Temporary measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant whilst the accelerated booster vaccination programme takes effect have come into force.
From 05:00 yesterday (26 December), attendance at large events has been limited to:
100 people for indoor standing events
200 people for indoor seated events
500 people for all outdoor events (seated or standing)
Taking effect from 05:00 this morning (27 December), one metre physical distancing has been reinstated in all hospitality and indoor leisure settings including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and museums amongst others. Table service is also required in settings where alcohol is served for consumption on the premises.
Nightclubs are also to close for a period of at least three weeks from 27 December however they will have the option of remaining open if they operate with table service and physical distancing, in line with the requirements for other hospitality businesses.
All of the temporary measures are to be reviewed after three weeks on Tuesday 11 January.
The restrictions are backed by £375 million in business support with full details to be announced shortly, following discussions with business organisations and local authorities. Hospitality businesses are already eligible for top up funding through the December and January Business Top Up.
Further guidance has also been published to support businesses to take reasonable measures to limit the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Economy Secretary Kate Forbes said: “These temporary restrictions are targeted at reducing the spread of Omicron while the accelerated vaccination programme takes effect.
“I understand how difficult this has been for businesses in recent weeks but we must reduce our contacts and limit the spread of the virus. We’re providing £375 million in business support, which is a significant investment, to support those who have experienced cancellations and help them get back on their feet in the new year.
“The best way to support business sustainably, is to get the virus back under control. Please get your boosters and stay at home as much as possible just now.”
The total package of support available to businesses is £375 million, including the previous £100 million announced by the First Minister on 14 December 2021.
Edinburgh residents are being challenged to kick start the New Year by taking steps to support Cancer Research UK. The charity is urging people to sign up now to Walk All Over Cancer and get sponsored to walk 10,000 steps every day in March.
By raising vital funds, people across Scotland could help to further life-saving research – while burning off any excess Christmas calories.
As well as increasing fitness and helping towards a healthy body weight, taking part could take a little weight off the mind too. Regular walking is a great stress-reliever and can help with mental wellbeing by improving mood and sleep.
Linda Summerhayes, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson in Scotland, said: “One in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime*, but all of us can support the research that will beat it. That’s why we’re urging people to play their part by making ‘Walk All Over Cancer’ their New Year’s resolution.
“We all hope that 2022 has a more positive outlook. So why not give yourself a boost by committing to get more active and having an achievable goal to aim for – all in aid of a good cause.
“There’s plenty of time for supporters to start building up to the challenge in March and planning new ways to fit in some extra steps, especially if you’re struggling to hit your daily step count when working from home.
“Sticking to a resolution can be hard, especially through the cold, dark winter months, but registering now and making a public pledge to take part in the Spring, could help people steel their resolve. Plus, there’s the ultimate motivation of knowing every step you take will be helping to save lives.”
Based on the average person’s strides, 10,000 steps is equal to about five miles, so by the end of March participants will have clocked up more than 150 miles.
That’s quite a challenge for some, but adopting small changes that you can stick to can really add up – whether it’s doing conference calls on the go, exploring local beauty spots or treating the dog to a month of extra-long walks.
Keeping check on the number of steps taken each day is a great way to create a sense of achievement and it’s easy to do with smartphone apps, pedometers and wearable activity trackers available to help. Walk All Over Cancer participants can connect their online giving page with FitBit to automatically publish their step count and share their progress with their supporters throughout the month.
The charity’s researchers at the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, on Crewe Road South, have expertise in brain tumour research and their goal is to drive progress in tackling this hard-to-treat disease.
Images of walking feet for the CRUK’s “Walk all over Cancer” event.
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Linda added: “Cancer Research UK has been hit hard by COVID-19, but we will never stop striving to create better treatments. With around 33,200 people diagnosed every year in Scotland**, cancer is as urgent an issue now as it’s ever been.
“We need as many people as possible to Walk All Over Cancer, because the progress we make in the fight against the disease relies on every step, every pound and every person.
“This past year proves, more than any other, the value of research and what can be achieved together. Just like science is our route out of the pandemic, science is our route to beating cancer.”
Cancer Research UK was able to spend over £30 million in Scotland last year on some of the UK’s leading scientific and clinical research. The charity’s ambition is to see three in four people survive their cancer by 2034.
