Food and Drink
The A-Z of whisky
Most of us want to come out of the lockdown having learned something, so if you’re embarrassed to admit that you have gone through almost two months without expanding your knowledge base, then look no further.
Read MoreWild Thyme Spirits Launch New Gin – Cait Sith
Hebridean island distillery Wild Thyme Spirits are about to launch an Old Tom style gin called Cait Sith (pronounced ‘Caught Shee’). The small batch gin is based on their award-winning Colonsay Gin, and like its sibling products, takes inspiration from a mixture of Celtic folklore and the beautiful, natural surroundings of the Isle of Colonsay, where all the brand’s spirits are produced.
Read MoreTrossachs Wild Apothecary launches an online family foraging course
Professional forager and herbalist Rox Madeira has launched a virtual ‘Little Alchemists Club’, for families to learn about edible and medicinal plants online. The six-month experiential course from the owner of Trossachs Wild Apothecary is suitable for children aged from 3 to 12, and has been tailored to allow adults to participate too.
Read MoreHow to care for your wine
The bars and restaurants might be closed, but the nation’s thirst still needs to be slaked. Supermarket drink shelves are running dry; and off-licences and wine merchants have been added to the list of essential shops, in a decision that acknowledges the importance of keeping cheerful in difficult times. I imagine that many people, keen…
Read MoreSweet as honey
A Scottish honey is set to take on its global rivals after being revealed as a world-leading superfood in a recent scientific study. The Scottish Bee Company’s heather honey contains up to 10 times more of the essential micronutrient, manganese, compared to 200 of its global rivals, and is among the world’s top manganese-containing products.…
Read MoreA better brew
In partnership with Scottish charity Social Bite, Edinburgh tea company eteaket has just launched a brand new blend of tea called ‘Positivitea’. The tea is a fusion of all four tea types, and is a combination of black, green and white tea with energising Dragonfruit pieces, pink pepper, tangy raspberry, blackberry and relaxing chamomile flowers.…
Read MoreThe final straw
In an unanticipated side-effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, shops in Glasgow have been forced to stop selling Buckfast, the iconic tonic wine made by Benedictine monks in Devon which is popular on the west coast of Scotland, as supplies have dwindled. “It’s really bad,” Whiteinch-based shop owner, Sobhan Rashid, told the Glasgow Times. “At the…
Read MoreCapital bagels
One of the tastiest home delivery services in the lockdown is surely Bross Bagels, the Edinburgh-based brainchild of Montreal-born stand-up comedian Larah Bross. With five shops in the Edinburgh area, they can deliver superb bagels as far out as Musselburgh – order before 5pm and your delivery will arrive within 48 hours. For more information…
Read MoreThree of the best
The Crieff Food Company have won three awards at this year’s Farm Shop & Deli Awards, scooping UK Food Hall of the Year, UK Newcomer of the Year and the Scottish Regional Winner. Owner Jamie Landale said: ‘We’re thrilled, amazed, shocked and over the moon to have been told that we’ve won three awards. A…
Read MorePizza of the action
More news of another Scottish Field favourite doing their bit for the community during the lockdown. This time it’s outdoors events organiser David Fox-Pitt, the man who gave us the Caledonian Challenge and the KIndrochit Quadrathlon – who has stepped up to the plate. Fox-Pitt has been making pizzas at a primary school in Dundee…
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