Tennent Caledonian has revealed a price increase of 2.2% effective from March for Tennent’s Lager and Magners Golden Draught. There will however be no increase on the wholesale list price of Caledonia Best. This equates to a 3.5p rise per pint, which is half, that of its nearest competitor. John Gilligan, Sales Managing Director of [...]

Belhaven Brewery are planning to launch Belhaven Black, a new 4.2 ABV stout this month (January 2012). The company aims, it says, to “ignite the UK’s stout market” which is totally dominated by Guinness. This deluxe new stout has been crafted to provide a taste of something different for fans of deeper, dark ales. Says [...]

Brian Ettles, a team leader at Glenfiddich’s Dufftown plant, has died. Newspaper reports suggest he was found dead in a 16ft distillery vat filled with water and yeast at the weekend. The distillery was closed yesterday (Monday 9th January) as a mark of respect. Brian, who was only 46, had worked at the distllery for [...]

People find alcohol sweeter in noisy environments, which might drown out our ability to judge how much we’re drinking, according to new research. The research, conducted by Dr Lorenzo Stafford, a psychologist from the University of Portsmouth, is the first experimental study to find out how music can alter the taste of alcohol. Dr Stafford [...]

A selection of pictures from the event that took place Thursday 24th November in the Auditorium at Oran Mor.

Some pictures from this year’s BEN fundraising event, which took place at Edinburgh’s EICC on 5th November.

Italian restaurant chain Pesto opened its first Scottish outlet on Glasgow’s St. Vincent Street this month. The group, Pesto Restaurants, already runs three other restaurants of the same name, two in Manchester and one in Liverpool. DRAM attempted to get a quote from the management but they were a little cagey about releasing any information

Greene King sales have topped a £1bn for the first time in the company’s 212 year history. The company’s latest annual results reveal that total revenues rose 6%, driven by a rising demand for pub meals. This led to a 14% rise in pre-tax profits to £140m. Greene King’s chief executive, Rooney Anand. although reporting [...]

Diageo is planning to expand its whisky production operation at Dailuaine distillery. They have submitted a planning application to Moray Council which reveals their plan to spend £9.5m upgrading the existing complex.

CALLING ALL FAMILY BUSINESSES! Twofour Broadcast are looking for Family Businesses to take part in a new BBC 2 TV programme! Do you run a family business? Do you work with members of your family? Maybe your children work for the business but you’re not sure how and when to let them take over the [...]