To sign up and receive a free fundraising pack and t-shirt, visit cruk.org/walkallover.
The unique light and wild landscape of the East Cairngorms has long attracted curious creatives for whom the wilderness is their inspiration and subject matter. But more recently, the surrounding rural villages of Ballater, Braemar and Crathie are attracting international audiences for their art and cultural offerings.
Awash with galleries, craftspeople, and artists; the East Cairngorms offers a coveted combination of cosy inside spaces where visitors can absorb the works of famed and local artists whilst indulging in the variety of gastronomical delicacies available; as well as a chance to get out into the rugged wilderness of the surrounding hills to experience first-hand the dramatic scenery and skies that have long served as inspiration to artists, poets, writers, and musicians.
International art audiences will likely be familiar with the boutique hotel, The Fife Arms in Braemar; the Victorian construction, consciously restored by co-founders of the acclaimed global gallery Hauser & Wirth. Here, you can sleep and dine amongst masterpieces from Picasso and Lucian Freud; vast murals by Argentinian Guillermo Kuitca as well as countless local artists and hundreds of priceless antiques.
Tom Addy, construction manager of the Fife Arms restoration, and artisan furniture maker and owner of Tor Workshop in Braemar says, “It’s not what you expect to find in a rural Scottish Village – there’s internationally famous artworks at the Fife, a French patisserie, and some really niche artisan shops run by unique makers that hark back to yester year.”
“The Fife attracts an art aware audience and people who deeply appreciate beautiful art, and objects that are made well and made locally with story and meaning behind them. And its presence has caused a ripple, giving local artists, makers, and creatives the confidence to step forward with their own ideas.
“We’ve seen a wave of events, activities and enterprises emerge in recent years and now have a diverse range of craft shops, places to eat and activities for locals and visitors.”
Addy says it is, “the juxtaposition of the wild nature and the comfort of home and hearth that has created a culture of its own here. It is when people come in off the hills and reflect, write, paint, create and tell stories of their experience: that’s where the magic lies.”
“People’s relationship with the land is at the heart of the art here. You cannot remove one from the other. For me and many artists and makers here, provenance is so important. Respect for the landscape and materials we use and communicating the stories, history and meaning through the objects we create.”
Andrew Braidwood who owns and runs Braemar Art Gallery adds;
“A lot of folk come here to do site specific art – because it is so easy to get off the beaten track; to be alone and uninterrupted. That peace is not always that easy to find elsewhere.”
“You can take in the incredible skies and light we get here – which you see reflected in so much of the art created here throughout time. We’re so lucky to have so little light and sound pollution. It makes it a special place for artists.”
“I’ve noticed a shift towards artists here getting involved with the environmental rewilding movement, considering how the landscapes are used and how we can repair it. There is recognition of art as a medium to slow us down and connect us more deeply with nature.”
In acknowledgement of the East Cairngorm’s growing presence as a hub for art and culture, a new campaign was launched in November by Ballater Business Association (BBA) and Braemar Tourism Group (BTG).
The campaign, which includes a website, promotional video, digital trail map, trip planner, is the second in a series of five which aim to inspire visitors to explore the East Cairngorms as a year-round destination for outdoor activity.
Issue by Jane Craigie Marketing on behalf of Ballater Business Association and Braemar Tourism Group. For additional press information, please contact Alana Black on 07596 122184 or alana@janecraigie.com.
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Information about Ballater Business Association
Ballater Business Association represents businesses who trade within the Dinnet to Crathie area, who have a common interest in sustaining a thriving community through the local economy. The BBA work in partnership with the Cairngorm Business Partnership and Visit Cairngorms to support our businesses. In April 2021 the BBA began a collaboration with Braemar Tourism Group to work together on projects of mutual benefit and the promotion of the ‘East Cairngorms’ is the first of these initiatives, funded through a Visit Scotland Grant. For more information contact Susan Stewart on the email secretary@visitballater.com
Information about Braemar Tourism Group
Braemar Tourism Group is a thriving association, promoting Braemar and Crathie to visitors and locals alike. Membership has increased recently to 55 members, all working together to encourage people to visit, stay longer and return. Braemar is in the very heart of the Cairngorms National Park (we have a close bond with the Cairngorms Business Partnership/VisitCairngorms) but we are also in Royal Deeside. Forming a collaboration with Ballater seemed the perfect opportunity to work together for mutual benefit, in promoting the Eastern Cairngorms as a year-round destination. Please contact Sarah, Chair of the BTG for more information sarahhubbard21@gmail.com
The City of Edinburgh Council has this month invited the private sector to bring forward proposals to deliver affordable housing on sites not owned by the Council.
