Finalists Revealed For The Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022
A bumper year for the Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022 as more than 3500 people have had their say in naming Scotland’s most loved pubs, with thousands of votes cast online over the last few months.
Now in their 27th year, The Scottish Bar & Pub Awards – dubbed the hospitality Oscars, celebrate Scotland’s licensed trade and shine a spotlight on all aspects of the hospitality industry, featuring standout pubs up and down the country in more than 24 categories. These include Antos Dog Friendly Pub of The Year; Hi-Spirits Best Live Music Venue; The Busker Cocktail Bar of the Year and Kopparberg New Bar of the Year.
Over 75 leading finalists have been revealed today including Glasgow’s stylish Moskito and the eclectic Bourbon in Edinburgh for the Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue.
Seeking out the nation’s most creative drinks, trailblazing whisky and cocktail bar, The Gate, and the adventurous Absent Ear are up for the Busker Cocktail bar, alongside the Cocktail Mafia in Edinburgh and Lido in Troon.
The inaugural Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year will see Broughty Ferry’s The Fort, Dundee’s Jute Café bar, Inverness-based Scotch & Rye and Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Café battle it out to be crowned Scotland’s best bar.
Independent Operators are the driving force for hospitality. Up for the DRAM Independent Pub Group of the Year award for 2022 are Buzzworks Holdings in Ayrshire who have an award-winning portfolio of bars and restaurants in Scotland including Vic’s & The Vine, Scotts, The Mill House, Lido, The Duke and The Bridge Inn to name a few. Also in the running are Bread Meats Bread, who have six eponymous venues serving up award winning burgers and cocktails, and the Bruce group, who focus on drinks-led retailing with an inherent added value experience in Edinburgh and Fife. Their multi-venue portfolio includes Stramash, The Mash House, Opium, Dusk and the Royal Mile Tavern.
Scotland’s longest running licensed trade awards also look to celebrate rising stars in the industry, community led initiatives and give a much-needed boost to those championing the late-night economy.
Every finalist has been voted for by the public and people in the trade and will have been visited by mystery shoppers. Winners will be announced at a prestigious award ceremony on 30th August 2022 at The Doubletree Glasgow Central, in Glasgow.
Organiser, Susan Young said: “The votes are in and verified and the time is nearly here to celebrate the best of the best at The Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022.
“The licensed trade needs our support more than ever and Scottish hospitality has never been better. Congratulations to all the finalists – your recognition is very well deserved, and I can’t wait to see who takes home the trophies at this year’s awards.”
The Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022 will announce all category winners at a glitzy award ceremony on August 30th. Where guests will also be able to enjoy entertainment from Abba MANIA.
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The Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022 finalists. *Note that the awards are alphabetical and in no particular order.
| Category | Finalist |
| Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year. | Black Ivy, Edinburgh |
| Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year | The Forth Inn, Aberfoyle |
| Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year | Inndeep, Glasgow |
| Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year | The White Stag, Callander |
| Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year | Brewhemia, Edinburgh |
| Aro Procurement Customer Service Award. | The Coach House, Bridge of Weir |
| Aro Procurement Customer Service Award | The Fox & Willow, Ayr |
| Aro Procurement Customer Service Award | The Huxley, Edinburgh |
| Aro Procurement Customer Service Award | Little Soho, Jordanhill |
| Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year | The Albananch, Edinburgh |
| Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year | Artisan, Wishaw |
| Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year | The Malt Room, Inverness |
| Benromach Whisky Bar of the Year | The Piper Whisky Bar, Glasgow |
| Deanston Guru of the Year. | Gillian Kirkland /The Piper’s Whisky Bar |
| Deanston Guru of the Year | Derek Mather/Artisan |
| Deanston Guru of the Year | Matt McPherson/ The Malt Room |
| Deanston Guru of the Year | Alastair Shaw/The Gate |
