Gin checks in to The Caley
St. Andrews distillery Eden Mill has joined forces with the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh hotel to create a pop-up gin bar.
Located in the hotel’s Caley...
Tourism optimism after Brexit vote
More than half of Scottish businesses ‘confident’, survey says
MORE than half of Scottish tourism businesses are confident about the next 12 months following the...
Back to the future for gin
Gordon's gin has been given a facelift in the form of a new-look bottle.
Being rolled out to the on-trade this month,the new bottle is...
Drinks firm staff get hands dirty
STAFF members from drinks firm Pernod Ricard rolled up their sleeves and tested their gardening skills recently when they volunteered to help out licensed...
Former Tennent’s boss joins Inverarity Morton board
Former Tennent Caledonian Breweries (TCB) chief executive Brian Calder has joined wholesaler Inverarity Morton as a non-executive director.
Calder – the former boss of...
On-trade pint sales are down
ON-trade beer sales across the UK dropped in the second quarter of this year, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
The association’s...
Bartenders join gin masterclass
AROUND 100 bartenders from across Scotland gathered in Glasgow and Edinburgh earlier this month for masterclasses hosted by English craft gin Brockmans.
Attendees were given...
Becks back in business
DAVID Beckham has dipped his toe in the whisky industry for a second time with the launch of a new variant in the Haig...
New chief in the north
MACDONALD Hotels & Resorts has appointed Simon Farr to oversee its portfolio in the north of Scotland.
Farr, whose hospitality career spans more than 30...
Chef heads to St Andrews
MICHELIN-starred chef Tony Borthwick has joined Macdonald Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews as executive head chef.
Borthwick, who gained a Michelin star in 2001 at...
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