The Stillhouse Podcast unearths opportunities for dark spirits
Created by Edrington UK and hosted by UK spirits expert, Becky Paskin, the nine-episode series features guest appearances from key figures at the heart of the drinks and hospitality industry, in conversations about the value and opportunities of the dark spirits category.
Deposit Return Scheme could be scrapped this month, green minister admits
Green MSP and Circular economy minister Lorna Slater told a retail sector conference that the scheme's fate would be decided by UK ministers, who have yet to grant the necessary exemption under the Internal Market Act.
Glasgow’s Indian food innovator Chaakoo expands east into Edinburgh
Chaakoo has rewritten the rules of Indian food in Glasgow, offering tapas-style small plates fusing Mumbai and Iranian cuisine, in a smart, comfortable setting cheerfully evoking a sub-continental railway station.
An extra £170 million is the size of the soft drinks prize
Soft drinks are having a 'renaissance', not least because one in three adults say that they now rarely or never drink alcohol – so the licensed trade needs to rethink its drinks offering in order to stay ahead of the game.
Highland graduates have learned for life
A FRESH cohort of bartenders have graduated from Diageo’s Learning for Life training programme, completing their six-week course with a graduation ceremony at The Whitehouse in Inverness.
Greene King aims to break down the barriers of traditional ale
The company believes that Old Speckled Hen – and the cartoon fox that stars in its advertising – can play a key part in breaking down misconceptions about the overall category.
Patron Saint comes marching in to Bruntsfield
This new 'maximalist' venue is the latest project from Lucky Number Seven Holdings, the brains behind two popular Edinburgh’s bars, The Cocktail Mafia and The Raging Bull.
Stirling Distillery donates gin profits during Mental Health Awareness Month
Stirling’s Gin Blue Line gin was created when distillery owner Cameron – a former police officer in the Metropolitan Police – was asked to create a product that would help raise awareness and funds for those within the emergency services suffering from PTSD.
Chefs offer prisoners inside knowledge of hospitality careers
SOME of the UK’s best-known restaurant and pub chains are teaming up with prisons to teach inmates skills that could lead them into the hospitality workforce on release.
Johnnie Walker Princes Street introduces British Sign Language tastings
The specially curated 90-minute tasting was led by a whisky specialist, alongside a BSL interpreter, offering those using sign language a chance to enjoy a specially curated sensory exploration of Scotland’s liquid landscape.
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