Stills arrive at Ardgowan Distillery ready for production to begin
The purpose-built stills stand at 6.4 metres (wash still) and 5.4 metres (spirit still), and are expected to be fired for the first time early in the new year.
In its first foray into East Lothian, Buzzworks opens a Lido in Musselburgh
In what is claimed to be a first for Musselburgh, the restaurant will feature a state-of-the-art, wood-fired pizza oven, offering ‘authentic Neapolitan-style’ pizzas.
Perthshire fine dining sanctuary Eolas launches supper club for 2025
The two AA Rosette 'elevated dining' restaurant has set out to showcase Perthshire’s finest local, seasonal ingredients and innovative flavours.
MUST-STOCKS: 2024 was a tremendous year for beer – particularly stout!
In the most recent figures sent to us by on-trade specialist CGA, stout sales had grown from £74 million in 2023 to over £102m in 2024.
Killiecrankie House team join the ranks of the Court of Master Sommeliers
Since 1969, more people from this planet have journeyed into space than have earned the rarefied title of Master Sommelier.
Chefs can put their skills to the test at Scottish Culinary Championships
Entries are now open for the championships, which will be held at Glasgow’s SEC on February 26 and 27 next year, as part of the ScotHot trade show.
You shall go to the Bartenders Ball – and cheer on the 2025 Glasgow...
Nominations are officially open, inviting the public and the industry to vote for the bars, pubs, and hospitality heroes that make Glasgow great.
Vittoria Group launches Landy’s, a classic coastal chippy on the Royal Mile
In Edinburgh’s touristic ground zero, the 200-cover restaurant promises ‘Scottish charm and British seaside nostalgia’ with fresh fish and chips at its heart.
Start 2025 with a ‘loony dook’ at Ratho’s Lost Shore inland surfing resort
Created by North Berwick entrepreneur and surf enthusiast Andy Hadden on an old quarry site, Lost Shore’s vast pools use cutting edge European wave-making technology to offer inland surfers up to 1000 waves per hour.
Scottish venues celebrate inclusion in 2025’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars list
Scotland is represented by Edinburgh’s Bramble Bar & Lounge, Hey Palu, Nauticus, and Panda & Sons; Glasgow’s Daddy Marmalades, The Absent Ear and The Gate; and The American Bar at Gleneagles, Auchterarder.
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