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Scottish Pubs and Bars Invited to Share Finest Tales in Online Project

The hunt is on to discover Scottish pubs and bars with the most fascinating stories, to be shared via social media, an app and the web.

Date : 22/10/2013

Does your Scottish bar or pub have a literary connection, or did it help launch the career of a band or famous musician? Does it have a resident storyteller who entertains patrons with tales about the venue or its history?

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association has joined forces with VisitScotland and drinks companies Diageo and Tennent’s to launch Scotland’s Pubs and Bars - A Story to Tell, a campaign that plans to bring together around 100 of the country’s most fascinating pubs on a dedicated website, accompanying app, and via regular updates on social media.

The project aims to encourage visitors to Scotland to discover the stories behind public houses in all corners of the country. Tales can be anything from mythical hauntings in the beer cellar to famous historical patrons that used to sit at the bar.

Bars, and customers, can offer their own nominations online, with the aim of building a list of around 100 Scottish pubs with the most fascinating stories to tell. Each of these pubs will also nominate a member of staff as their resident ‘storyteller’, who can regale customers with tales of the establishment’s background.

Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said: “This is a hugely exciting project and we are delighted to be working with the SLTA, Diageo and Tennent’s to uncover those Scottish pubs and bars with the most fascinating stories. Scots are renowned throughout the world for their warm welcome and we hope that, during Homecoming 2014, visitors will gather for a tipple of their choice and enjoy Scotland’s finest tales.”

Pubs and bars can nominate themselves by visiting www.theslta.co.uk/Scotlands-Pubs-and-Bars

Consumers can also email their nominations to entry@scotslandspubsandbars.co.uk or by tweeting @ScotlandsPubs. The nominated pub will then be contacted and encouraged to enter.