Juniper fest heads to the west
A Festival celebrating Scottish gin is set to make its debut in the west this month.
The Juniper Festival will take place at Glasgow’s SWG3...
Rural awards recruits OBE
An award-winning island restaurateur has been recruited to help judge the Scottish Rural Awards.
Shirley Spear, who received an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours...
Clydeside distillery underway
Construction of a new Glasgow whisky distillery is underway.
The project, which will cost a claimed £10.5 million, will see the pump house building on...
Later subway is welcomed
Licensees and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) have welcomed the possibility of a late-night subway service in Glasgow.
Currently, trains run until 11.30pm Monday...
Green light for Edinburgh malt
New capital distillery should be up and running during 2018
Plans have been approved for a new single malt whisky distillery in Edinburgh.
The Holyrood Park...
Licence fee money still kept in the dark
By Matthew Lynas
Collection date looms but finances remain opaque
Licensees across Scotland remain in the dark over how licensing boards use funds from annual premises...
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...
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