We did not win. I want to say that plainly and immediately, rather than burying it three paragraphs down. Nectar was shortlisted for New Bar of the Year at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards, we went to Glasgow, we did not take the prize home. What actually mattered about that day had very little to do with the result, and I want to explain why, honestly, rather than write the version of this article where a loss gets quietly reframed as a secret win. Everything that happens bef