| Deanston Guru of the Year | Simon Smith/ Whisky & Cynicism |
| DRAM Community Pub | Clippens Inn, Linwood |
| DRAM Community Pub | Granny Gibbs, Whiteinch |
| DRAM Community Pub | Silver Wing, Edinburgh |
| DRAM Community Pub | The Weston Tavern, Kilmaurs |
| Hi Spirits Best Live Music Venue | Box Bar & Club, Glasgow |
| Hi Spirits Best Live Music Venue | Harley’s, Ayr |
| Hi Spirits Best Live Music Venue | MacSorley’s, Glasgow |
| Hi Spirits Best Live Music Venue | St Luke’s & The Winged Ox, Glasgow |
| HOSPO Manager of the year | Nicola Armstrong – Macgochans, Mull |
| HOSPO Manager of the year | Matt Colligan – Bier Hall |
| HOSPO Manager of the year | Lee Little – Lido, Troon |
| HOSPO Manager of the year | Connor Smith – Hamilton Palace, Hamilton |
| HOSPO Manager of the year | Keir Beckwith, Gaucho |
| Hungrrr Technology Adopter of the Year | Buzzworks, Ayrshire |
| Hungrrr Technology Adopter of the Year | C&C Restaurant Group, Glasgow |
| Hungrrr Technology Adopter of the Year | Guacho, Glasgow |
| Hungrrr Technology Adopter of the Year | Scoop Restaurants, Glasgow |
| Inverarity Morton Restaurant of the Year. | The Dome, Edinburgh |
| Inverarity Morton Restaurant of the Year | Ga Ga Kitchen & Bar, Glasgow |
| Inverarity Morton Restaurant of the Year | Kyloe, Edinburgh |
| Inverarity Morton Restaurant of the Year | Ralph & Finns , Glasgow |
| Inverarity Morton Restaurant of the Year | The Ubiquitous Chip , Glasgow |
| Kopparberg New Bar of the Year | The Albyn, Aberdeen |
| Kopparberg New Bar of the Year | The Fox, Troon |
| Kopparberg New Bar of the Year | Giddy Goose, Perth |
| Kopparberg New Bar of the Year | Jimmy Badgers, Inverness |
| Molinari Casual Dining Award. | Allegria Eatery, Largs |
| Molinari Casual Dining Award | Caffe Parma, Glasgow |
| Molinari Casual Dining Award | Boar’s Head, Auchtermuchty |
| Molinari Casual Dining Award | Mediterraneo, Glasgow |
| Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year | The Fort, Broughty Ferry |
| Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year. | Jute Cafe Bar, Dundee |
| Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year | Scotch & Rye, Inverness |
| Molson Coors Scottish Bar of the Year | Kelvingrove Café, Glasgow |
| Old Tom Gin Hotel Bar of the Year | 18, Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews |
| Old Tom Gin Hotel Bar of the Year | The American Bar, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder |
| Old Tom Gin Hotel Bar of the Year | Virgin Hotels, The Commons Club, Edinburgh |
| Old Tom Gin Hotel Bar of the Year | The Lounge Bar, Fonab Castle, Pitlochry |
| Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue. | Bourbon, Edinburgh |
| Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue | Charlie’s Loft, Glasgow |
| Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue | Moskito, Glasgow |
| Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue Pernod Ricard Best Late Night Venue | Nox, Aberdeen Record Factory, Glasgow Why Not Nightclub Edinburgh |
| Stoli Sustainability Award – Heather Suttie… | Contini’s Scottish Restaurant, Edinburgh |
| Stoli Sustainability Award – Heather Suttie… | Eusebi, Glasgow |
| Stoli Sustainability Award – Heather Suttie… | Gaucho, Glasgow |
| Stoli Sustainability Award – Heather Suttie… | SWG3, Glasgow |
| The Busker Cocktail Bar of the Year. | The Absent Ear, Glasgow |
| The Busker Cocktail Bar of the Year | The Cocktail Mafia, Edinburgh |
| The Busker Cocktail Bar of the Year | The Gate, Glasgow |
| The Busker Cocktail Bar of the Year | The Lido, Troon |
| Independent Operator of the Year | Bread Meets Bread (BMB), Glasgow |
| Independent Operator of the Year | The Bruce Group, Edinburgh |
| Independent Operator of the Year | Buzzworks, Ayrshire |
| Independent Operator of the Year | Scoop Restaurants |
| SUNDAY MAIL PUB OF THE YEAR | Habbies, Kilbarchan |
| SUNDAY MAIL PUB OF THE YEAR | The Palais, Glasgow |
| SUNDAY MAIL PUB OF THE YEAR | The Station Bar, Glasgow |
| SUNDAY MAIL PUB OF THE YEAR | The Waverley, Wishaw |
On the night there will be various other awards including an
| Award for SuccessThe Lifetime Achievement AwardAnd an Inspirational Woman Award |
Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2022
The Scottish Bar and Pub Awards was an emotionally charged evening last year – mainly because I think we were all so glad to be back. This year I am hoping we will be celebrating and we are planning to party, party, party… and celebrate all that is good and great about the Scottish licensed trade. You are resilient, forward-thinking, and entrepreneurial – so let’s celebrate, and how better to do this than get your customers voting for you.
