Posts Tagged ‘cocktail’
The Big Big Gin Festival is back for another round
The award-winning Big Big Gin Festival returns to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange for another round and once again it’s promising something refreshingly different. Having recently won the title of ‘Scottish Gin Event of the Year’ at the Scottish Gin Awards 2019, the organisers are keen to raise the bar yet again, so are set to…
Read MoreA recipe with a difference – have you tried horse meat?
When Fred Berkmiller first suggested putting horse meat on the menu in his Scottish restaurants 20 years ago, he was laughed out of town. Now his customers can’t get enough of unusual cuts of meat. ‘If I’d tried to serve heart, horsemeat or lambs’ testicles in the 1990s, I would have been told no chance,’…
Read MoreJeweller Dinny Hall to give designer talk in Scotland
Fashion Foundry, the incubator and talent hub, its to launch its 2020 Designer Talks series with iconic British jeweller Dinny Hall. She will be giving her first major talk in Scotland on 25 March in Glasgow at Erdington HQ on Queen Street. The inaugural talk promises to be a no holds barred look back across…
Read MoreAn incredible year of growth for Scots gin firm
Stirling-based Boë Gin wrapped up a phenomenal year with 12 months of quick growth. They have enjoyed a slew of new listing announcements in 2019, and with on trade data from CGA revealing their very rapid growth, partly achieved by securing an additional 4,000 new outlets around the UK in the period January-August 2019. They…
Read MoreHot Toddy syrups launched with Scotch whisky
Aberfeldy has teamed up with World of Zing to launch a new range of Hot Toddy Syrups in time for the winter months. The Hot Toddy, which dates back to the 18th century, is loaded with a variety of exotic spices which started to emerge through the British Empire’s new trading routes. Many people consumed…
Read MoreThe Editor’s Xmas Tipples – Highland Boundary
Scottish Field editor Richard Bath brings you his thoughts on some spirits available this Christmas. Vital statistics: £29.99 for 500ml. 40% ABV. Available from Woodwinters, highlandboundary.com or thegoodspiritsco.com What is it?: Birch and elderflower spirit, made by farmers Marian Bruce and Simon Montador in a 100-litre pot-bellied Portuguese still in the milking parlour of their…
Read MoreThe Garden offers the perfect festive season gin
Gin enthusiasts and cocktail connoisseurs in Edinburgh are invited to explore Kimpton Charlotte Square’s blooming oasis, The Garden. It is partnered with Ramsbury Estate Distillery to offer the most Instagram-able G&T experience yet. The luxury hotel announced its new partnership with the installation of a pop-up bar equipped with a lush floral wall complete with…
Read MoreGlasgow has itself a Moët little Christmas
A new Moët & Chandon cocktail tastes just peachy in the Dear Green Place, as Peter Ranscombe discovers. IT MIGHT not be fashionable among wine writers to say it, but I do enjoy a glass of Moët. Don’t get me wrong – I’m a big fan of grower Champagnes, the sparkling wines made by farmers…
Read MoreThe hotel staff doing their bit for great causes
The big-hearted staff of Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel have raised an incredible £6000 to help homeless people and sick children in Scotland. Their goal is to hit an aspirational target by April 2021 as part of a two-year partnership with Social Bite and Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. As well as raising money, 11 staff volunteered…
Read MoreEden Mill opens a trio of pop up shops
Eden Mill have today announced the opening of three new pop-up shop experiences in the run-up to Christmas. The pop-up store can be found in Edinburgh’s The Gyle Shopping Centre, while another two pop-ups are taking up residence in Aberdeen and Livingston. Eden Mill, the award-winning single-site brewery and distillery based in St Andrews, have…
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