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Scotland Served Cocktail Festival 2026: 14 October - 1 November 2026

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Find out all about Scotland Served cocktail festival and Diageo World Class on this bonus episode of Scran.

Bonus Scran: Scotland Served Cocktail Festival and World Class

The Cameronbridge Distillery (Pic: Mike Wilkinson)

Scotland workers at 'Europe's largest grain distillery' go on strike

Lisa Matthews, assistant blender, Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich appoints first female distiller at Islay distillery

Cameronbridge Distillery (Pic: Mike Wilkinson)

Strike action over job cuts set to hit Diageo Cameronbridge distillery

Cameronbridge Distillery (Pic: Mike Wilkinson)

Workers to vote on strike action at Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery

Why Scotland’s national drink may need its ‘Aperol Spritz moment’ Ben Sutherland

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Diageo boss in £743m cost-cutting plan to deliver turnaround

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Rothes Glen in Speyside hosts 'ultimate weekends' about six to eight times a year.

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SCOTCH at The Balmoral has a new women-led whisky menu

Top Scottish bar to celebrate women in whisky with new menu

Diageo shares rise as Scotland’s largest whisky producer delivers some good news

Scotch whisky industry 'struggling for optimism' amid global challenge

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Susan Morrison winning the Hall of Fame Award

'I’ve always been struck by the resilience of Scotch whisky'

Clynelish visitor centre is set to close

Distillery to close visitor centre after multimillion pound revamp

Diageo helps more than 800 people into hospitality industry careers

Whisky giant Diageo names former 'Mr Fixit' Tesco boss to drive turnaround

A view of the Halo HQ building in Kilmarnock lit up at night.

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FTSE 100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky (above), Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka.

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Distillery manager Stewart Bowman at the Lochranza Distillery and visitor centre on the Isle of Arran.

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FTSE 100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky (above), Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka.

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Spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka.

Whisky giant Diageo sets out $500m cost-cutting drive amid $150m US tariff hit

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Johnnie Walker, which runs a whisky attraction on Princes Street, was one of the biggest backers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Exclusive Edinburgh Festival Fringe loses major commercial sponsor

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Ballantine’s is one of the key Scotch whisky brands at Chivas Brothers, which is part of Pernod Ricard.

Whisky giant behind The Glenlivet blames ‘market dynamics’ for softer sales

Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker Diageo has scrapped a key sales target amid growing uncertainty over US tariffs and volatile consumer demand.

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The distillery was founded in 1830, and, if plans are approved, would get a revamp to increase production.

Scottish drinks giant planning demolition of oldest island distillery

Why Princes Street could be turning a corner, at long last Jeremy Grant

FTSE-100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, pictured.

Diageo goes ‘from bad to worse’ after first sales slide since pandemic

Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery.

How whisky distilleries are adapting to rising visitor numbers

Professor Gillian Murray is Deputy Principal for Enterprise and Business at Heriot-Watt University

Let’s raise a glass to closing the brewing skills gap - Gillian Murray

Smarts global chief executive Pippa Arlow: 'To be recognised in three categories in PR Week’s annual agency rankings is a fantastic achievement.'

Glasgow PR agency employing 200 people named largest outside of London

The Glenlivet is one of the group's top brands and one of Scotland's best-selling whiskies.

Owner of whisky giant Chivas Brothers toasts robust sales as markets improve

The rapid growth of Black Heart comes as BrewDog reports its strongest start to any year since it was founded.

BrewDog sets date to topple Guinness from supermarket shelves

Royal Lochnagar welcomed 49,000 visitors in 2023.

Royal Lochnagar welcomes 49,000 visitors for whisky experience
Royal Lochnagar Distillery just one mile from Balmoral Estate, welcomed over 49,000 visitors in 2023.

Aimée Morrison, Port Ellen Master Blender said there's a nervous anticipation about the distillery opening

Meet the people behind Port Ellen - as historic Islay distillery reopens

'There are very few days I feel that I really "work", because I enjoy something about each day,' says Morrison, pictured in SWE's Diageo Claive Vidiz Whisky Collection. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.

Interview: Susan Morrison, CEO of the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh

FTSE-100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, pictured. The group has almost 30 malt distilleries in Scotland.

Former UK civil service chief to chair Scotland's biggest whisky producer

Some of the hundreds of casks stored on behalf of the firm's clients.

Scotch cask investor Whisky 1901 targets Scottish expansion

FTSE-100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, pictured. The group has almost 30 malt distilleries in Scotland.

Half empty or half full? Whisky giant Diageo's results come under the spotlight

The last casks of Dallas Dhu malt whisky, which date from 1983 - the year the distillery in Forres closed. PIC: Flickr/mightymightymatz/CC

'Sleeping' distillery could be woken by Historic Environment Scotland

The bar at The Glenlivet disitllery

Dining at whisky distilleries - how they went from tours to Michelin dining

The Scapa Noust tasting room

Whisky: visitor numbers on a high

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Whisky: the future is green

How E.ON is working with Scottish businesses, including whisky firms, to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions. Supplied picture

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FTSE-100 spirits giant Diageo has a vast portfolio that includes Johnnie Walker whisky, pictured, Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka.

Whisky giant Diageo warns on profit as demand in key market falters

Debra Crew says: 'Our expectations for the 2024 fiscal year are unchanged from when we reported our 2023 preliminary results on August 1.' Picture: contributed.

New CEO of Johnnie Walker-maker Diageo maintains FY guidance

Chivas Brothers hits ten-year high as whisky lovers go premium

The CFO now wants to ensure that all brands in the group 'are all fully integrated into the business, that they feel connected as one Donaldson family'. Picture: contributed.

Interview: Alyson Donaldson, finance chief at Fife-based Donaldson Group

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