Food and Drink
Port Ellen: The rebirth of Scotland’s legendary ghost distillery
The rebirth of Port Ellen distillery has been eagerly anticipated for years by the whisky community across the globe. Perhaps the most legendary of all Scotland’s ‘ghost’ distilleries, a term used to describe a number of sites closed in the 1980s and 1990s because of a slump in the market, it has lain silent since…
Read MoreDeerness Distillery: Family create new Orkney whisky using locally grown grains
On a peninsula in the east end of mainland Orkney lies Deerness Distillery. Set up in 2016 by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Adelle Brown, it is known for its multi-award winning Sea Glass Gin. But now the family firm is venturing out to create a new island whisky, made using Scottish barley and speciality locally…
Read MoreWhisky Hammer: Macallan and Brora included in largest ever whisky auction
More than 5,000 rare bottles of whisky are going under the hammer this month, including a 50 Year Old Macallan and a 40 Year Old Brora. Specialist spirits auctioneer, Whisky Hammer is hosting its largest online auction to date, with bids already sitting as high as £50,000. Whisky enthusiasts are trying to get their hands…
Read MoreHolyrood Distillery launch Embra: a new peated dram
Holyrood Distillery has launched its 2nd single malt whisky, Embra, setting the stage for an exploration into peated whisky. Embra is the first in a series of single malt whiskies set to release in 2024, with each expression designed to demonstrate the independent distillery’s creativity and barrier breaking approach to whisky making. Distillery Manager, Calum Rae,…
Read MoreReview: An Cala Ciùin, Isle of Mull
In 2022, Isle of Mull hoteliers Les and Meg MacLeod decided it was time to sail off into retirement. Only the second family to own the historic Mishnish Hotel in Tobermory, they had spent eight years at the helm after buying the iconic waterfront business in 2014. But their plans to sell the hotel and…
Read MoreLazy Sundays at Le Petit Beefbar
Morag Bootland relaxes over a leisurely Sunday roast accompanied by soothing live jazz at Le Petit Beefbar on Edinburgh’s George Street. Edinburgh is in the throes of a happy hangover as we wander along George Street on a crisp Sunday afternoon. The city has witnessed an historic triumph at Murrayfield stadium as the Scottish rugby…
Read MoreThe Cabrach: Whisky production to return to the birthplace of Scotland’s national drink
Whisky production could return to the remote parish which claims to be the birthplace of Scotland’s national drink. Famed for its long and colourful whisky distilling history, the Cabrach, in Moray, was once a legendary haunt of illicit distillers and smugglers. At the turn of the 20th century the area was home to a population…
Read MoreScotland’s floating hotel Fingal rolls out five-course Easter Afternoon Tea
Sponsored Content Just in time for Easter, Edinburgh’s luxury floating hotel Fingal has unveiled an indulgent five-course Afternoon Tea. Fingal, ‘AA Hotel of the Year Scotland’, is permanently berthed on Edinburgh’s waterfront, and provides a nautical setting for diners, with all the glamour and style of a superyacht, but with an air of Art Deco…
Read MoreDram delights: Scotland’s new whiskies
We take a look at some of Scotland’s new expressions… Ledaig Triple Wood Tobermory Distillery has released a limited edition Ledaig expression created in partnership with wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and the Mull and IonaCommunity Trust. Ledaig Triple Wood is the marriage of three casks, with each cask symbolising the three partners who have…
Read MoreReview: Rio, Edinburgh ‘The seven different styles of steaks are as good in quality as in quantity’
The best thing about Jamie’s Italian in Edinburgh was the space it occupied in the city centre’s historic Assembly Rooms. With its high ceilings, ornate cornicing, imposing chandeliers, horseshoe bar area and grand proportions, it had a gravitas that wasn’t always matched by the food that was served. Now that the Pukka One has departed…
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