Scots vodka from estate’s tattie fields
THE three brothers behind one of Scotland’s newest ‘farm-to-bottle’ distilleries have launched a ‘super-premium’ vodka made using potatoes grown on the family’s Highland estate.
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Gin isn’t just popular in specialist bars, it’s booming in traditional pubs
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Global hospitality veteran takes the reins at Highland Coast Hotels
Fresh from a career in some of the world’s most glamorous tourist hotspots, Scots hospitality veteran Guy Crawford is returning to his Highlands roots as the new Chief Executive of Highland Coast Hotels.
Sky Business offers free Ultra High Definition screens to new sign-ups
SPORTS fans going to the pub to watch a match expect the venue’s screens to be at least as good as their televisions at home, if not better.
Stonegate snaps up Maclay pubs
THE pub group behind the Slug and Lettuce, Living Room and Yates’s brands has bought 15 former Maclay Inns pubs and hotels.
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SLTA: reform duty system in favour of the on-trade
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association is calling on Westminster to reform the alcohol duty system in order to create a ‘differential’ between alcohol sold in the on and off-trades.
Trade rebuffs fresh tax plans
Tourist levy could ‘seriously damage’ Scotland’s appeal
Restoration plan for Victorian pub
Historic facade of Aberdeen premises reinstated
THE Victorian facade of a historic Aberdeen pub is to be restored as part of a redevelopment initiative in...
Five-star self-catering in Glencoe
Scottish hotels group Crerar has stepped into self-catering accommodation for the first time with a new addition to its five-star Glencoe Inn property.
Boards get more refusal powers
Beefed up overprovision capabilities from September
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Legislation that will beef up licensing boards’ abilities to block new premises licence applications is to come...
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