A Loch Ness couple have launched Scotland’s first absinthe blanche using botanicals, including wormwood, juniper and mint hand-picked from around their 500-year-old ancestral home.
Food & Drink
MSPs raise a glass to Scotch whisky’s milestones
MSPs and industry representatives gathered at the Scottish Parliament to mark a number of milestones in the Scotch whisky industry.
Festival goers get taste for Edinburgh food and drink
Edinburgh is getting into festival mood with the foodies taking centrestage next week. Edinburgh Food Festival kicks off in Assembly George Square Gardens on 25 July when more than 20 top local food and drink producers will welcome visitors. Among those at the free five-day event are Edinburgh’s Thinking Chocolate, Alandas Scottish Seafood from East Lothian […]
Festival takes foodies on Indian culinary journey
Indian Food Bazaar Two cultures will combine this weekend when Glaswegians tuck into some spicy treats at the A listed former fish market the Briggait for the city’s first Indian Food Bazaar. Glasgow is known as the curry capital of Scotland and is the home of the tikka masala which was created in the city. […]
New blend aims to shake-up whisky market
An independent Scottish firm has launched a blended malt Scotch whisky in a bid to shake-up the market and challenge traditional perceptions of Scotland’s national drink. Edinburgh-based entrepreneurs, Andrew Skene, Tom Melville and Alexander Harrison have created Black Tartan as an “improper Scotch” that challenges the “elitist” view of “thou shalt not mix” whisky. The […]