The PIN focusses on three key areas: purchase of development sites, purchase of completed homes and an opportunity to propose innovative solutions such as leasehold proposals and partnerships.
The PIN also sets out a range of outcomes that the market must consider when putting forward proposals and overall gives the market an opportunity to tell the Council what they can do.
It will also help to inform the next steps, including whether there needs to be a procurement exercise and what that should look like. Establishing a structured approach to market engagement will allow the transparency and assessment of best value that the public sector needs but there is also a desire to make the process as accessible as possible and allow the Council to react to opportunities over the coming years.
Released through Public Contracts Scotland it is open for everyone to take a look, consider the options and register interest in this engagement process. The PIN will close on 31 January 2022.
Housing Convener, Councillor Kate Campbell, said: “Edinburgh needs more affordable homes. We’re doing everything we can through the Council’s own housebuilding programme, and working with housing associations, to provide social and mid-market homes. But we need to look at every possible way to create additional affordable housing – so I am really keen to see what ideas come from the private sector.
“I hope this process will create new and innovative ways to provide even more affordable homes that are so needed in our city.
“By going out to the market we’re asking the question of housing developers or landowners about what they could deliver now. But we’re also inviting them to start thinking about what might be possible, and how they can contribute to helping us deal with one of the biggest challenges facing our city.”
Vice Housing Convener, Councillor Mandy Watt, said: “We are looking forward to seeing what comes back in through this process. It’s an opportunity for the private sector to consider what they might be able to contribute to Edinburgh in terms of affordable housing.
“We expect any proposals submitted to fit with our strategy of providing affordable, good quality, sustainable homes that deliver value for money. We are open to both traditional and innovative ideas which achieve the outcomes that our citizens need.
“Some landowners or developers maybe interested in this but are unfamiliar with this process, so we’d encourage them to come forward and speak to our procurement team to find out more.”
If you have any queries on the PIN or accessing Public Contracts Scotland please contact Kelly Faulds Kelly.faulds@edinburgh.gov.uk
Parents in Lothian are celebrating after they received the best Christmas gift they could have hoped.
They welcomed their very special delivery into the world during the small hours of the morning.
The first baby, a little girl named Sophie Elizabeth Bird, was born at NHS Lothian’s St John’s Hospital. She was born to parents Karen (37) and Craig Bird (39) from Linlithgow at 1.45am.
Sophie was followed closely by baby Skye Rose Irving (top) who was born at 2.18am also at St John’s Hospital weighing 7lb 2oz. Parents Lisa Playfair (35) and Adam Irving (30) are from Craigshill in Livingston.
The first baby born at NHS Lothian’s Birth Centre, part of the Simpson’s Centre for Reproductive Health at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, was a little boy at 5.10am this morning weighing 8lb 8oz.
He was born to parents Elohu Egwowa (28) and Oghenekome Otame (31) from Edinburgh. Mum and Dad have not fully decided on a name, so at the moment he is known as Baby Otame.
Earlier this year, through our Community Benefits scheme and with help from our wonderful suppliers a brand new kitchen was installed in the Prentice Centre.
It’s been a real asset to the Centre and its members over the last few months and helped to make some festive gatherings easier at the end of what has been a challenging year for the community as we continue to support one another through this pandemic.
Thanks again to our suppliers who supported this projected as part of their community benefits contract with us:
Mental wellbeing support is available over the festive period for anyone who may be struggling during this time.
Those experiencing low mood, stress, anxiety or depression are being urged to seek help and not wait until after the festive season is past.
Mental Wellbeing Minister Kevin Stewart said: “It is vital we all look after ourselves, and each other, at this time of year. Not everybody finds the festive season full of fun. And not everyone has a family around them, and can find themselves on their own at Christmas and New Year.
“There can be many triggers including existing family tensions, anniversaries of a life-changing event around this time and even the pressure of Christmas for some can be too much.
