Thursday 6th October 2011
Best local pub, that's not exactly local
The Scotsman
It takes nerves of steel to negotiate the twisting single-track road leading to the remote village of Applecross. But at the end of the journey lies salvation for thirsty drivers - the newly crowned Scottish Pub of the Year.
The authors of the Good Pub Guide have awarded their top prize in Scotland to the Applecross Inn for the first time, describing it as a "no-nonsense, welcoming bar" which, at 80 miles from Inverness, is "splendidly remote".
The 2012 edition of the industry "bible", published today, also singles out the Bow Bar in Edinburgh as the UK's whisky pub of the year.