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The Howlin’ Wolf

Howlin’ Wolf prowls into city bar scene

Homage paid to blues music legends at new Glasgow venue THE common thread between Mark Lappin and Paul Bright’s first two Glasgow ventures has been...
Brander Lodge hotel in Bridge of Awe, near Oban.

An Awe-inspiring refit for Argyll hotel

Operator puts heart and soul into refurbishment of The Brander Lodge
venachar-lochside-callander

A different perspective

Meghan Haste of Venachar Lochside in Callander details what’s selling this summer .
Phil Donaldson and AJ McMenemy

Operator to make merry in Glasgow

Expanding a business can be tough at the best of times, but in the midst of a pandemic it’s not for the faint hearted, as Phil Donaldson – the operator behind Dundee bars group Macmerry 300 – will attest.
Sims Automatics MD Scott McGillivray

Supplier marks golden jubilee

Sims Automatics still ahead of the game as it celebrates 50 years

Securing spirits success

The premium spirits category has been an on-trade success story in recent years with everything from small-batch gin to single malt whisky making great...

Top Scottish pub taps into cask ale

Edinburgh bar wins regional CAMRA award ahead of UK final AN EDINBURGH bar has been named the best pub in Scotland and Northern Ireland for...
Revamp breathes new life into Bruce Hotel

Revamp breathes new life into Bruce Hotel

Former porter buys East Kilbride business out of administration and oversees extensive refurbishment. By Matthew Lynas AS a schoolboy, he worked as a part-time porter...

Buzzworks’ maiden voyage to east coast

Scotts drops anchor in Port Edgar Marina, South Queensferry. Jack Walsh reports
Golf Hotel Crail

Hotel on course for a major milestone

As the hostelry approaches its 300th anniversary in 2021, the significance of its history is certainly not lost on current owner Graham Guthrie.

Columns

Jack Cummins
LEGAL by Jack Cummins
FINANCIAL Wylie & Bisset
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson
MEET THE MAKER
William Woodburn
MIXED UP WORLD Ewan Angus