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!
Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2019 Photo Gallery
Scottish Bar & Pub Awards 2018 Photo Gallery
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!