Consumers taking a fresh look at whiskey
Flavoured variants credited with attracting younger drinkers to category
POSITIONED as an ‘accessible’ dark spirit and with a growing number of flavoured variants emerging in...
Revamp breathes new life into Bruce Hotel
Former porter buys East Kilbride business out of administration and oversees extensive refurbishment.
By Matthew Lynas
AS a schoolboy, he worked as a part-time porter...
A new blend of whisky drinkers
Spirit playing the generation game, operators tell SLTN
SCOTCH whisky firms have made no secret of their desire to attract a younger generation of consumers.
In...
Proposed pubs code under fire
Suggested measures for reform “misguided”, says Heineken
By Gillian McKenzie
MANY of the UK government’s proposals to reform the pub sector are “misguided” and could bring...
Long arm of the law tightens grip on trade
THE raft of new alcohol and licensing legislation introduced in recent years has led to increased red tape, financial strain and confusion for the...
Suppliers take top awards
Food and drink firms honoured at event
FIFTEEN producers and suppliers have been honoured at this year’s Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards in Edinburgh.
It...
Chatfield joins Inverarity
Guy Chatfield has been appointed director of wine sales at Inverarity Morton.
Chatfield, who has 15 years of experience in the drinks trade, will...
Buyer snaps up Kingfisher pub
The Kingfisher public house in Cumbernauld is in new hands after being sold by former owner the Spirit Group.
The property was sold to...
Room for growth at Argyll hotel
AN Argyll hotel has tripled in size after its operators secured a £1 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.
A major refurbishment of the...
Dundee makes culture shortlist
DUNDEE is one of four UK cities in the running for the 2017 City of Culture title.
It joins Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay on...
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