Gin-filled decorations One of the shortest film premieres at an Edinburgh cinema heralded the launch of what a gin distiller hopes will be a Christmas blockbuster. Pickering’s Gin founders Matthew Gammell and Marcus Pickering ‘star’ in the one minute and 20 seconds clip made by Altarmotive Films to promote the firm’s gin-filled bauble decorations. Daily […]
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Rare 50 year old – yours for £12,000 a bottle
Special edition Loch Lomond whisky encased in chest and decanter Special edition whisky Loch Lomond Distillery is releasing its oldest and rarest single malt whisky at a price aimed at connoisseurs and collectors. Limited to 60 decanters worldwide, it is one of the few 50 Year Old expressions from any distillery in the world and […]
Foodie-fest serves up a global menu
Edinburgh Foodies Festival: The three-day Festival attracted the biggest number of exhibitors since the event launched in 2005, though visitors were forced to endure wet weather and a muddy experience in Inverleith Park. It is now one of 13 festivals across the UK and this year attracted Great British Bake Off Judge Prue Leith and Great British Menu Winner Michael […]
Gallic delight in Scotland’s Tudor corner
La P’tite Folie: Tucked away behind the imposing grandeur of Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square is one of the city’s most curious architectural oddities. The Tudor House, at the end of Randolph Place, is an anachronism among the Georgian splendour of the new town, but that only adds to its charm. It houses a bar and two restaurants […]
Enthusiasts ready to battle for rare whisky
Whisky auction: A rare bottle of whisky is gaining worldwide attention ahead of an auction in Hong Kong next week. The 1972 Brora is the oldest official bottling of the expression to come up for sale and is the only bottle to have been drawn from the cask, offering its purchaser a taste of true rarity. […]