Interviews

Every year, The Ben provides much-needed financial support to former members of the trade who have fallen into difficult times. New president Gordon Bell outlines the charity’s goals and how you, operators and bar staff, can help it continue to help those in need.

EDINBURGH bartender Andrew Kearns was crowned the winner of a Caorunn gin cocktail competition earlier this month. Held in capital venue The Voodoo Rooms, in...

Richard Hewat, Chef and proprietor, Hewat's, Causewayside, Edinburgh Launched in 2004 by husband and wife team Richard and Margaret Hewat, Hewat's majors in modern Scottish...

Tennent's Lager is taking its Training Academy to the Northern Isles. Scotland's biggest alcohol brand has struck a deal with wholesaler JW Gray which will see it establish new satellite training centres in depots on Orkney and Shetland. The centres will run courses on a variety of topics, including food hygiene, wines and spirits, management skills and customer service. JW Gray has already been running a range of courses for islanders, which have largely focused on alcohol legislation.

Consumers demanding more bang for their buck in bars HAVING premium spirits brands on the gantry and offering quality long mixed drinks and cocktails has...

BACARDI Brown-Forman Brands has expanded its Training Team programme with the recruitment of bartenders from across the UK. In Scotland, the company has recruited...

Neil McGown, Executive chef and proprietor, East Haugh House, Pitlochry Neil and his wife Lesley owned Trumps restaurant in Sussex for six years before buying...

SLTN has linked up with ViVAS, the drinks company delivered by wholesaler 3663 and sourced by Bibendum Wine, to get the lowdown on the big sales trends in wine, how the trade can make more from wine, and how knowledgeable consumers and operators are about the product. Offering their insight for the first SLTN Wine Forum are representatives from ViVAS, two of its customers in Scotland and the education body the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

Jonny Dunbar, Head chef, Ducks at Kilspindie House, Aberlady Nestled in Aberlady, a small conservation village in the heart of East Lothian, Ducks at Kilspindie...

EDINBURGH mixologist Jamie MacDonald has been crowned the UK’s Best Bartender in a cocktail competition run by Diageo’s premium drinks division, Reserve Brands. MacDonald, who...