Raising a glass to top quality

SPARKLING wines, craft beers and small-batch spirits will go from strength to strength in the on-trade this year, according to wholesaler Matthew Clark. The firm...

Great Chieftain o’ the cocktail race

CAMPARI, parent company of Glen Grant whisky, has teamed up with Edinburgh bar The Bon Vivant to create a new signature cocktail to promote...

Rates increases blasted

OPERATORS and trade groups have slammed newly announced draft rateable values which will see many licensees across Scotland paying higher business rates. The proposed rateable...

Manorview buys Linlithgow’s Star

HOTELS group Manorview has bought the Star & Garter Hotel in Linlithgow for an undisclosed sum. The firm, which has a portfolio of eight boutique...

Turning to rum’s dark side

Scottish distiller celebrates Star Wars with new cocktail list SCOTTISH distiller Dark Matter is taking drinkers to a galaxy far, far away with a new...

Brewer bolsters online ordering service

Tennent's has beefed up its digital services for the on-trade with the introduction of a new ordering app. Available on both Android and iOS, the...

Christmas chalet pops up in the borders

CHRISTMAS has come to The Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells near Melrose in the shape of a new festive pop-up bar. The winter chalet style...

35 years of The Pot Still

GLASGOW whisky institution The Pot Still was home to a wee bit of celebrating at the tail-end of 2016 as owners and regulars were...

Partying with Polish vodka

TRADE guests gathered at Brian Maule at Le Chardon d’Or in Glasgow for the launch of the Stock Prestige vodka range in the Scottish...

A film star facelift

Kained Holdings unveiled its latest Glasgow venue last week. The Kelbourne Saint on Queen Margaret Drive appeared in the film Trainspotting in a previous...

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