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Haggis beer launches in time for Burns Night
Flavourly have partnered with popular haggis maker Macsween, to produce a limited edition haggis beer perfect for celebrating Burns Night. The Cold Macsween Beer (Haggis beer) was the brainchild of Edinburgh based online drinks specialist Flavourly and uses the exact spice blend from the top secret Macsween Haggis recipe to make the Haggis Spiced Pale…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 13
Cask & Still’s 13th edition has an exclusive interview with Outlander star Sam Heughan. He tells us all about his first whisky drinking experience and what makes a great dram. In Bar Snaps, we find whisky heaven on board a luxury cruise ship. We go drinking with the stars, as the cult of celebrity has…
Read MoreNew beer supports Doddie Weir’s foundation
A new beer is being released, to support the charity of former Scotland rugby hero Doddie Weir. St Andrews Brewing Company have announced the release of Mistaken Identity, which supports the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. As with their previous rugby release 38 Year Itch, which celebrated the Scottish Rugby Team’s historic victory at Twickenham, all…
Read MoreBrewgooder and Social Bite join forces for Christmas
Two of Scotland’s leading purpose-driven entrepreneurs have reunited to tackle hunger. The pair who worked together to bring Leonardo Di Caprio to Edinburgh to help tackle homelessness in Scotland have reunited to launch a new campaign to educate festive drinkers on how to donate to their nearest foodbank. Alan Mahon, founder of Brewgooder, first worked…
Read MoreBross ready for second Beer & Bagels pop-up event
Following a successful launch event with Pilot Beer, Bross Bagels will continue its Bagels & Beer pop-up programme by partnering with Scottish Brewery of the Year, Fierce Beer. The Aberdeen brewery will join Larah Bross at the Bross Bagels Portobello Bakery on Portobello High Street, on Thursday November 25, from 7pm. Guests will enjoy four…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 12
Cask & Still’s twelfth edition looks at The Cask Scam. In a special investigation our commissioning editor Blair Bowman, who himself is often asked to source rare casks of whisky on behalf of buyers from around the world, has become increasingly alarmed by what he sees as whisky’s Wild West. This is a land where…
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 MoreInnis & Gunn’s new brewery plans are approved
Planning permission for Innis & Gunn’s brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park has officially been granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Spanning a two-hectare site, the new facility will provide increased brewing capacity which will ultimately support the brewer’s continued growth, both in the UK and internationally. This will be the first major brewery…
Read MoreCask and Still magazine issue 8
James Bond’s drams are in focus as we take a look at Ian Fleming’s favourite whisky cocktails. We feature six – not 007 – of the best drinks from Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, the official cocktail book in collaboration with Ian Fleming Publications and The Ian Fleming Estate and Bar Swift.…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 6
Issue six of Cask & Still has some northern exposure, as we head to the world’s most northerly distillery, Aurora Spirit, is situated deep in the stunning Arctic Circle. Our featured whisky bar is the dizzying selection of drams at the Jack Rose Dining Saloon in DC. We stay in America as we meet Scottish…
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