“All that on top of what we have all been through with the challenging times of the pandemic and the shorter, darker winter days, it can seem really bleak for some.
“But there is help and support available and I want people to know they are not alone. Often the hardest step is making that first call.
“I urge anyone who is feeling low or anxious to reach out to Breathing Space, the Samaritans or NHS 24 Mental Health Hub.
“I am also asking if you know of somebody who will be on their own over the festive period to check in on them. Often that one act can make a huge difference to a person’s mental wellbeing.”
Clear Your Head has more information to help you cope, and advice on how you can support other people who you think might be struggling – visit: www.clearyourhead.scot
If you need to talk to someone, you can call these free services:
NHS 24 on 111 if you need urgent support for your mental or emotional health.
Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87 -if you’re experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety
Samaritans on 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org, for confidential emotional support if you’re in distress or despair. Open 24 hours a day.
The Pensioners Christmas Party was the social event of the year for the Doocot’s senior citizens. The Big Do(o), if you like.
Call him a bad-tempered auld bastard -and many did! – but Big Dick knew how to put on a do for his regulars – and it was all free.
Soup, turkey and all the trimmings, Christmas pudding followed by tea and coffee was the menu every year, all prepared by Dick’s wife Maggie with the help of Doocot staff.
And if the food was good, the entertainment was just as fine. There would be two turns, usually a comedian and a band or singer. And just to make the afternoon go with a swing, the partygoers were issued with vouchers for free drinks.
One year, never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it, Dick booked local ventriloquist Harry Lamb to entertain his punters. Harry was a hugely popular turn on the club circuit across central Scotland, his blue material in constant demand for stag nights and smokers.
Harry lived in Drylaw and he knew many members of his audience. Years of experience in the clubs had given him the ability to pick out a likely victim, usually someone who had had slightly too much bevvy and was getting quite loud – and on this particular afternoon Harry was spoilt for choice!
He singled out auld Tommy as his target, and went through his usual routine – which he, and doubtless many of his audience, could recite backwards – while he awaited his chance.
When Tommy stood up to make his way to the toilet, Harry seized his opportunity.
“TOMMY … OH, TOMMY …”, Sonny Boy, the ventriloquist’s dummy called through the darkness.
Tommy stopped in his tracks and turned.
“TOMMY … have you pished yersel’, Tommy?” the dummy asked.
“Naw, I’ve no’!”, Tommy shouted back indignantly, checking the front of his trousers just to make sure.
“Are you pished, Tommy?” asked the dummy.
“Naw, I’m no’ drunk!” Tommy shouted back.
“You must be daft, then?”
“Naw, I’m no’ daft, either!” Tommy was getting riled now.
“Then why the fuck are you standing arguing wi’ a wooden dummy?”
The audience loved it as Tommy stormed off to the toilets, seething.
For years afterwards, whenever Tommy turned up he would be subject to quiet wee ‘TOMMY … OH, TOMMY’ remarks from his mates. The story was even recounted at Tommy’s funeral, where Dick gave a fine oration before rushing back to the Doocot to make sure everything was just right for Tommy’s funeral tea.
There was no doubt ex-policeman Dick could be a hard bastard when he had to be, mind. Punters who had seen him in action were sure never to cross him. Dick’s reputation and no-nonsense attitude ensured that there was seldom any trouble in the Doo’Cot – and on the odd time there was, Big Dick was more than able to handle it.
Usually, a warning word or a long hard stare was enough, but, very occasionally, he was called into action from behind the bar. Ejecting wrongdoers, Dick was efficient, ruthless and, some reckoned, a sadistic bully. He was no spring chicken, but he still had it … and, just for insurance, he also had his trusty Alsation dog and his ex-service truncheon behind the bar.
But keeping order was only part of Dick’s role, important though that was in a pub in a tough working class neighbourhood. It took a special person to run a pub like the Doocot and even his fiercest critics grudgingly had to admit there was no-one better suited to the role.
He kept the riff-raff out, and he looked after his beer. The Doocot’s heavy was only bettered by that legendary pint served up at The Gravediggers – and some loyal Doocot regulars argued that it was even better.
