• Marshall Bass, head sommelier, believes Coravin will open up the wine list.

Wine list by the glass with Coravin

THE Ubiquitous Chip is one of the first premises in Scotland to use a Coravin preservation system that allows wine to be poured without...

Dewar’s trio of releases

BACARDI-owned whisky firm John Dewar & Sons has unveiled a new range of single malt bottlings from Aultmore distillery in Speyside. The 12 year old...
• Maturation is vital to flavour.

Glengoyne extends tours

GLENGOYNE Distillery has extended its distillery tour to include a new maturation display. Visitors will now see where the whisky develops its character and...

Record audiences ‘come home’

MORE than two million people attended 1049 Homecoming events across Scotland in 2014, VisitScotland has revealed. The figure takes in events such as Bannockburn Live,...
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Draught deal for beer

GERMAN beer brand Krombacher Pils has secured a UK-wide listing for its draught beer with Matthew Clark. The wholesaler is stocking Krombacher Pils in 50-litre...
• Polish vodka brand Belvedere has joined forces with new Bond film Spectre.

Shaken not stirred by Bond film deal

THE firm behind Polish vodka brand Belvedere is to release two limited edition bottles to celebrate a collaboration with the makers of new James...

Lapdance clubs prepare to fight

Owners could launch legal challenge to new regulation THE owners of Scotland’s lapdancing clubs could fight new legislation in the courts if measures proposed in...
• Tenants and trade groups want the Scottish Government to draft its own legislation.

New calls for Scots pubs code

Westminster legislation unlikely to be implemented north of border By Gillian McKenzie PUBCO reform campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to draft its own pubs...
• Peter Taylor said the "deal was right".

Taylor sells Town House Collection

Blythswood Square and The Bonham acquired by US investment firm GLASGOW'S five-star Blythswood Square hotel and The Bonham in Edinburgh have been sold by Scottish...
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Drink drive limit impacts on trade

By Gillian McKenzie Lower level could have bigger ramifications than smoking ban THE impact of the lower drink drive limit on the Scottish trade could be...

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Jack Cummins
LEGAL
Niall Hassard
ONLY DRAMS
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
ASK THE OPERATOR
Neil Morrison
THE GRAPEVINE
Luke Richardson