Scottish Licensed Trade News

Enjoying the Garden View, from left, Peter Edwards (regional sales manager, Maison Pommery; Dr Julia Knights (Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh);
Sandy Robson (executive director, Heritage Portfolio); Sara Hicks (director, Maison Pommery); Lauren Bradshaw (director of development & communications, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh)

Clockwise from back left: Scott Dunlop, Luke Robertson, Branford Edgar, Ross McCann and Ewan Robertson

BARTENDERS Luke Robertson and Ewan Robertson were named winners of this year’s SLTN cocktail competition after a hard-fought final in Glasgow.

Luke, of Kochchi in Glasgow, and Ewan, of Edinburgh’s Dragonfly, were named joint winners of the SLTN Serves competi...

The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal (TASA) has partnered with a host of Scottish craft breweries to launch the ‘Everywhere We Brew: TASA Beer Series’

Independent breweries have come together to celebrate Scotland’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a beer collaboration in support of a Scottish children’s charity founded by football fans.

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The Cairngorm Brewery bottled range

Producing some of the finest-quality beers in Scotland and creating long-term careers for local people – all while keeping its native Cairngorms National Park at the heart of its identity – were the founding principles of Cairngorm Brewery. 

Nico Simeone at work

Six by Nico in Glasgow’s Merchant City has been awarded an AA Rosette in recognition of culinary excellence, cementing its position within Glasgow’s busy dining scene.

Founded by Glasgow chef Nico Simeone, the Six by Nico restaurants – now doing business on sites nationwide – have built a rep...