And if Dick usually looked miserable, sometimes angry – a face like a well-kept grave, someone quipped – he had his reasons for not always appearing like a ray of sunshine behind the bar.
Frequent meetings with the brewery meant the writing was on the wall for The Doocot, and for Dick himself. Scottish & Newcastle Breweries was selling off it’s pub chain, and The Doocot was being sold off to Yorkshire brewer Samuel Smith’s.
Dick knew that Smith’s ran a different style of boozer, a style that did not suit him and a type of boozer that would not suit most of his regulars either. Smith’s had taken over the Cramond Inn, another local pub, and had immediately taken out televisions and the juke box. Dick knew his own punters: they would hate it.
Dick was too long in the tooth to learn new tricks and, in all honesty, too tired now to try something new. A Samuel Smith’s would not work in Drylaw, he had argued forcefully – but the brewery bosses were not interested. All they could see were £ signs.
Dick decided he had no option but to retire, but he would leave it for a while to break the news to his clientele. First, he had one last Pensioners Party to organise …
ALEC and his cohorts sat at a long table in The Bird Cage, the Doocot’s lounge bar. The Christmas party hats were now worn at a jaunty angle, and there was a warm fug created by beer fumes and the smoke of pipes, fags and cigars.
The windows were running with condensation and the temperature was dropping sharply outside. It had been a memorable afternoon – although, after all the drink they had consumed, it was doubtful that any of them would remember too much the following morning!
The lights had been dimmed and vocal duo Jim and Tonic were entertaining the punters with a selection of Christmas hits
“Anybody want another drink?” Alec asked, shouting above ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day’. Only Bobby said aye, the rest had had enough.
Archie had had more than enough: his head was down in his plate of Christmas pudding and his new Christmas tie was ruined.
Alec made his way unsteadily to the bar. “Two nips of Grouse please, darlin’”
Big Dick was serving at the other end of the bar, but he must have heard Alec above the hubbub.
“Who are the nips for?” he asked.
Alec, half-cut, thought maybe Dick was going to pay for them. “Me and Boaby. On the house? Make them doubles!”
“No chance. Nae nips for Bobby, Alec. I’ve been well warned by his missus – don’t let him get started on the nips. Tell him he can have one last pint, but he’s no’ getting a nip in here.”
“So much for the season of goodwill to all men!” Alec said. He threw back his whisky in a oner before returning to break the bad news to Bobby.
Bobby, not unexpectedly, did not take the refusal well. “Dick’s a miserable bastard. Is he scared of women or something? I’m the boss in my hoose, I wear the troosers! I decide what I have to drink; nobody else!”
While not quite drunk enough to challenge Dick, Bobby worked out a plan to get his nip. He called over auld Paddy the Potman.
Paddy collected empty glasses and emptied ashtrays when the pub was busy and Dick would pay him with a couple of drinks.
“Paddy, can you do me a wee favour?” …
It was a good hour later that Dick noticed Bobby was missing.
“Where’s Bobby? Is he away to the Ferry Boat in the huff?” Dick asked Alec.
Alec was guttered and the long table was beginning to look like a casualty clearing station. “I couldnae tell you, Dick. I haven’t seen him. Great party, mate!”
Dick looked under the table and checked the toilets, but there was no sign of Bobby.
Dick called The Ferry Boat and Bobby’s house, but without success. There was no option: Dick put on his coat on and went outside. It was snowing quite heavily now. Bobby lived just five minutes up the road, but he was pretty drunk; surely he couldn’t have got lost?
Dick checked out the chip shop next door Groathill Fish Bar and yes, a seriously pished Bobby had bought a fish supper some time back; a peace offering for his wife, apparently.
There was a tell-tale trail of dropped chips in the snow and halfway along Easter Drylaw Place, Detective Dick got his man. He spotted a pair of legs sticking out from a privet hedge alongside a discarded fish supper.
And while it’s not impossible that more than one person came to grief in Drylaw hedgerows that night, it was, of course, Bobby. Flat on his back, covered in a thin film of snow, snoring.
“Look at the state of you, man! Come on, get up!” It was awkward, but Dick was able to drag him back through the hedge and get him onto the pavement.
“Can you get up?”
“Fugg off, ya big bastard. Ge’ yer fuggin’ hands off me! I’ll have you now!”
“Have me? Ye cannae even stand!”
