13 Jul 2026
By Tabitha Tinkler-Ferguson, Circular Project Executive
In my role with Circular Glasgow at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, I’m lucky enough to champion businesses making positive changes across the city through collaboration, creativity and embracing circular thinking at a local level. It’s been no different during my time working with the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games All In Campaign, where I’ve had the joy of supporting cafés, bars and restaurants to demonstrate each of these elements through a hot cup of coffee or a tempting cocktail, each embellished with the All In Stencil.
The All In Stencil Campaign invites local food and drink venues to join together and raise a glass, or a coffee cup, to celebrate the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. An opportunity to not only showcase Glasgow’s warm hospitality, but also to shine a light on the city’s creativity and commitment to leading the way in sustainability, the campaign demonstrates the power of collective impact.
Building on Glasgow 2026’s national call to action to be All In, more than 75 cafés, restaurants and bars across the city, with support from Sustainable Glasgow and Glasgow City Council's Sustainability team, are serving signature drinks featuring the All In stencil.
Many participating venues are also showcasing their own sustainability stories, using locally sourced ingredients and reducing food waste in ways that celebrate seasonal produce and support local suppliers. Collectively, these actions create a stronger sense of place, building communities and a more sustainable experience for visitors.
The stencil itself has a circular economy story too. Created using recycled ocean plastic recovered from Scotland’s coastlines, it demonstrates how damaging discarded materials can be given renewed value, all while helping Glasgow extend its famous warm welcome to athletes, visitors and communities.
Circularity is simply about making better use of the resources we already have. This means designing out waste, keeping materials in use for as long as possible and finding creative ways to give them a second or even third life. Through practical actions like these, businesses play their part in supporting the local economy and the environment.
Inspired by the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign connected to the King’s Baton Relay, the stencil handles are hand crafted by Scottish based Ocean Kitchen Scotland. Whilst reading WWF’s No Plastic in Nature Impact Report, I was shocked at the scale of the problem, with more than 30,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into our oceans daily, threatening ecosystems and our health. And while the figures are stark, it reinforces why initiatives like this matter. As a tactile example of circular design in action, the stencils transform damaging ocean plastic recovered from Scottish seas into something practical and meaningful. Once the campaign concludes, the intention is to then gift stencils to schools across Glasgow to extend their life and continue the conversations around sustainability and creativity among the younger generations.
Curious to learn more? Meet the venues putting sustainability into practice
Across the city, venues have embraced the opportunity to rethink ingredients that would otherwise have gone to waste. Eleven Fifty Five infuses abundant elderflowers with syrup, combined with discarded zested citrus from the kitchen to offer a seasonally inspired Elderflower Sour. Gost has created a Bramble using homemade reclaimed crème de mûre, while Maison by Glaschu is serving a recycled white wine vermouth martini. At Cuvee, a classic French 75 is being given a sustainable twist with recycled Champagne foam and Kong’s vibrant All In Pink uses pureed strawberry tops from garnishes otherwise thrown away, while staying connected to its roots through Scottish grown fruit.
In addition to waste reduction, the campaign celebrates the richness of Scotland’s local produce. Ottoman Coffeehouse’s Glasgow Honey Flat White, sweetened with Scottish heather honey and The Clydeside Distillery’s All In Whisky Sour, crafted with their distilled Napier Whisky, are just two examples of participating venues flaunting the abundance and character of local ingredients.
Meanwhile, Elements has created The Circular, a cocktail encapsulating the resourcefulness of the campaign. The drink transforms overlooked ingredients into something memorable, using a house-made oleo crafted from salt-baked pineapple skins alongside elderberries foraged in the Loch Lomond. Supported by onsite hydroponic herb growing and a commitment to reducing food miles and waste, The Circular demonstrates how exceptional ingredients, creativity and responsible practices can come together in a single glass.
Mharsanta, Van Winkle and Gael & Grain celebrate community, diversity and connection by using locally sourced ingredients and sustainable practices. Each drink reflects both Glasgow roots and global influences, like the comforting Maple Sour, the vibrant Caribbean Kiss and the bold Masala Martini. Together, they tell a story of inclusion and shared experience, inviting every guest to be part of something bigger and truly go All In.
The Scotsman Group is leading the celebrations across 14 of its Glasgow venues with its unmistakeably Scottish IRN-BRU Sour. Combining Ron Santiago Carta Blanca Rum, citrus, IRN-BRU, raspberry and foam, the drink uses Scotland’s iconic fizzy drink to exemplify the local pride at the centre of the campaign.
At Radisson RED, the Commonwealth Coupe takes inspiration from the River Clyde by celebrating Glasgow’s journey from industrial powerhouse to a vibrant, world-stage destination. Today, the Clyde runs through a city known for its energy, creativity and legendary hospitality. Made with Scottish gin, apple, elderflower, citrus and a silky foam head, finished with raspberry powder using the All In stencil, the Commonwealth Coupe nods to the movement and connection of the Clyde while embracing seasonal produce.
Working on this campaign has not only been another reminder of why I love working as part of the Circular Glasgow team, but also why I love this city. Glasgow is a place where businesses care deeply about the city and its people, and if there’s an opportunity to demonstrate this in creative ways, they will jump at the chance. The cocktails and coffees created show that circular thinking isn’t just about reducing waste, it’s also about businesses using creativity to tell their own meaningful stories about the city, to build partnerships and showcase true Glasgow pride.
A drink between friends is a simple yet sentimental act, and if this campaign can inspire a handful of conversations around sustainability over a cappuccino or something stronger, I’ll considerate it a success.
