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Whisky tourism

Famous clock to tick once more at city meeting place

Binns clock piper
It was once a regular meeting point for romantics. Now the famous cantilever Binns Clock is to be restored.

Transforming centre

Former zoo boss to head Johnnie Walker visitor attraction

Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith: ‘transformational programme’ A leisure industries veteran who has run Edinburgh Zoo and the castle will join Diageo as general manager of its new Johnnie Walker visitor experience. BarbaraRead More

Conversion of House of Fraser store

Diageo confirms Johnnie Walker plan for Princes Street

Johnnie Walker Experience
New experience: the former House of Fraser store will be restored and transformed   Diageo has confirmed plans to transform the former House of Fraser store in Edinburgh into aRead More

Dram for every reveller

Johnnie Walker hosts Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party

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Donald Wilson, Edinbugh City Council’s culture convener, with Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood of Underbelly (pic: Terry Murden)   Johnnie Walker is to host this year’s Hogmanay street party inRead More

BrewDog shoots into big league

British brands defy Brexit fears with rise in value

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British brands are shrugging off Brexit worries and seeing a surge in their value.

Visitor centre expansion

Diageo invests £150m in whisky tourism drive

Ivan Menezes, David Cutter and Cristina Diezhandino
Diageo, the world's biggest drinks group, has unveiled a £150 million investment in its whisky visitor experiences.

Company wanted to 'innovate'

Diageo’s secret move to change whisky rules

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Whisky purists and the world's biggest producer are at loggerheads after proposals emerged to change the distilling process.

Broad based improvement

Scotch up as Menezes hails ‘strong’ Diageo

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Diageo said sales of its Scotch brands rose 5% last year with Johnnie Walker up 6% and Buchanan's 16%.

Walk-out over pensions change

Whisky workers preparing Xmas strike action

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Workers at drinks giant Diageo have voted to take industrial action before Christmas over plans to..

Investment in town centre

Diageo ‘gifts’ Johnnie Walker site to Kilmarnock

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Drinks giant Diageo has gifted the Ayrshire site of its former Johnnie Walker bottling plant to those behind a planned redevelopment...