With that, Dick hauled Bobby upright and slung him over his shoulder. Bobby protested feebly – he also accused Dick of stealing his fish supper – but he was powerless as Dick marched through the thickening snow towards Bobby’s house.
They passed one of Dick’s regulars on the way: “Is that you oot delivering Christmas presents, Dick? Nice night for it!”
It was treacherous underfoot and Bobby was a dead weight but Dick got the ‘Christmas Present’ home.
Bobby’s wife Violet was, to put it mildly, slightly displeased but between them Rose and Dick were able to get Bobby onto his bed.
“How on Earth did he get in that state, Dick?
“The staff were well told no’ to serve him any nips. He must have been getting somebody else to buy them for him. I’m sorry about this, Violet. I tried to keep an eye on things but we were really busy. I’ll try to find out what happened.”
“Och, it’s no’ your fault, Dick. He’s auld enough and ugly enough to look after himsel’. He’ll pay for it tomorrow, though!”
Dick turned to go back to the Doocot, but paused.
“Oh, Violet, could you do me a wee favour? Could you keep this between you and me? Dinnae tell Bobby how he got home … I don’t want the boys in the pub thinking I’m a soft touch. That would never dae.”
And with that Dick set off through the snow back to The Doocot.
Pornstar Martini was the UK’s most popular cocktail with 144,000 Google searches over the past 30 days.
Aperol Spritz and Negroni came in a respective second and third.
There have been 50,000 searches for cocktail recipes alone and 14,800 searches for Christmas cocktails in the past month showing a 223% increase.
EggNog a traditional Christmas cocktail made the number nine spot
A study by kitchen equipment experts experts Maxima Kitchen Equipmentanalysed Google data to find the nations favourite cocktails this Christmas.
The UK’s favourite cocktail this year is a Pornstar Martini with 144,000 searches in the past 30 days alone. The cocktail, which is traditionally made from Vodka, vanilla syrup, lime juice, passion fruit, prosecco and passoa liquer. The popular cocktail was only created in the early 2000’s in LAB London bar and has risen to popularity ever since being a staple drink of choice.
Aperol Spritz came in second and received 80,000 searches over the past month. The cocktail is made up of Aperol, prosecco, soda water and lime. The cocktail is often described as an Italian sunset originating from northern Italy in the late 1950’s.
Negroni which is traditionally an Italian cocktail came in third place for the most popular cocktail this Christmas. It’s made up of gin, Vermouth Rossi, Campari and garnished with orange peel. Traditionally, it is stirred not shaken and served on the rocks (over ice). The cocktail received 71,000 searches this month.
Mojito came out globally as the most searched cocktail but only made fourth place in the UK with an impressive 68,000 searches. The classic cocktail has many variations but is traditionally made up of rum, soda water, mint leaves, granulated sugar and lime. The origins of this cocktail can be dated back to 1586 it is believed.
Cosmopolitan came in fifth place for the favourite cocktail for this Christmas with 68,000 searches in the past 30 days. The cocktail is made up of lemon vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
Margarita came in sixth place with 64,000 searches, it was the top choice of cocktail in the USA and 3rd globally. It is made up of Cointreau, lime juice and tequila.
Seventh place was a Pina Colada with a search volume of 63,000 just in the past month. The summer themed cocktail originating from Puerto Rico is still a favourite even at Christmas it turns out. The cocktail is made up of white rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice.
The cocktail Mimosa took eighth place with a total 61,000 searches. The cocktail is traditionally served in a tall champagne flute and made up of champagne and orange juice.
In ninth place was the traditional Christmas cocktail Eggnog which is made up of eggs, milk, cream, spices such as nutmeg and vanilla, rum and finished off with a whisky or a brandy. It received a total of 59,000 searches.
Espresso Martini which came in tenth place with a search total of 56,000 in the last month. The cocktail is traditionally made up of vodka, coffee beans, and coffee liquer. As a nation of coffee lovers, it is easily understandably how an alcoholic version of the beverage can rank in our top list.
A spokesperson from Maxima Kitchen Equipment commented: “The cocktail industry has grown more and more profitable over recent years however, these search numbers are bigger than anticipated, suggesting that cocktails are now a staple of British culture regardless of if they are consumed at home or in bars.”
