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Collection auctioned

£1m Macallan ready to break whisky world record

Iain Mcclune and Macallan 1926
Iain McClune with the rare whisky One of the world’s rarest whiskies is expected to fetch a record-breaking £1 million when it goes up for auction next month. The MacallanRead More

Lockdown crisis

Almost 10,000 hospitality firms closed in 2020

lock on gates at bar
Shutdown: more firms will shut permanently this year (pic: Terry Murden) Almost 10,000 pubs and restaurants closed across the UK last year as the Covid lockdown ravaged the hospitality sector.Read More

Asia expansion

Arbikie secures rye Scotch whisky deal in Singapore

Highland Rye
Highland Rye has moved into Asia Arbikie Distillery has secured a distribution deal for its rye Scotch whisky in one of Asia’s most significant luxury spirits markets.  The distillery, basedRead More

Packing switch

Tennent’s close to ending 40 years of plastic

Tennent's plastic packaging
Plastic no more: Tennent’s will convert to cardboard Brewing company Tennent’s is close to fulfilling one of Scotland’s biggest corporate commitments to ditch single use plastic. A £7 million investmentRead More

Trade dispute

Setback in talks to lift US levy on Scotch whisky

Karen Betts SWA
Karen Betts: disappointed (pic: Terry Murden) Scotch whisky leaders were left disappointed after the UK and US yesterday failed to reach an agreement that could have lifted trade tariffs. ThereRead More

Outrage over exports

Johnson agrees £23m fish deal amid London demo

Shellfish protest
Lorries arriving in Westminster Boris Johnson today confirmed a £23 million financial compensation package for the fishing industry in an attempt to ease the tensions over the Brexit deal. HeRead More

Squabbling 'must stop'

Ross calls for immediate help for fish exports

Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross: appealed for calm Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has called for compensation for the fishing industry to be brought forward and delivered immediately. He added that both ofRead More

Crisis growing

Hospitality sector may be sitting on £1bn of debt

Montpeliers edinburgh
Montpeliers, part of the SHG which has a mountain of debt Scotland’s hospitality sector could be sitting on a debt burden of more than £1 billion, according to new figures.Read More

Brexit hold-ups

Scottish seafood exports halted until next week

Scottish seafood
Scottish produce is in demand on the continent UPDATE 14 Jan: Fresh Scottish seafood deliveries to the EU have been suspended until next week amid mounting red tape caused byRead More

Whisky

New marketing and comms roles at Glenmorangie

Caspar-MacRae-and-Ellie-Goss
Caspar MacRae and Ellie Goss Scotch malt whisky company Glenmorangie has announced two senior promotions in its marketing and communications functions. Caspar MacRae has taken on an expanded role asRead More