Veteran bar owners Aikman and Scott take top trophy at 2024 SLTN Awards
The pair founded Bramble in Edinburgh in 2006, as one of the first in a new wave of Scottish cocktail bars, which went on to set the standard in Scottish cocktails, popular with trade and public alike.
Innis & Gunn becomes headline partner of Celtic Connections folk music festival
Now in its 32nd year, Celtic Connections will fill around 25 venues with 300 events across 18 days, anticipating around 110,000 visitors and an estimated 1200 musicians and artists.
Dale Dewsbury bows out after 23 years at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie
Well-known in the industry, Dale has been the restaurant’s General Manager since 2012, having been a core part of the team that launched the venue at Gleneagles in Perthshire, in 2001.
Scotland’s Buzzworks named as one of UK’s fastest growing businesses
Buzzworks' expansion has so far produced a portfolio of 21 ‘aspirational dining and entertainment’ venues across Scotland, under brands including Scotts and Lido.
Ingliston Country Club seals wine supply deal with Glasgow-based Tan&Ns
Tan&Ns Wine Importers is run by Glasgow-based producer and importer Luigi Tana, and his business partner Nico Simeone, of the Six by Nico restaurant chain.
Oban Bay Hotel makes a fresh push to increase tourism during the winter months
Winter is coming – but the Highlands and Islands remain a destination with much to offer those looking for an authentic Scottish getaway, including the weather.
NTIA warns there will be no UK nightclubs left by the last day of...
The NTIA has called on the UK Government to step in with ‘targeted financial support’, and create a Heritage Protection Scheme which would grant protected status to long-established nightclubs.
Berlin’s massive bar show announces plans for a London event next summer
For three days in October, Berlin was once again the place to be for the international bar community, as the Bar Convent Berlin trade show took over the city’s massive Messe exhibition space.
Scotland’s Best Croissant trophy goes to Glasgow’s Maple Leaf Bakery
The competition, organised by Edinburgh Butter Company, took place at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, with Bridge of Allan's HAVN bakery placed second, and Edinburgh's Patina in third.
British drinkers’ bias against homegrown beer is fed by ‘misleading’ marketing
Not for the first time, Innis & Gunn founder Dougal Sharp has warned that Mediterranean marketing is reinforcing a consumer perception that Britain can't make good beer.
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