You can nominate your pub, bar, hotel or restaurant, staff, or employers, but encourage your customers to get in on the act too.
I am delighted to announce that this year’s event, all going to plan, will take place on the 30th August at The Hilton in William Street in Glasgow.
Many thanks to all our sponsors and there will be a couple of more categories that are just being finalised. We will announce them in the weekly newsletter.
Of course, there will be our usual surprises not least our Lifetime Achievement Award. So put the date in your diary. We will be asking people to vote online and there will be a digital campaign shortly which will also promote hospitality. You have got to be in it to win it… so let’s create a noise – get your customers voting for you – and if you need any social branding let us know. There’s also the accolade Sunday Mail Pub of the Year to go for. So don’t be shy.
We can’t wait to see you all!
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2018 Winners Announced!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Scottish Bar & Pub Awards.
Congratulations to our winners and a massive thank you to everyone who took part!
Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year
The Forth Inn, Aberfoyle
BII Award for Customer Service
The Old Mill Inn, Pitlochry
Buzzworks/Flow Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Rachel Carpenter & Linden Wilkinson, Pop Up Geeks
Critics' Choice Casual Dining Award
Montpeliers, Edinburgh
Diageo Award for Social Responsibility and Community
Buzzworks, Prestwick
Disaronno Cocktail Bar
Sygn, Edinburgh
DRAM Manager of the Year
Caroline Wright, Jinty McGinty's, Glasgow
Gordon & MacPhail Award for Success
The Dowans Hotel, Aberlour
Hotel Scotland Hotel Bar of the Year
Black Ivy, Edinburgh
Inverarity Morton Wine by the Glass Award
Kylesku Hotel, Skye
Kopparberg New Bar of the Year
T-Bar, Ayrshire
Molson Coors Beer Bar of the Year
Brewhemia, Edinburgh
Open Ear Country Pub of the Year
The Swan Inn, Eaglesham
The Pub Spy Award
The Citizen, Glasgow
The DRUM Social Media Award
John Carrigan's, Hamilton
William Grant & Sons Bar Apprentice 2018
Ellie Raeside, Candy Bar, Edinburgh
A Wee DRAM Whisky Bar of the Year
Usquabae Whiskey Bar and Larder, Edinburgh
The Wee Guide Best Outside Area
Brel, Glasgow
2018 Finalists Announced!
It's been a top scoring year for the 2018 Scottish Bar and Pub Awards with more than 3,000 nominations for bars and pubs received for the awards. This has made it a record year.
The public, and drinks company representatives, have been voting in their droves on the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards website and the finalists are revealed below.
Says organiser Susan Young, who publishes industry magazine DRAM, “Last year we had nearly 2,000- entries and this year that number has soared. We also had more people telling us why they were voting for their favourite bar or pub which has helped us whittle the entries down.”
She continues, “The standard of entry has been particularly high and in some categories instead of four finalists there are five. Mystery shoppers have been visiting the nominated pubs, and judges, including myself, have been visiting the venues to ensure that the winners of the awards are 'simply the best.'
The Awards list and finalists list are alphabetical.
