Tax hikes offset beer sales boost
DUTY and VAT hikes at the turn of the year are said to have wiped the shine off any uplift in beer sales brought...
Waiter gets on his bike
AN Edinburgh waiter has set off on an epic 6500-mile charity cycle to Kenya.
Jonny Stevenson, who works at Tempus in the George Hotel, will...
Wine market still buoyant
WINE sales in the UK have seen a “small increase” in the last 12 months, despite rising duty and curtailed consumer spending.
That’s the conclusion...
Aska triumphs in Black Bottle cocktail challenge
IT was a home win for Glasgow bar Metropolitan last week as bartender Aska Hayakawa triumphed in the first ever Black Bottle Merchant City...
Mitre brought back to life
FAMOUS Glasgow pub The Mitre Bar has been brought back to life ... as a museum exhibit.
Opened by James Halliday in 1927, the Mitre...
Wine firm signs Owen
THE wine division of Diageo has created a new customer marketing role.
Jonathan Owen has been promoted to the new position from his role as...
Haymarket on track after refurbishment
EDINBURGH pub The Haymarket has been relaunched following a revamp of its interior and food and drink offer.
Part of Mitchells & Butlers’ portfolio, The...
Stewart is craft champ
EDINBURGH’S Stewart Brewing won some friendly bragging rights last week after overcoming Alloa-based rival Williams Brothers in a ‘battle of the breweries’.
The ‘brew off’,...
Brewer opens third city bar
Brewdog opens Glasgow outlet – and plans two more
THE team behind north east brewer Brewdog has launched its third craft beer bar in Scotland...
Visitors get in the golf tourism swing
Number of potential tourists soars on back of ‘drive it home’ campaign
GOLF tourism in Scotland is said to have soared on the back of...
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