Posts by Kenny Smith
Drinks brand launches new single malt whisky
Scottish drinks brand Courageous Spirits is expanding its drinks portfolio after announcing its debut into the whisky category with the planned release of its first single malt whisky later this month. Small batch King’s Inch single malt whisky will be available from late November and one of the final legacy projects by Scotch industry legend…
Read MoreFarm steading with six holiday cottages for sale
A sympathetically converted farm steading incorporating six self-contained holiday cottages has been brought to the market. Presented by Bell Ingram, Barmore Farm Cottage and Steading is an exciting business and lifestyle opportunity, comprising of an exceptionally attractive converted farm steading, detached residential cottage and five premium development plots, all sitting within approximately 10 acres of…
Read MoreChef Nico brings some Ooh La La with his Paris menu
If Cole Porter is to be believed then it doesn’t matter what time of year you visit Paris, you’re pretty much guaranteed to love it. Chef Nico Simeone has decided to transport diners to Paris in the Fall for the next six weeks with his latest menu at his Six by Nico restaurant in Edinburgh…
Read More4000 whisky miniatures are going to auction
A massive collection of miniature whiskies is expected to make up to £35,000 at auction. Successful bidders will be raising a glass when the vast collection, assembled over three decades, is auctioned this November and December. The collection of 4000 whisky miniatures will be auctioned without reserve in two timed online auctions by Gildings Auctioneers…
Read MoreCurry some favour with this tasty beef and pumpkin recipe
We all love a curry now and again – and here’s a delicious one for beef and pumpkin which you can try. This week, courtesy of our friends at Kilduff Farm, who have a huge pumpkin patch, we bring you some recipes to use up those pumpkins. Kilduff Farm is located in East Lothian, in…
Read MoreA celebration of artisan produce is coming to the Borders
The Faldonside Farmers Market is taking place at Melrose Rugby Club later this month. The event, on Saturday, November 27, from 10am-3pm, will raise money for the Borders Children’s Charity, and is sponsored by Paton & Co Estate Agents. There will be an abundance of stall holders selling artisan, fresh produce including homemade waffles and…
Read MoreSmokehead’s special release whisky celebrates stout
Smokehead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky hash released a new expression for International Stout Day, today, November 4. Twisted Stout is a brand-new limited-edition expression which has been part finished in stout casks, priced at RRP £49.99 and with an ABV of 43%. Intertwined with the intense smack-in-the-tastebuds smoke you’d expect from Smokehead, the creamy,…
Read MoreA fascinating look at deer – in real life, myths and art
The Celts called them ‘fairy cattle’ and the Greeks associated them with the hunter goddess Artemis, but for most people today, deer are seen as cute, like Bambi, or noble, like the Monarch of the Glen. Deer appear in religion and mythology, on coats of arms, in fine art, and in literature ranging from The…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 10
In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…
Read MoreAdopt a Bee plan launched at Edinburgh Airport
Scottish sustainable honey company Webster Honey has attracted help from a top global malt whisky brand to support local bee population. Aberfeldy Single Malt Scotch Whisky, the whisky known around the world as ‘the Golden Dram’, has announced a partnership with Kinross based Webster Honey to launch the Scottish arm of its Adopt a Bee…
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