Antos Dog Friendly Pub of the Year
The Forth Inn, Aberfoyle
Saint Lukes, Glasgow
The Stable Bar, Edinburgh
Siberia Vodka Bar, Aberdeen
The Wally Dug, Edinburgh
BII Award for Customer Service
John Carrigan's, Blantyre
Lion & The Unicorn, Stirling
No 38, East Kilbride
The Old Mill Inn, Pitlochry
Buzzworks/Flow Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Jody Buchan and Sam Baxendale, Kin
Rachel Carpenter & Linden Wilkinson, Pop Up Geeks
Ryan Bowman, The Alpen Loge
Critics' Choice Casual Dining Award
Lord of the Isle, Craobh Haven
Montpeliers, Edinburgh
The Swan Inn, Eaglesham
The West House, Dundee
Diageo Award for Social Responsibility and Community
Akva, Edinburgh
Buzzworks, Prestwick
Driftwood, Glasgow
Manorview, Busby
Disaronno Cocktail Bar
Angels Hotel, Uddingston
The Parlour, Glasgow
Tigerlily, Edinburgh
Sygn, Edinburgh
DRAM Manager of the Year
Amy Maitland, The West House, Dundee
Matthew Ronald, Blue Dog, Glasgow
Caroline Wright, Jinty McGinty's, Glasgow
Gordon & MacPhail Award for Success
Meldrum House Country Hotel, Old Meldrum
The Dowans Hotel, Aberlour
The George Hotel, Inveraray
Under the Stairs, Edinburgh
Hotel Scotland Hotel Bar of the Year
Black Ivy, Edinburgh
Dakota Bar & Grill Edinburgh Forth Bridge
Orocco Pier Hotel, South Queensferry
Royal Mackintosh Hotel, Dunbar
Inverarity Morton Wine by the Glass Award
Vroni's Wine Bar, Glasgow,
Seamill Hydro Hotel, Seamill
La Petite Mort, Edinburgh
Kylesku Hotel, Skye
Acid Bar SWG3, Glasgow
Kopparberg New Bar of the Year
Black Ivy, Edinburgh
Finsbay Flatiron, Glasgow
Church on the Hill, Glasgow
T-Bar, Ayrshire
The Citizen, Glasgow
Molson Coors Beer Bar of the Year
Brewhemia, Edinburgh
The Angels Hotel, Uddingston
The Raeburn, Edinburgh
The Raven, Glasgow
Open Ear Country Pub of the Year
The Crosskeys, Kippen
The Hillside, Montrose
The Old Mill Inn, Killearn
The Swan Inn, Eaglesham
The Pub Spy Award
Inn on the Loch, Lanark
Outside Inn, Larbert
Souter's Inn, Kirkowald
The Citizen, Glasgow
The Riccarton Inn, Edinburgh
Scottish Bar and Pub Awards Social Media Award
Brewhemia, Edinburgh
John Carrigan's, Hamilton
Haig's, Penicuik
The Torfin, Edinburgh
A Wee DRAM Whisky Bar of the Year
Ballygrant Inn, Islay
The Black Cat, Edinburgh
The Lochside, Islay
Usquabae Whiskey Bar and Larder, Edinburgh
The Wee Guide Best Outside Area
Angels Hotel, Uddingston
Brel, Glasgow
Forbes of Kingennie, Dundee
Indigo Yard, Edinburgh
William Grant & Sons Bar Apprentice 2018
Anastasia Mourgela, Hutchesons City Grill, Glasgow
Ellie Raeside, Candy Bar, Edinburgh
Frank Donnelly, The Raven, Glasgow
Kris Rose, Scotts, Troon
Liam Kemp, Draffens, Dundee
Luke Bryant, Copper Blossom, Edinburgh
Patrycja Olska, Finsbay Flatirons, Glasgow
Richard Jones, The Pear Tree, Edinburgh
Sanni Fiina Jokinen, Pearce's, Edinburgh
Sarah Nelson, Holyrood 9A, Edinburgh
The awards ceremony takes place on the 21st August 2018 at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow's William Street.
Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists!