Industry news round-up: November 11, 2013
Our weekly round-up of industry news, for November 4 to 11, 2013 Winners in Scottish Bartenders Network awards Kelvingrove Café in Glasgow has been named best cocktail bar in the Scottish Bartenders Network Awards. Best hotel bar was Glasgow’s Blythswood Square (pictured) which also won the award for best bar manager for Scott Ingram and …
Lower ABV and new bottle for Lamb’s Spiced
Lamb’s Spiced rum has been relaunched with a new bottle design and a new liquid that reduces the ABV from 37% to 30%. Drinks manufacturer Halewood International is introducing the new blend and hexagon-shaped bottle in the on- and off-trade after previewing it at last month’s Rumfest show in London. The new recipe, created with …
Payne embarks on new roll-out for The Cuban
Entrepreneur Roger Payne has embarked on a new roll-out programme for his restaurant and bar concept The Cuban with the launch of a new site in Bristol. He has opened The Cuban on Bristol’s Harbourside, near Millennium Square, specialising in Cuban cuisine, cocktails and rum, with more than 150 different rums behind the bar (pictured). …
Pubs and bars offered ‘music makeover’ prize
Bars and pubs have a chance of winning £10,000 to upgrade their venue for live music in a competition run by performing rights body PRS for Music. It has today launched a call for entries for its annual Music Makeover competition which for 2013 sees a doubling of the value of the top prize. The …
