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Aberdeen bar director dies aged 24 as tributes paid to ‘rising star’ in city’s drinks scene

Craig Scott made a made a 'huge' impression on the bartending community.

Craig Scott
Craig Scott pictured at the Bartenders Lounge in Aberdeen. Image: Scott Baxter/DC Thomson.

Tributes have been paid to Craig Scott, a ‘rising star’ of Aberdeen’s bar scene.

The Bartenders Lounge director sadly passed away aged just 24.

Craig has been described as a “joy to talk to” and a “kind and spirited soul”.

Craig Scott
Craig Scott climbed the hospitality ladder in Scotland. Image: FG Burnett.

A post shared by DRAM Scotland said: “Shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Craig Scott of the Bartenders Lounge in Aberdeen.

“He was a rising star, a joy to talk to, and his enthusiasm was infectious.

“He will be greatly missed. Thinking of all his friends and family.”

Adrian Gomes, founder of the Tippling House who previously worked with Craig in Aberdeen, said he had “limitless potential”.

Tippling House worker and Bartenders Lounge director ‘made huge impression’

He added: “Craig was an incredible character and made a huge impression on the local bartending community, in a very short space of time.

“We were fortunate to work with him at The Tippling House for a short time, whilst he was setting up Bartenders Lounge.

“You could just tell by the dynamic with his team how much they loved working for him.

“I can’t think of a more tragic end for someone with limitless potential, not to mention how much of a kind and spirited soul Craig had, evident in the charity volunteering he and the team undertook on a weekly basis.

“The impact Craig’s death has had on, not only myself, but the bar community cannot be understated.

“It still doesn’t feel real, but I know it is.”

Craig Scott: Rising Star

Craig Scott behind the bar
Craig opened Bartenders Lounge in Aberdeen with support from his mum and step-dad at the end of 2022. Image: Scott Baxter/DC Thomson.

Craig was born and raised in Perth and worked in Edinburgh before making the move to Aberdeen.

At the time of his death, he was working at the Bartenders Lounge which he opened at the end of 2022.

He owned the bar on North Silver Street with his mum Michelle Scott and step-dad Graham Finegan.

Craig worked his way up the hospitality ladder from the age of 17 when he got his first job at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.

He went on to work for Lov Events in Bankfoot, Taybank in Dunkeld and Tigerlilly in Edinburgh.

In an interview with the Press and Journal last year, he said his move to Superico Bar and Lounge in the capital “changed his life”.

After working his way up to a management role at the Edinburgh venue, his mum suggested he look into opening his own bar in the Granite City.

Bartenders Lounge celebrated the first anniversary of its opening on December 4 last year.