that treated wine as ‘an afterthought’.
Skill and service is the best Way forward
Serving the best quality drinks has clearly never been more important, and that’s something the team at Orchid will continue to focus on moving forward.
Bon Jovi rosé wine takes aim at the UK on-trade
Hampton Water (13% ABV) was created by Gerard Bertrand in collaboration with Jon Bon Jovi and his son Jesse, and launched in the US in 2018.
Tamdhu: a hidden gem in Speyside
SANDY McIntyre, distillery manager at Tamdhu, is determined to raise the profile of the Speyside single malt in Scotland’s prestige outlets.
Williams Bros – the godfathers of Scottish craft beer
There's a good argument that Williams Bros, the Alloa crafter brewer behind Fraoch, Joker IPA and Caesar Augustus among others, has been ahead of the curve since day one.
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