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creative thinking (and doing) for anything drinks.

(but our pals call us tdc)

your partner, your provocateur, your extra set of hands, your storyteller, your trusted guide, your motivator, your artist in residence, your strict timekeeper, your bartender, your feet on the ground, your eyes on the prize, your resourceful-enterprise. 

tdc make your job easy.

you get senior creative thinking, drinks-industry fluency, and a team that can deliver at the level global brands expect.

  • drinks-industry insiders — female-led, on-trade experienced, and built around the realities of hospitality and brand worlds.

    a considered mash-up of strategists, on-trade specialists, creatives and copywriters.

  • an agency and a production house all in one… that’s tdc.

    from brand and campaign thinking to experiential design, content, and on-trade execution — tdc is built for the pace and standards of the drinks world, allowing your brand to move from concept to real-world impact with one partner.

    we’re hands-on, collaborative, and obsessed with the details that turn a good idea into a great experience.

    we’ll even challenge you and turn a bad idea into a fantastic one!

  • a decade of work with major drinks houses and global brand names where we’ve conceptualised, designed and hosted some of the top drinks industry moments.

meet team tdc!

A woman with curly hair wearing glasses, a beige beret, and a red jacket with fringe details, smiling and sitting on an orange chair in a room with a typewriter on a desk and blue stool.
A woman with short dark hair smiling, wearing a bright green sweater, sitting in a casual setting with a wooden table behind her.

lauren stewart
founder, CEO
central scotland

romy berits
business director
edinburgh

A woman with glasses and red lipstick smiling at a table with drinks, wearing a black polka dot dress with ruffled sleeves.
A smiling woman with curly brown hair wearing a blue sweater, holding an orange ball with a small smiley face painted on it, seated at a wooden table against a white brick wall.

bea bradsell
trade director
london

jade lowrie
head of operations
glasgow

A smiling man with blond, curly hair and tattoos, wearing gold jewelry, standing in front of a brick wall painted with black and white abstract designs.
A woman with wavy light brown hair smiling and laughing, sitting on a blue stool in an indoor setting with a wooden bar in the background. She is wearing a light blue t-shirt and light jeans.

josh mccartney
strategy & marketing
london

A woman with blonde hair and glasses smiling while sitting on a blue stool. She is wearing a light green jacket, dark gray wide-leg jeans, pink and white sneakers, and white socks. A large green plant partially covers her in the foreground, and a wooden object with a blue circle is in the background.

kathryn stewart
3d space designer
europe

A young man with short brown hair and a goatee smiling, wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt, sitting at a table with a woman wearing glasses and a black polka dot dress, in a restaurant or cafe.

claire stuart
marketing & culture
glasgow

fraser williams
drinks lab specialist
central scotland

Older man with glasses and gray hair smiling and engaging in conversation with a younger man at a cafe table.
A man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a red t-shirt and black pants, smiling and leaning on a yellow hand truck. In front of him, there are green monstera leaves, and he is standing against a wooden wall background.

alan stewart
head of finance
central scotland

alan baird
warehouse manager
central scotland

alan falconer
fabrication & production
central scotland

graeme kennedy
interior design & events
glasgow

Young man with short blonde hair, smiling and wearing a black shirt, sitting indoors near large windows.

mark reilly
graphic design
glasgow

A young man with curly hair and a beard taking a selfie outdoors against a blue sky, with buildings in the background.
Alan Baird

glasgow

our headquarters, flavour lab, drinks production, canning facilities, warehouse storage, activations & events.

london

tdc on-trade and strategy team, our finger on the pulse, activations & events.

Collection of various liquor brand logos from major drinks houses.

global

brand consultancy, strategy, campaigns, partnerships & activations.

the house of tdc

set! productions

our in-house event production and interior design company

our hands-on brand installations and activations arm, curating unique and stand out experiences.

in a crowded industry, the mission is to produce events that are polished within an inch of their lives, whilst still being curious, unconventional and fun.

SET!
Person operating a black cocktail canning machine in a drinks lab on a stainless steel table, with a white wall and colourful cans or containers in the background. 
our production facility, drinks lab & warehouse

inside 29

where our things get built, photographed stored and sent. the functional arm of our business we couldn’t live without.

think bespoke canned cocktails, PR & media kits, prop hire and photography studio. all the nuts and bolts you need - under one big roof!

inside 29

a day in the life of tdc

View fullsize With over 10 years under our belts, we’ve learned a thing or two about whisky. Not to toot our own horn but we’ve delivered and designed internal brand training programmes for some of the world’s most recognised brands (yes, includi
View fullsize Yes, it’s Burn’s this weekend, so forgive us if we use that as an excuse to bang on about our love of Scotch whisky on one of the Big Nights in the diary. ⁠ ⁠ Not everything has all the easy beats of a Burn’s supper (the piping, the
View fullsize Whether you like your whisky neat, long or short - there's a perfect serve for celebrating the bard this Burn's night. Flashback to this little flavour bomb for @ardbeg inspired by Big Rab's poem "The Jolly Beggar"⁠ ⁠ THE SMOKIN’ BOWL
View fullsize The best parties are in the kitchen right? So why not take that concept for a Trade Show stand? @spiritcartel wanted a space where they could showcase their brand portfolio, host bar takeovers with a few (okay, more than a few) Easter eggs hidden th
View fullsize The best parties are in the kitchen right? So why not take that concept for a Trade Show stand? @spiritcartel wanted a space where they could showcase their brand portfolio, host bar takeovers with a few (okay, more than a few) Easter eggs hidden th
View fullsize The best parties are in the kitchen right? So why not take that concept for a Trade Show stand? @spiritcartel wanted a space where they could showcase their brand portfolio, host bar takeovers with a few (okay, more than a few) Easter eggs hidden th
View fullsize Still want to know more about how tdc operate at trade shows?⁠ ⁠ We can store the assets at our owned warehouse facility in Central Scotland and update with new branding or carry out any repairs easily.⁠ ⁠ From show-stealing stands to hidden brand ex
View fullsize When it comes to trade shows and we think about the design process in reverse to make sure the space delivers what we need it to. We always start with the purpose of the stand and what experiences and conversations need to take place there, then buil
View fullsize Have you ever worked behind a bar that’s been designed by a bar owner who’s never worked behind the stick, or even worse, by a design agency? ⁠ ⁠ We have. Many times. And we can safely say it’s a fucking nightmare. The coffee machin
View fullsize 2025.⁠ ⁠ Island adventures. Sunsets and oyster shucking. Fireside drams. Boat trips along the Thames. @barconventlondon. @nrbmanchester. @whiskyshow London. The perfect Bramble for @zumadubai. More window installs than you can shake a stick at (we p